jdm64 to attend IEM Katowice with Liquid

8-2-2018 02:42

Josh "jdm64" Marzano will play for Liquid at IEM Katowice, the player has revealed on social media.

The 27-year-old will play for Liquid one last time at IEM Katowice, replacing their newest member, Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic, who is seemingly ineligble to compete with the team after having qualified for the same event under Renegades.

Liquid completed the year on a rather tough note, with mixed results at IEM Oakland, the ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals and the ECS Season 4 Finals, with the team being unable to field Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes at the ESL event due to the league's roster lock.

To make matters worse, Liquid were also forced to use their coach, Wilton "⁠zews⁠" Prado, as a stand-in at ELEAGUE Major Boston, where the North Americans finished 12th-14th after losing to Vega Squadron in the fourth round of the New Legends Stage.

jdm64 will play for Liquid one last time in Katowice

Just two days ago, Liquid announced that they had signed NAF as their starter - a decision that came as a surprise to Josh "⁠jdm64⁠" Marzano, who did not think a roster change was needed since the team had had no real practice with their starting five.

"We had been going back and forth between practicing with zews and steel, and we were never able to consistently practice and grow as a set five, which is what frustrates me the most," he wrote in a Twitlonger post.

"When we got back from the Major (where we exceeded our expectations), it felt really good to finally start working towards improving as a team. Over the past three months, I have worked hard to develop into a more well-rounded player and think that I have made a lot of progress. I’ve never been more confident in myself and my game play.

"With that said, I know there have been plenty of moments with Liquid where I could have done better. I could sit here and give you a million reasons why I didn’t perform, but, in the end, it doesn’t matter.

"What really matters is that I’ve taken those moments and used them to become a better player and teammate. No regrets for me besides ever doubting myself. I have learned that doubting yourself only limits yourself, and that is definitely a mistake I will not make again.

"I will get back to streaming more often and prepping for IEM Katowice, which will be my last event with Liquid.," he wrote

"After we win Katowice (we probably will now), I plan on continuing to compete. I see myself improving daily, and am confident that I can add value to any team, if given the chance."

Liquid's squad looks as follows for IEM Katowice, which will run from February 27 through March 4:

Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski
Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken
Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes
Josh "⁠jdm64⁠" Marzano
Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella

Wilton "⁠zews⁠" Prado (coach)

One final sendoff, good luck Josh, here's to the future

2018-02-08 02:43

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\_oungin

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"After we win Katowice (we probably will now), I plan on continuing to compete. I see myself improving daily, and am confident that I can add value to any team, if given the chance." wut

2018-02-08 03:29

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\_ o \_

2018-02-08 09:21

gonna miss him even more than he missed his shots in qualifiers BibleThump

2018-02-08 02:45

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Lol

2018-02-08 02:57

2018-02-08 05:15

I will miss his \_

2018-02-08 05:52

kys

2018-02-08 23:36

Why I can spam this.. I lagged

2018-02-08 05:53

Lul

2018-02-08 07:07

2018-02-08 06:01

2018-02-08 10:54

I will miss him \_

2018-02-08 13:54

I hope he can prove everyone wrong and shut their mouths, Go jdm!!!

2018-02-08 04:05

The \_ast \_ounge.

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"After we win Katowice" I miss JDM already :(

2018-02-08 02:52

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+1 :(

2018-02-08 03:25

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No.... its only the \_ast \_ounge for \_iquid

2018-02-08 06:47

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yes but who to support then? :(

2018-02-08 15:27

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Right? Well even when Hiko left Team Liquid, I already became fans of the remaining team members so I decided to stick with it. And now I'm a huge fan of Twistzz!

2018-02-08 15:46

ye pretty much same

2018-02-08 16:06

Lol my buddy heard of the new OpTic lineup and he was like "LETSGOLIQUID" and I just said "FUCK YEAH!!!" He was a huge OpTic fan, then Snakeislaw left (who actually blocked me on fucking twitter for some odd reason), then Tarik and RUSH left for opportunities for C9 so he felt even more betrayed, and didn't really have a CS team he felt to root for anymore lol. But he's a huge fan of NAF who kinda got screwed over period. Glad he's part of the TL family now

2018-02-08 16:25

Jdm has one last chance to prove he belongs

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This isn't a last chance, it's just an inconvenience for team Liquid. A good performance here will improve his chances of getting onto another roster, but he isn't likely to be near the upper end of the NA scene for a while. NAF is clearly a superior and more well rounded player, in a way that jdm64 isn't anymore. I hope he is able to improve his level and represent on a high level again. If he gets good and Ska drops off, C9 is a future possibility.

2018-02-08 03:03

C9 wouldn’t take a chance on an older talent, at least from a CS perspective, like JDM. If something did change and they needed a new awper , they would likely look to buyout nifty (which they can easily do) or search for younger raw talent in the CS scene. There’s some pretty good players up and coming. I’m fairly certain JDM ends up on a Premier team

2018-02-08 03:14

Don't ever give up on Skadaddy. I waited 7 majors for him to get into the playoffs, and HE. FUCKING. WON.

2018-02-08 03:30

But what is there to achieve after skadaddy won the major? He has nothing to prove anymore, maybe he is now up to prove that he is the best daddy in the world and not just the best ska.

2018-02-08 07:49

Don't think C9 will drop Ska for jdm considering Ska has a very high upper limit and to C9 that's good enough.

2018-02-08 03:23

I didn't say they would, however if C9 fails to make much more impact and Ska has low ratings again, it wouldn't be unlikely for them to look for a more consistent option. Whether or not that's jdm is not very likely at the moment, as jdm's level has looked below average for a while now. I hope he reinvents himself and finds his way onto another premier team, but I don't see premier team looking for a slumping awper.

