G2 managed to defeat Liquid for the first time in the new lineup, in a match that was crucial for jks. G2 advanced to the semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 20, from where they can advance to the finals of the tournament for the first time in 5 years.
The last time they made it to the ESL Pro League finals was 1916 days ago back with the French squad, after which they failed to make it to the finals.
Match Background
For the teams, this will be the first meeting in new lineups after the summer break, which adds to the interest. It is in the fact that for jks this will be the first game against G2 after being removed from their lineup.
Game details
The first map was Inferno, Liquid's choice, who performed poorly on this map and lost the first half 3-9. In the second half, G2 just brought the game to a close and finished the map with a score of 13-3.
The second was Mirage, G2's choice, where this time G2 performed poorly where the first half ended with a score of 5-7 not in their favor. But the second favor went in Liquid's favor, where those took all 6 rounds and won with a score of 13-5.
Last was Nuke, where Liquid did not enter the server in a figurative sense and lost the first half 11-1, where they lost a series of 8 rounds. They won the pistol round in the second half, but gave away the next round after that and couldn't gain a foothold in the game.
Best Player of the Match
The title of best player of the match went to Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, who had a great game, making a big difference especially on Nuke for defense with his AWP. His rating for the match was 8.1, which is very confident in such an important match.
Next Matches
In the next match G2 will play with the winner of NAVI for the exit to the final of the tournament. In turn, Liquid will leave the tournament in 5th-8th place and receive $32,000 for their efforts.
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