It’s rare we pay too much attention to our Australian brethren and whatever it is they get to down there, because in truth, it’s rarely particularly interesting.
You can give whatever reason you want for that being the case, but all too often, it’s Grayhound, Encore and VERTEX smashing everyone else and then coming up short internationally.
You might therefore ask “TLDR, why are you talking about the Australian EPL Conference qualifier, if Grayhound once more curbstomped everyone?”. It’s not just because it’s a slow news weekend, but also because there’s a new name on the block.
Those of you with the same bizarre gnawing obsession with browsing HLTV stats as some of us nerds might remember the name chelleos - the Aussie used to have some insane stats in his home region, but never seemed to make it to big events.
Hell, he doesn’t even have a picture on HLTV. We’re half expecting him to be a silhouette when he finally reveals himself.
His team Rooster found themselves in the lower bracket, but wins over VERTEX and Encore saw them upset the odds to break the cycle of Aussie teams at these big events. Hopefully they can do something internationally, though we’re not holding our breath.
chelleos himself had a stellar event, but was joined by the aptly named dangeR near the top of the stats tables. dangeR hasn’t really been a player on anyone’s radar, and it’s possible this is a flash in the pan - or him making the leap.
Only time will tell.
Rooster, along with perennial domestic flat track bullies Grayhound, will be joining some huge names in Conference - not least Major winners Outsiders, and Major-darlings Imperial. And also ‘Genk’.
Great name, honestly.
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