Chiefs win Acer CGPL Autumn 2017 Finals

Chiefs triumph over AVANT GARDE 2–0 in the grand final of the Acer CyberGamer Premier League Autumn LAN Finals (16–8 de_nuke and 16–11 de_mirage).

Following the completion of a busy six-week schedule of online matches, four Oceanic teams from the 8-team online league qualified for the one-day event in Adelaide, Australia at the organizer’s new studio.

Today marked the Australian organisation’s 10th year anniversary celebration, which kicked off the day with Peter “pecks” Nguyen’s Chiefs roster defeating Legacy 16–12 in the best-of-one upper bracket semi. In the other semi-final, Erka “erkaSt” Gantulga’s Immunity lost to AVANT GARDE 5–16 due to a dominating 11–4 T half by Chris “yellow” McGillivray’s side and his 1v3 clutch on match point to seal the deal.

Chiefs secure their first CGPL trophy

After being sent to the lower bracket, Immunity woke up and eliminated Kyran “dizzy” Crombie’s Legacy in two straight maps in the best-of-three series. Mohammed “MoeycQ” Tizani and co. advanced to the consolidation final to meet Chiefs, who fell short against AVANT GARDE in the UB final on Train, 13–16. The rivalry went in the way of Chiefs as Tyler “tucks” Reilly and his boys grabbed the 2–0 victory in quick fashion.

Chiefs burst open with a 3–0 lead after claiming the first pistol round without losing a single member in the first map of the grand final. However, thanks to a 1v1 clutch from Jordan “Hatz” Bajic in the upper bombsite of Nuke, AVANT GARDE got their first two rounds on the board. The half ended 8–7 in the way of Josh “INS” Potter’s squad, and found themselves widening their lead on the favoured CT side, taking the first map 16–8.

Simon “Sico” Williams’ team bounced back on Mirage with a solid 10–5 T half. The young guns from Chiefs managed to secure the important second pistol round and comfortably closed the gap to 10-all. Liam “malta” Schembri’s side increased their lead by four rounds before AVANT GARDE could finally claim one round on their weak defensive side. Unfortunately, it was too late for them to get back in the game as Chiefs successfully complete their revenge by winning the map 16–11.

Acer CGPL Autumn 2017 Final Standings:

1st — Chiefs Esports C lub— $5,501 AUD (~$4,155 USD)
2nd — AVANT GARDE — $2,500 AUD (~$1,890 USD)
3rd — Team Immunity — $1,000 AUD (~$755 USD)
4th — Legacy E sports— $1,000 AUD (~$755 USD)
5–6. SYF Gaming
5–6. Team Cypher
7–8. Alpha Sydney
7–8. Corvidae

Originally published at www.hltv.org on April 8, 2017.