Liquid round out ESL One Cologne 2019 team list

Following their 2-0 victory over G2 in the grand final of the GG.BET Cologne Invitational, Liquid have secured the final spot at ESL One Cologne 2019.

The grand final of the GG.BET Cologne Invitational saw Liquid bag a victory on their map pick, Overpass. The aqueous quintet kicked off on the offense, dominating both the early and the mid-stages of the half, securing a 7-3 lead. Towards the latter stages, G2 found their footing, bringing the deficit to three rounds by the end of the half.

The defence saw a fairly comprehensive closure for Liquid, as a pistol victory was succeeded by three rounds. G2 dealt their last blows on the T side after securing rifles, but then the North Americans regained control of proceedings and secured a 16-8 victory.

nitr0 and his squad will be seen competing in Cologne come July

Nuke proceeded to be fruitful for Liquid, who started on the defence and, despite losing the first pistol, managed to upset in the following round, subsequently snowballing to an 8-1 lead. A brawl ensued, as G2 desperately tried to put together as many rounds as possible, producing but an additional three over the remainder of the half.

The second half pistol round went in favour of Liquid, but G2 were able to prevent the game from snowballing out of control, instead assuming the driver's seat for the coming five rounds. Despite a formidable effort from the Frenchmen, the lead accrued by Liquid proved to be too much, as the American roster secured their slot in Cologne with a 16-12 victory on Nuke.

GG.BET Cologne Invitational - ESL One Cologne 2019 QualifierBest of 3

G2

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Liquid

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Overpass

16

12

Nuke

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G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	44 - 36	+8	88.2	69.2%	1.19
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	33 - 39	-6	68.0	67.3%	0.94
Audric 'JACKZ' JugJACKZ	33 - 40	-7	75.3	65.4%	0.93
Lucas 'Lucky' ChastangLucky	36 - 41	-5	71.0	61.5%	0.83
François 'amanek' Delaunayamanek	23 - 38	-15	50.5	55.8%	0.68

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jake 'Stewie2K' YipStewie2K	45 - 36	+9	91.1	80.8%	1.34
Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE	48 - 35	+13	87.4	69.2%	1.27
Nick 'nitr0' Cannellanitr0	37 - 31	+6	74.3	69.2%	1.10
Keith 'NAF' MarkovicNAF	33 - 35	-2	78.9	75.0%	1.09
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	30 - 32	-2	67.2	67.3%	0.95

With Liquid qualified, the finalised list of participants for ESL One Cologne 2019 looks as follows:

Astralis
ENCE
fnatic
Natus Vincere
Renegades
NRG
Vitality
FURIA

BIG
FaZe
MIBR
Ninjas in Pyjamas
MOUZ
MVP PK
HEROIC
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