Liquid overcome mousesports; to play Astralis for semi-final spot

4-12-2019 22:32

With a 2-1 victory over MOUZ in the upper-bracket semi-final of group B, Liquid have secured themselves a place in the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals playoffs.

Despite travel woes which saw Liquid arrive in Odense just a couple of hours before their first game of the tournament, the North Americans managed to earn a playoff spot with victories over North and MOUZ. Tomorrow, Liquid will be playing Astralis in the group B upper-bracket final, with a semi-final spot on the line.

On the other hand, MOUZ are relegated to the lower bracket of group B, where they will have to outplace Renegades, G2, and ATK if they wish to reach the playoffs.

Liquid will once again face Astralis, with playoff spots already secured for both sides

Following a close pistol round that went Liquid's way, the North American side grabbed a hold of the game on the CT side of Nuke, MOUZ map pick. Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella and co. looked untouchable as they claimed an 8-0 lead before Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool broke the deadlock with a triple. However, MOUZ struggled to do much after that, ending the half with merely three rounds.

After half-time MOUZ secured the CT pistol, but no momentum or economy was built as 1v2 clutches from Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic and Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken swung things back in Liquid's favor, allowing them to close out the map 16-5.

ropz's inspired performance wasn't enough for a mouz victory

After MOUZ' pick of Nuke backfired, the action moved to Vertigo, where the European side started on the defense. With a force-buy victory, Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen and co. grabbed a 3-1 lead, but the tables turned when full buys came in as NAF spearheaded Liquid's six-round streak (7-3).

With three defuses in a row, the European side salvaged the half, finishing just one round behind, quickly grabbing a lead after initial success on the offense (11-8). Liquid fought back, but ultimately couldn't stop the offenses of ropz and David "⁠frozen⁠" Čerňanský, who helped MOUZ stay in the series with a 16-12 victory on Vertigo.

Dust2 was left to decide the victor, where Liquid was the more convincing side in the first half. The North Americans lost the pistol but still ran up a strong lead on the CT side, 10-5, with ropz's pistol heroics after the switch keeping MOUZ in the game. Big individual rounds from Özgür "⁠woxic⁠" Eker, Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong, nitr0 and frozen then followed, with MOUZ holding on to momentum throughout. The score was 13-13 when Liquid won a pistol-armor buy which helped them finally close out the map 16-14 and claim the series 2-1.

ESL Pro League Season 10 FinalsBest of 3

MOUZ

Matchpage

4th December 2019

Liquid

Nuke

Vertigo

Dust2

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Robin 'ropz' Kool ropz	67 - 48	+19	85.8	78.5%	1.25
David 'frozen' Čerňanský frozen	59 - 59	0	80.6	60.8%	1.03
Özgür 'woxic' Eker woxic	49 - 52	-3	70.4	70.9%	1.00
Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong chrisJ	41 - 55	-14	60.6	58.2%	0.82
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen karrigan	39 - 62	-23	63.8	57.0%	0.80

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Keith 'NAF' Markovic NAF	59 - 47	+12	80.0	70.9%	1.21
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski EliGE	63 - 55	+8	91.5	73.4%	1.19
Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Twistzz	54 - 51	+3	76.7	70.9%	1.11
Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip Stewie2K	49 - 50	-1	66.3	70.9%	0.98
Nick 'nitr0' Cannella nitr0	51 - 52	-1	62.7	70.9%	0.97

Fluke win for Liquid! Guess Astralis has to take out the trash once again, huh? 😎

2019-12-04 22:39

11 replies

n1 😎👍

2019-12-04 22:33

4 replies

ty 🤭

3 replies

yes!

2019-12-04 22:38

2 replies

😞 mens)))

2019-12-04 22:42

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men that loss was heart breaking

2019-12-04 22:43

Atleast they made it to the play offs and are fighting safely for a semi final spot. Liquid will never give up and that's why they're still in the upper bracket right now and didnt't even lose to North right after they landed. Liquid vs Astralis is just 50% luck because they're both #1 and #2

2019-12-05 06:57

Imagine saying 2nd best team in the world is trash, while beeing spanish with no scene and beeing fanboy for t10000 team.

2019-12-05 08:02

Looks like Liquid are 3rd best and not 2nd? Imagine saying that and think OG team would be something...

2019-12-05 09:02

He's a German fakeflagger

2019-12-05 09:19

I'm not Spanish

2019-12-05 11:06

well i wouldnt call liquid trash. they consistently are a top5 team the last years.

2019-12-05 10:01

Let’s go

2019-12-04 22:32

Another Astralis vs Liquid final? Sign me up

2019-12-04 22:55

nt boiz we will see liquid at semis

GG!! Thought it was a repeat of ESL NY 2018 for a second ;D

Ez Liquid

The scoreline would disagree with it being ez

2019-12-04 22:41

İn match they were dominant.

2019-12-05 14:52

Liquid now astralis sucks for mouz

bruh why astralis NotLikeThis

Sad for ropz. So close.

