Hatz to stand in for ORDER at ESL Challenger Melbourne

The 24-year-old will return to his former team for their home event.

Jordan "⁠Hatz⁠" Bajic will be replacing Declan "⁠Vexite⁠" Portelli in ORDER for the duration of ESL Challenger Melbourne, as the latter is ineligible to play at the event due to competing in the qualifiers for Melbourne with his former team VERTEX. Hatz is no stranger to the team, having played with the core for over two years and only recently being removed in favor of Vexite.

The news comes amid uncertainty for ORDER, with the organization stating their company is out of money despite receiving a ~$3.6M investment in 2021, and has consequently been put up for sale after entering voluntary administration.

Hatz will return to ORDER for the Melbourne event

ORDER have failed to make their mark on international events since signing for the organization, bowing out in last place at the IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In and failing to secure qualification at ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference. That prompted them to replace Hatz with Vexite, a change that will now be reverted as they return to international competition in Melbourne.

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Dreamhack Melbourne will run from September 2nd-4th and will feature a $100,000 prize pool. Invited teams such as OG, Imperial and paiN headline the team list, with the other participants coming from several regional qualifiers.

ORDER's roster for Dreamhack Melbourne will be:

Simon "⁠Sico⁠" Williams
Jay "⁠Liazz⁠" Tregillgas
Alistair "⁠aliStair⁠" Johnston
Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter
Jordan "⁠Hatz⁠" Bajic

David "⁠Kingfisher⁠" Kingsford (coach)