Team Liquid shines as the freshly minted roster takes a massive win against the world number 1 in NAVI. Twistzz has found his stride as an IGL after taking down the highly experienced Aleksib in a battle of wits as NAVI bow down and will play in the lower brackets.
- Liquid removed Nuke
- Natus Vincere removed Vertigo
- Liquid picked Anubis
- Natus Vincere picked Mirage
- Liquid removed Dust2
- Natus Vincere removed Ancient
- Inferno was left over
Map 1: Anubis; Pick – Liquid; Winner – Liquid
Liquid got off to a rough start on their defense in the first half, having lost the pistol round, they never managed to get any grip on the game and as a result, NAVI managed to run away with the first half. A settler T side on fell through in 4 rounds, besides which NAVI remained flawless, closing the half with a 4-8 scoreline.
Liquid stepped up big time on their T side, a completely different look compared to what they had to show in the first half caused them to run a near-perfect T side of their own. NAVI only managed to get 3 rounds which cut it close but not close enough for Liquid to take home their map pick with a 13-11 scoreline.
Map 2: Mirage; Pick – NAVI; Winner – NAVI
NAVI’s pick of Mirage started with a strong T side as Liquid failed to post a round before the 6th, however, NAVI was able to continue with their domination of Liquid as they closed the first half of Mirage with a 10-2 scoreline.
The second half story was far from the first map as NAVI did not let Liquid get a single round or start a comeback whatsoever. Having failed on their offense Liquid was quick to concede 3 more rounds as the map ended with a 13-2 scoreline for NAVI.
Map 3: Inferno; Pick – Decider; Winner – Liquid
NAVI continued their momentum from Map 2 but Liquid won a streak of rounds at the end of the first half saw closed down the lead before moving on with their offense. The first half closed with a 7-5 scoreline.
Liquid once again put on their comeback hat in the second half as a few clutches and close rounds saw them win the second half, especially after reaching map point with 3 rounds in hand. NAF and Ultimate stood out as the top performers for Liquid as they progressed to the next round of the tournament.
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