The last match of the entire group stage of ESL Pro League Season 20, where nothing was decided except the seeding. Where the winner will go to the quarterfinals of the tournament, and the loser to the second round of the playoffs.
Pre-match discussions
This will be the first meeting for these squads, but the match won't have much significance, as both teams are already in the playoffs. But the cool thing is that most people once again didn't believe in Liquid's lineup, but they managed to put up a decent performance from the start and now the team isn't as awful as they were before.
Match Details
The first map of the match was Anubis, Liquid's choice, where they showed a good game, ending the first half in their favor with a small 7-5 gap. In the second half they masterfully brought the game to an end, winning 13-10.
The second was Nuke, Vitality's choice, where already these showed a great game, ending the half with a 7-5 score, but here they had an incredible defense in the second half where they took all 6 rounds and won 13-5.
The third was Dust 2, where the first half was in favor of Vitality, who finished it again 7-5, but in the second half they were able to win key rounds and win 13-9.
Best Player
The title of best player of the match went to Spinx, who played great on all maps, even on the first map where the team lost. His rating for the whole match was 7.1, which is very confident against such a confident opponent.
Next Matches
After the win, Vitality advanced to the quarterfinals where their opponent is unknown. Liquid after the loss will still play in the playoffs, but in a stage in the second round of the playoffs.
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