The Chinese squad edged out the tournament favorites, 16-13 on both Inferno and Ancient.
Wings Up clinched second place in Group A after defeating OG, 2-0. XueBing "B1NGO" Dai's men claimed their first win after taking down EG White, and exacted revenge on OG for their opening game defeat in the playoff-spot-decider. Junhao "ChildKing" Peng and Yi "gas" Ding were the difference-makers for Wings Up, as the pair finished with 1.27 and 1.25 ratings, respectively.
OG won their opener against Wings Up, however they weren't able to repeat said performance in the succeeding matches. Nemanja "nexa" Isaković's side fell 13-16 to Entropiq, and were bested 0-2 by the same B1NGO-led squad they defeated prior, ultimately sealing their fate.
In the first match, OG were in firm control on the CT side and garnered a 9-6 lead by halftime. nexa and company looked dominant early in the second period, however their fortunes quickly changed as Wings Up scored ten consecutive rounds to claim the 16-13 win on Inferno. Both sides were more competitive early on Ancient, this time Wings Up held the slight advantage at the break. Abdul "degster" Gasanov was a constant threat on the AWP, but the Chinese didn't waste their chances and sent the tournament favorites home with a 16-13 triumph.
The playoffs will begin on Sunday with Group B winners paiN squaring off against Wings Up, while Entropiq's opponent is yet to be decided. The grand final will play out at 08:00 on the same day to crown the champion of ESL Challenger Melbourne.
ESL Challenger Melbourne 2022Best of 3
OG
Matchpage 0 2 3rd September 2022 
Wings Up 13Inferno 16 13Ancient 16 | OG | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abdul 'degster' Gasanovdegster | 43 - 39 | +4 | 86.6 | 1.17 |
 Maciej 'F1KU' MiklasF1KU | 39 - 39 | 0 | 70.7 | 0.98 |
 Shahar 'flameZ' ShushanflameZ | 34 - 38 | -4 | 71.2 | 0.96 |
 Nemanja 'nexa' Isakovićnexa | 38 - 42 | -4 | 72.4 | 0.95 |
 Adam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharNEOFRAG | 29 - 38 | -9 | 67.1 | 0.83 |
| Wings Up | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junhao 'ChildKing' PengChildKing | 50 - 37 | +13 | 96.0 | 1.26 |
| Yi 'gas' Dinggas | 46 - 35 | +11 | 80.1 | 1.25 |
| Zhengjie 'Martin' ZhuoMartin | 38 - 38 | 0 | 79.2 | 1.06 |
| XueBing 'B1NGO' DaiB1NGO | 34 - 39 | -5 | 59.2 | 0.87 |
| Liu 'lan' Qilan | 27 - 35 | -8 | 45.0 | 0.83 |
OG #8 Nemanja 'nexa' IsakovićAdam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharShahar 'flameZ' ShushanAbdul 'degster' GasanovMaciej 'F1KU' Miklas 
Junhao 'ChildKing' Peng 
Age: 22 Team: Wings Up Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 189 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković 
Age: 25 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1267 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.63 Yi 'gas' Ding 
Age: 26 Team: Wings Up Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 497 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.71 Wings Up #67 Yi 'gas' DingLiu 'lan' QiXueBing 'B1NGO' DaiZhengjie 'Martin' ZhuoJunhao 'ChildKing' Peng Time is adjusted to your selected timezone 
Entropiq #32 Nikolay 'mir' BityukovAleksei 'NickelBack' TrofimovVladislav 'Krad' KravchenkoAleksei 'El1an' GusevIgor 'Forester' Bezotecheskiy Abdul 'degster' Gasanov 
Age: 21 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 703 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.60 XueBing 'B1NGO' Dai 
Age: 22 Team: Wings Up Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 340 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.68 
paiN #33 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoWesley 'hardzao' LopesRodrigo 'biguzera' BittencourtFelipe 'skullz' MedeirosRomeu 'zevy' Rocco 
EG White #57 
Jonathan 'djay' DallalJonathan 'Jonji' CareyBen 'ben1337' SmithJosh 'PwnAlone' PigueWesley 'viz' Harris