In the quarterfinals of IEM Chengdu 2024 for CS2, Team Liquid and FaZe Clan will face each other. The match is scheduled for April 12, starting at 11:30 EEST. Bo3.gg, in collaboration with Fedor "KvaN" Zakharov, presents a preview, forecast, and analysis of the event's quarterfinals.

Current Form

Liquid, after their setback at RMR, pleasantly surprised with their performance at IEM Chengdu 2024. Team synergy is not yet perfect but has improved. However, there is still a lack of depth in their map pool. There's still a lot of work ahead.

FaZe Clan is showing the same level of play as in the last three months. At times, they simply don't give their opponents a chance, while other times they lose without a fight. What causes this lack of stability? It's unclear. However, if the team aims to win trophies, they need to find it.

Map Pool

Moving on to the map pool, it's almost certain that Liquid will ban Vertigo. In turn, FaZe Clan will most likely ban Anubis. With a higher probability, Liquid will choose Inferno, as it seems to be the only well-prepared map for them. FaZe Clan, on the other hand, might pick anything to try to surprise their opponent.

Prediction from KvaN

Fedor "KvaN" Zakharov, a commentator from the Maincast studio, has analyzed and commented on numerous major Counter-Strike tournaments. This year, exclusively for Bo3.gg, he has made several predictions, all of which have been 100% accurate!

At first glance, it seemed that Liquid had solved all their problems and gained good form, but Mirage against MOUZ brought me back to harsh reality. In fact, on their own maps, Liquid can compete, but their map pool is still very shallow.

In their matchup against FaZe, as always, everything will depend on FaZe themselves. If they don't underperform and no one runs a 1:15 score, FaZe will take the game 2:0 or 2:1 in terms of maps.

Fedor "KvaN" Zakharov

IEM Chengdu 2024 is taking place from April 8 to 14 in China. The teams are competing for a prize pool of $250,000 and a spot in IEM Cologne 2024. You can follow the schedule and results of the tournament through the provided link.