Liquid secure São Paulo grand final placement following draw against ENCE

Liquid drew 15-15 against ENCE on Overpass, now set to face Astralis in the grand final of BLAST Pro Series São Paulo 2019.

ENCE commenced on the CT side of Overpass, where the initial loss of Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli was made up by a 3k Toilets hold from Jere "⁠sergej⁠" Salo, securing the Finns the first pistol of the map. Momentum proceeded to develop in favour of the defenders, as Liquid's offense was consistently struggling to breach, let alone secure bomb plants, with difficulties persisting through to a 0-7 deficit.

Round 8 proved to be a pivotal point for the struggling squad, marking Liquid's first round victory on the offense. With the wind in their sails, the Ts went on to land a further three consecutive rounds, subsequently leading to a full economic reset for ENCE, a first for the Finnish defence. The setback proved to be temporary, as Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen and his squad restabilised post-upset, trading three-for-two with their adversaries, concluding the initial half 10-5 in ENCE's favour.

EliGE once more demonstrated a stunning performance at 1.28 rating

Without hesitation Liquid commenced equalising efforts after switching to the CT side. A fruitful pistol round was succeeded by an anti-eco MP9 ace from Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski, an effort that bridged the round disparity to three rounds. Early momentum was extended for a short while longer by the aqueous quintet, after which a brawl for dominance ensued. Despite conceding a string of rounds, the Finns were able to reset their adversaries, preventing an equaliser from taking place at 12-10.

Maintaining composure, Liquid eventually managed to level the playing field at 12-12, largely thanks to a stunning AUG 4k from EliGE in round 24. The round victory was a blow to the Finnish economy, leaving room for one last buy on the T's part. Fortunately for the offense, it proved fruitful, in turn dealing damage to Liquid's economy. Financial drought was prevented by Liquid via a victory, causing a back-and-forth to ensue between the teams. Neither side was able to overcome the other, leading to a 15-15 draw come conclusion of Overpass.

BLAST Pro Series São Paulo 2019Best of 1

ENCE

Matchpage

15

15

23rd March 2019

Liquid

15

Overpass

15

ENCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Aleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenAleksib	20 - 20	0	79.5	76.7%	1.09
Jere 'sergej' Salosergej	22 - 22	0	67.7	63.3%	1.06
Sami 'xseveN' LaasanenxseveN	17 - 18	-1	70.6	73.3%	1.00
Jani 'Aerial' JussilaAerial	16 - 21	-5	66.3	70.0%	0.96
Aleksi 'allu' Jalliallu	18 - 24	-6	63.4	63.3%	0.90

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE	25 - 21	+4	87.4	80.0%	1.28
Nick 'nitr0' Cannellanitr0	24 - 19	+5	84.8	83.3%	1.20
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	18 - 16	+2	68.0	83.3%	1.16
Jake 'Stewie2K' YipStewie2K	22 - 18	+4	65.3	76.7%	1.06
Keith 'NAF' MarkovicNAF	15 - 19	-4	61.2	73.3%	0.95

Liquid will advance to the grand final over ENCE due to securing a better round difference over the course of the tournament at +32 in comparison to ENCE's +21.

Group A

TEAM

M

P

Astralis

5

15

Liquid

5

10

ENCE

5

10

Ninjas in Pyjamas

5

6

FaZe

5

3

MIBR

5

0