LOL botSPORTS

It wasn't easy at all for flukequid

2019-12-04 22:45

BotJ

2019-12-04 23:01

BenchJ

2019-12-04 23:14

Karrigan and chrisj...

2019-12-04 22:35

Liquid overcome Mousesports; To lose to Astralis in Semi-final spot.

Can Liquid still make it to the finals or are the playoffs single-elimination

2019-12-04 23:54

Liquid against Astralis is such a classic game

so close yet so far away

2019-12-04 22:37

RIP

GGEZ!!! This was one of the easiest series for Liquid! Tomorrow we shall destroy the team that lives in our shadow! #Let'sGoLiquid #NAisTop1 #NACS>EUCS #TwistzzTop1Player #EligeTop2Player

Bruh, Elige > NAF > Twistzz

Bait?

2019-12-04 22:46

> lives in our shadow > #1 ranking Pick one

2019-12-04 22:47

Mouz threw it away, Astralis will destroy Chokequid tomorrow.

2019-12-04 22:50

Sad and undeserved

How's it undeserve if Mouz has 2 players who literally went -14 and -23 meanwhile liquid only had 2 players go -1. I mean if anything chrisj or karrigan gotta go and just have one designate IGL meanwhile adding a player who can actually frag Netherlands Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong 41 - 55 -14 60.6 0.82 Denmark Finn 'karrigan' Andersen 39 - 62 -23 63.8 0.80

2019-12-04 23:04

PLEASE STOP CHOOSING VERTIGO WTF

"Liquid overcome moussports; to get raped by Astralis in semi-final" there, fixed the title for you, mr. Professeur

20 replies

they are playing for a spot in the semis, not in the semis you mongoloid

2019-12-04 23:15

19 replies

Yeah yeah, mistyped. How much for a toilet cleaning, btw?

2019-12-04 23:18

18 replies

not mistyped, you're simply a fucking moron who tried to be funny and failed like your mother when she spread her legs

2019-12-04 23:20

17 replies

lmao, try harder, butthurt lulquid fanboy. I actually mistyped, trying to be funny, as you said, but hey, whatever makes you happy ps: no offense, but your english grammar sucks harder than your mommy

2019-12-04 23:25

16 replies

said the mongoloid who can't tell the difference between group stage and playoffs go help your whore mother make a few bucks, she's really working overtime

2019-12-04 23:29

15 replies

2019-12-04 23:32

By the time I was watching pro scene and tournaments, most likely you were wearing diapers, you poor baboon. Don't worry about my mom, worry about your gypsy family instead, I'm pretty sure a good part of it sleeps many nights on an empty stomach, judging by your flag

2019-12-04 23:38

13 replies

classic 'I've been here for 20 years you fucking noob' sure, whatever makes you happy. Now go and suck that cock, your mother really needs your help

2019-12-04 23:40

12 replies

Have fun behind your computer while it lasts, keyboard warrior. In a few years, you'll end up cleaning toilets in some german restaurant, like most of the baboons from your country does Ps: when it happens, pm me. Imma hit you back with a generous offer

2019-12-04 23:49

You really are an ungrateful child. Your mother works overtime sucking all those muslim cocks and you're here posting shit instead of helping her. Now, be a good boy and get on your knees.

2019-12-04 23:50

10 replies

Don't forget to brush your teeth before you hop in to your way to Germany, baboon. We don't like the toilet smell around here

2019-12-04 23:58

9 replies

No wonder you're ashamed of your real flag. I would be too if I had to suck all those muslim cocks. Have fun seeing your family raped.

2019-12-05 00:01

8 replies

You're the living proof that a human is able to reach an age and even learn how to use the internet with the average iq of a dog, you pathetic midget

2019-12-05 00:08

7 replies

Seems you and your family were already raped. Don't worry, allah will make it up for you.

2019-12-05 00:10

6 replies

Judging by your jokes (or insults wannabes), you don't really seem to have any friends, do you?

2019-12-05 00:13

5 replies

Just embrace your new rape culture, it will get better over time. Remember, allah will reward you in the afterlife.

2019-12-05 00:14

Yet, you and your kind still crave for a chance to slip into Germany, just so you can afford something to eat

2019-12-05 00:17

Keep talking about things totally unrelated to me, great comeback. Now, be a good boy and suck that muslim cock. I know you like it.

2019-12-05 00:19

tf is wrong with u

2019-12-05 08:16

stay out of it, 16yo. im speaking the truth here

2019-12-05 08:57

Jokesports

2019-12-04 22:52

Another easy win for NA over irrelevant washed up EU

2019-12-04 22:54

dem baits

2019-12-04 23:45

Child, please

2019-12-04 23:00

astralis GOAT

Liquid vs Astralis? Just hand the victory to Astralis already...

ResidentSleeper

2019-12-05 00:35

NT mouz. I once thought it would be a straight 2-0 after the first half of map2. But finally it was so close. Really happy to see mouz guys becoming so robust.

2019-12-05 01:37