2018-02-08 04:17

he's already out of the team rather liquid win or lose it'll change nothing. but atleast i hope they win this tournament for jdm as the last match with him

2018-02-08 04:13

No he doesn't. He had his last chance on his last game before the org decided it was time to let him go and sign NAF. No matter how well he does its already way too late.

2018-02-08 15:42

Lol, liquid never has full roster

oh god.

forever w/ a standin

2018-02-08 02:44

Remember when AdreN got kicked and played final tournament with Liquid? I remember PogChamp

A JUMPING DOUBLE FROM COLD! HOW DOES HE DO THIS? FeelsBadMan

2018-02-08 03:35

you missed the "what is it going on right now?"

2018-02-08 03:59

I could be wrong but i think it was like "WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW ?!"

2018-02-08 09:59

nope, there's an it after the is, I've seen that clip too many times

2018-02-08 10:02

Oh yeah i forgot about" it". What i meant was he was yelling and not saying it calmly :D

2018-02-08 15:24

And the NAF?

the last stand

The chaos continues

lul

So long my friend.

BibleThump

"After we win Katowice (we probably will now)" LOL

One last chance to prove everyone wrong... Good Luck

"After we win Katowice (we probably will now)" Okay :)

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Steelega will carry the team to victory with _/dm

2018-02-08 02:50

Inb4 jdm 2.1 rating wins tourney MVP carries TL and replaces Guardian on Faze. YUS IM READY

2018-02-08 03:24

LMAO PLEASE

that's even less probable than replace skadoodle on c9.

2018-02-08 04:14

I think you went ahead of yourself there, buddy

2018-02-08 07:02

If that happens, I will go to church. Because that will be a miracle.

2018-02-08 09:52

it is a joke saying that the one time it doesn't matter if he plays well because hes already out, he ends up winning a joke ik you're stupid and can't understand jokes but that's the intention

2018-02-08 03:18

hes an sk fan dude, you shouldnt be expecting them to think properly

2018-02-08 03:27

I put the quote, you interpreted it as you wanted.

2018-02-08 04:22

salty burgers, NA has won first (and last) major and every thread is full of these coxcombs...

2018-02-08 10:48

Nice move trashquid

You me and the stand-in... Liquid part 400000

Playing with the same guys that dropped him

2018-02-08 02:46

_/dm will be rutheless

Liquid just need to keep 5 players so they can practice with each other and get to know each other's playstyle. They can't keep doing roster changes just because they perform poorly at one event. If they want to become a really good team they have to stick with the same people

2018-02-08 02:47

Cumback

2018-02-08 02:48

imagine if they win and jdm mvp

2018-02-08 02:49

Would be a great way to end off his tenure under the roster

I'd support this if I wasn't rooting for C9's momentum.

2018-02-08 10:37

_/dm's \_ast \_ounge BibleThump

ba\_\_in

final moment before takeoff

2018-02-08 02:51

nice joke jdm.

2018-02-08 02:54

expected

2018-02-08 02:58

will win katowice? or will he stay with negative frags?

2018-02-08 03:00

Don't hurt ma boy. He's gonna MVP with a 2.1 rating and get recruited by Faze replacing Guardian. :>

ROFL

2018-02-08 06:14

i will miss u jdm

jdm > NAF

2018-02-08 03:04

GL jdm

What about Starseries? Didn’t JDM also qualify with Liquid and NAF with Renegades?

maybe we seeing even more of jdm

2018-02-08 03:22

maybe ss has different rules about rosters

ESL and ELEAGUE are the only tournament organizers that are really strict about roster locks

2018-02-08 05:28

GL jdm go smack the win son

2018-02-08 03:17

Even though I've been spreading a lot of unnessary hate towards jdm. I'm kinda sad that he got kicked... Yes, hes been underperforming. Yes, it was prob the best due to him not improving fast enough. But I'm still not sure about this NAF thing... nitr0 AWPing/IGLing, and NAF and steel literally play the same role. Unless steel can go to a support role which I think we can all agree NAF indivdualy > steel. I'm still asumming that with time nitr0 will still end up being an IGL/entry T side, giving the AWP to Twistzz/NAF. And he can awp on ct side. nitr0-Entry IGL T / IGL AWP CT NAF-lurk/ AWP T / Rotator CT/ Sec AWP steel-support/Rifle T and CT EliGE- Second Entry Twistzz-Rifle/Sec AWP

2018-02-08 03:19

NAF and steel play different roles man NAD is a solid anchor and fragger while steel is more of a suport player im okay with naf joining he was constantly improving since he got kicked 2? Years ago

2018-02-08 03:53

Gl in the future

jdm <33333

He was looking better and I agree these roster moves seem so rushed But let's see what happens

gl jdm <3

What the hell is that white text

So are RNG forced to play with NAF too

2018-02-08 03:31

yep

2018-02-08 05:27

They should kick JDM and Steel sooner they are so bad

2018-02-08 03:34

The \_ast \_ounge

RIP JDM. I think Liquid Mixwell would have been really sick. Nitr0 is a really good awper but mixwell is better. That would have been insane. Mixwell, Nitr0, Elige, steel, and twistzz. SO NUTTY. I hope they do well in Kato and hopefully JDM finds success elsewhere. I would say optic but they havev cajun. ex-clg reunion??

2018-02-08 03:51

mixwell ::::D jdm is way better than that whiny bitch

2018-02-08 04:49

When JDM is playing his best he is better than mixwell but JDM i s way more inconsistent and not as good with rifle. I think they should have picked up mixwell to replace JDM although I wish he had stayed in liquid

2018-02-08 05:39