Regularly, you would associate beautiful landscapes, excellent weather and exotic and dangerous animals with Australia. However, during this time of year I think of great CS:GO and of SK Gaming hoisting a trophy when I think about Australia. IEM Sydney 2018 is here and our squad will look to tie on to the form of last year’s stint when they came out on top. Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga played exceptionally well during that title run and has to kick it up a notch again in order to help his team defend last year's title.

Our Brazilians kick off the tournament against Tyloo at 05:10 CET and share their group with a bunch of local Australian rosters and the favorites of Cloud9 and
FaZe. It will be interesting to see how the Australian squads will fare against all these top opponents and if they are going to be able to give the fans of their home country something to cheer about.

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We will keep you posted about the latest developments and results down below in this article. Additional information about the event can be found in our viewer's guide.

Tuesday, 1st May:
04:00 CEST - Legacy < Renegades - 0:1
9:16 (7:8; 2:8) on Mirage

04:00 CEST - FaZe > ORDER - 1:0
16:4 (12:3; 4:1) on Inferno

05:10 CEST - Cloud9 > Grayhound - 1:0
16:6 (10:5; 6:1) on Mirage

05:10 CEST - Tyloo > SK Gaming - 1:0
19:16 in OT (5:10; 10:5) (4:1) on Mirage

06:20 CEST - NRG eSports < Astralis - 0:1
17:19 in OT (6:9; 9:6) (2:4) on Overpass

06:20 CEST - mousesports > B.O.O.T-d[S] - 1:0
16:6 (9:6; 7:0) on Mirage

07:30 CEST - G2 > MVP PK - 1:0
16:5 (10:5; 6:0) on Inferno

07:30 CEST - Chiefs < fnatic - 0:1
3:16 (3:12; 0:4) on Mirage

08:55 CEST - Legacy < ORDER - 0:2
9:16 (7:8; 2:8) on Train
11:16 (7:8; 4:8) on Mirage

09:35 CEST - Renegades > FaZe - 2:1
16:12 (5:10; 11:2) on Train
13:16 (9:6; 4:10) on Overpass
25:22 in OT (9:6; 6:9) (10:7) on Inferno

11:15 CEST - Grayhound > SK Gaming - 2:1
16:13 (6:9; 10:4) on Mirage
11:16 (5:10; 6:6) on Cache
16:11 (7:8; 9:3) on Overpass

12:10 CEST - Cloud9 < Tyloo - 0:2
10:16 (4:11; 6:5) on Inferno
14:16 (8:7; 6:9) on Overpass

Wednesday, 2nd May:
04:00 CEST - B.O.O.T-d[S] < NRG eSports - 0:2
5:16 (2:13; 3:3) on Cache
9:16 (6:9; 3:7) on Inferno

04:00 CEST - Chiefs < MVP PK - 0:2
14:16 (5:10; 9:6) on Nuke
8:16 (3:12; 5:4) on Inferno

07:30 CEST - mousesports < Astralis - 0:2
9:16 (8:7; 1:9) on Inferno
5:16 (3:12; 2:4) on Nuke

07:30 CEST - ORDER < Cloud9 - 1:2
16:7 (9:6; 7:1) on Cache
4:16 (3:12; 1:4) on Train
19:22 (8:7; 7:8) (4:7) on Inferno

11:00 CEST - fnatic > G2 - 2:1
12:16 (7:8; 5:8) on Dust2
16:7 (9:6; 7:1) on Mirage
16:14 (9:6; 7:8) on Overpass

11:00 CEST - FaZe > Grayhound - 2:1
14:16 (7:8; 7:8) on Mirage
16:10 (8:7; 8:3) on Cache
16:10 (8:7; 8:3) on Dust2

Thursday, 3rd May:
04:00 CEST - NRG Esports < G2 Esports - 1:2
7:16 (3:12; 4:4) on Mirage
16:14 (9:6; 7:8) on Nuke
13:16 (6:9; 7:7) on Overpass

04:00 CEST - MVP PK < mousesports - 0:2
12:16 (7:8; 5:8) on Inferno
4:16 (1:14; 3:2) on Mirage

07:30 CEST - Cloud9 < FaZe - 0:2
9:16 (7:8; 2:8) on Mirage
6:16 (4:11; 2:5) on Cache

07:30 CEST - Renegades < Tyloo - 0:2
12:16 (9:6; 3:10) on Inferno
8:16 (6:9; 2:7) on Train

11:00 CEST - mousesports > G2 Esports - 2:0
16:9 (10:5; 6:4) on Dust2
16:9 (11:4; 5:5) on Mirage

11:00 CEST - Astralis > Fnatic - 2:0
16:9 (9:6; 7:3) on Overpass
16:7 (13:2; 3:5) on Cache

Friday, 4th May:
07:00 CEST - FaZe > fnatic - 2:0
16:8 (9:6; 7:2) on Cache
16:14 (10:5; 6:9) on Mirage

11:00 CEST - Renegades < mousesports - 1:2
7:16 (5:10; 2:6) on Mirage
25:23 (4:11; 11:4) (10:8) on Inferno
15:19 (8:7; 7:8) (0:4) on Train

Saturday, 5th May:
07:00 CEST - Tyloo < FaZe - 1:2
9:16 (7:8; 2:8) on Cache
16:9 (9:6; 7:3) on Inferno
9:16 (4:11; 5:5) on Mirage

11:30 CEST - Astralis > mousesports - 2:1
16:3 (12:3; 4:0) on Dust2
17:19 in OT (7:8; 8:7) (2:4) on Inferno
16:5 (12:3; 4:2) on Cache

Sunday, 6th May:
07:00 CEST - FaZe > Astralis - 3:0
19:17 in OT (10:5; 5:10) (4:2) on Cache
22:20 in OT (10:5; 5:10) (7:5) on Overpass
16:14 (4:11; 12:3) on Train