Australia's New Esports Champions!

Image: Sarah Cooper (Melbourne Esports Open)

Melbourne Esports Open festival was the finale for months of qualifiers and hard work for many of Oceania's Greatest teams, with the event annointing Australian champions in Rainbow Six: Siege, League of Legends and Overwatch.

Mammoth, ORDER and Fnatic walked away the stars of the show, with the three teams overcoming separate challenges over the course of the weekend. Mammoth's run to their first Oceanic Pro League title was a year-long endeavour to build Australia's premiere League of Legends team, and they found themselves at Rod Laver Arena after dispatching Order 3-0 in the semi-finals last week.

The Overwatch Contenders Australian finals didn't have any international travel on offer, but Mindfreak and ORDER still had plenty to prove between themselves. Mindfreak were the hot shot rookies looking to disrupt the perennial heavyweights of Australian Overwatch, ORDER and the Sydney Drop Bears, while ORDER were looking to secure back-to-back titles after finally claiming their first at IEM Sydney in May.

But the only thing served up on the Rod Laver Arena stage was a whitewash. ORDER ran away with the series with a comfortable 4-0, as the LAN jitters overwhelming Mindfreak. ORDER's DPS player Dale “Signed” Tang, a member of the New Zealand Overwatch World Cup team, proved his worth by destroying Mindfreak at every turn, and the bell was ringing.

The Six Masters, played in Margaret Court Arena, came down to a classic Australian

Rainbow Six battle between 0RGLESS and Fnatic. Fnatic has traditionally had the wood over 0RGLESS when it matters, although for a moment it looked like the status quo would be disrupted. Missing Matthew "Acez" McHenry from their roster with Ryan "Speca" Ausden filling in, 0RGLESS thumped Fantic on Consulate 7-1.

But Fnatic recovered and won back-to-back 7-4 wins on Clubhouse and Kafe, winning $20,000.

Oceanic League of Legends and Overwatch action will return in 2020, while the 10th season of the Rainbow Six Pro League continues.