MOUZ and Liquid lock in EPL playoff berths

1-5-2024 23:34

The teams will face each other for a spot in the quarter-finals.

cadiaN pulled off some vintage clutches and looked more like his old self

The second day of ESL Pro League Season 19 Group C and D had it all: Blowout wins for some of the favorites, a near-upset, highlights aplenty from Liquid vs. Monte, and two 13-0s, one of which featured FURIA getting blown out on their own map pick to get sent down to the Last Chance Stage.

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MOUZ trounced GamerLegion 13-1 on Nuke to start the first qualifying series, but took their time converting a lead on their own Mirage pick, requiring overtime to secure a berth to the playoffs.

Liquid, on the other side of Group C's bracket, also locked in a playoff spot after a 2-0 victory, but were made to work for it by Monte.

Slow starts on both Ancient and Mirage meant Liquid needed triple overtime on the former map and all 24 rounds on the latter to close out the game, but the extra rounds meant we got plenty of highlights from an in-form Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken and some vintage clutches from Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller in the series.

Despite the win, Liquid continued to show signs of shakiness and miscommunication, and there were plenty of team flashes that made that evident on Mirage. MOUZ, on the other hand, remain one of the most difficult opponents for teams in group stages, and thus Liquid will face a tough challenge against them in the upper final of Group C where a direct berth to the quarter-finals is up for grabs.

Date	Matches
ESL Pro League Season 19
04/05/2024	MOUZ 19:30 Liquid	Match

In the lower bracket, ENCE's form remained questionable after a poor showing in their opening game, with the team winning Bad News Kangaroos' Vertigo pick only to go down 1-8 on Nuke and eventually lose the map.

Some confidence was likely restored for Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander's side on the Anubis decider, where the Polish-majority team handed their Australian opponents an excruciating 13-0 defeat, but shaky performances to a far lower-ranked team still leave questions regarding the long-term competitiveness of this ENCE roster.

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FURIA were the biggest disappointment of the day as they fell to a FORZE lineup cobbled together with stand-ins just for Pro League, a loss that included a 0-13 defeat on the Brazilian team's pick of Overpass.

Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato ended the day boasting a 1.36 rating over the five maps his team has played at Pro League, with Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo the next highest at 0.91 and FURIA Academy stand-in/temporary promotee Kayke "⁠kye⁠" Bertolucci struggling immensely to adapt to pro-level competition with a 0.62.

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North American team BOSS gave BIG a run for their money earlier in the day, but couldn't convert advantages on Ancient and Vertigo, ultimately costing them the series and allowing Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz's side to clinch a 2-0 win. PGL Major Copenhagen champions Natus Vincere, on the other hand, gave FlyQuest no chance at an upset and comfortably advanced in Group D.

Date	Matches
ESL Pro League Season 19
01/05/2024	FlyQuest Finished 0:2 Natus Vincere	Match
01/05/2024	BIG Finished 2:0 BOSS	Match
01/05/2024	MOUZ Finished 2:0 GamerLegion	Match
01/05/2024	Bad News Kangaroos Finished 1:2 ENCE	Match
01/05/2024	FORZE Finished 2:0 FURIA	Match
01/05/2024	Monte Finished 0:2 Liquid	Match

CADIAN GOD MODE

2024-05-01 23:35

4 replies

cadian when he barely wins a game against a team with 2 rookies in triple OT

2024-05-01 23:42

3 replies

Better than teams like G2 that come with no energy vs tier 3 teams and have to get through the last chance bracket because of it.

2024-05-02 00:07

best ace clutch btw

2024-05-02 14:20

godian

2024-05-06 16:19

-yekindar

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2024-05-01 23:37

Liquid is my new BR fav even though its not a br core, i prefer 10000x a solid team that has one or two br players/coach, rather than a full br structure that just go to the tournaments to breathe, talk and scream like furia.

2024-05-01 23:44

5 replies

Lol well said

2024-05-02 00:30

haha i am happy for u see on the battlefield on saturday

2024-05-02 01:04

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It will be a good one to behold, but still i think Mouz will take it home, Liquid still not in the best looking shape

2024-05-02 16:18

Liquid has a BR-only Rainbow Six Siege Team if that helps?

2024-05-02 03:42

I heard about it, also FaZe is full br on R6, but i dont watch R6.

2024-05-02 11:53

MOUZ always has the hardest route to playoffs, well deserved guys

Atleast it's one more chance for mouz to farm my fantasy.

2024-05-01 23:53

Wow who would’ve thought for this super tough group

2024-05-01 23:56

This haha, MOUZ have the same as Heroic did in CS:GO: extremely easy groups and routes to the playoffs all while padding their individual stats like crazy.

2024-05-02 08:22

back then they wanted Heroic to shine because there was no good teams in denmark. And now with Mouz, they trying to start the narrative that siuhy is a future GOAT IGL, so they give mouz easy route to the playoffs every tournament to make sure siuhy looks good. cs is all about narratives and storylines now like the wwe

2024-05-02 23:56

mouz easy group again as always the same again and again easy group

2024-05-02 01:06

you shouldve watched his post game interview. he at least jokes and acknowledges that they have much room for growth. He's aware they're only around 50% of where he'd like them to be. They were definitely closer games then they'd like them to be, but making playoffs 2 events in a row surely is a foot in the right direction. And mouz likely had slightly easier route to playoffs, but still doesn't change the fact they're likely to win take 1st in the group over liquid. But i'd sure be laughing if liquid is the only of 4 NA teams that make playoffs.

2024-05-02 02:03