EliGE capped off his Liquid career with a appearance in the playoffs of the last CS:GO Major
June 29, 2023 09:57AM
EliGE's time on Liquid, a gallery
Over the eight years together there were certainly highs and lows for one of NA's greats.
Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski was the longest-serving pro on their current team, racking up 45874 rounds with the Liquid team since he joined them in 2015. However, now the star rifler finds himself out of Liquid after they decided to proceed with a European core. In a scene where it is rare for players to stay with a single organization for long, only Håvard "rain" Nygaard comes anywhere close to EliGE's longevity, it is sad to see the two part. Although it provides an exciting new opportunity for both a team and a player who has been struggling to find form as of late. For now lets take a walk down memory lane and look back on EliGE's eight years with Liquid.
2015 - The start of the journey
Both Daps and nitr0 were part of the original Liquid side that EliGE joined and were with him at the end
2015 - EliGE's first Major
ELiGE's first Major ended early with a disappointing 13th-16th finish
2015 - Liquid finish top four at S-Tier LAN on home soil
There was finally something to smile about for Liquid at IEM San Jose
2016 - Top four finish at a Major
A breakthrough moment at MLG Columbus was tarnished by their choke on both maps in the Semi-Final against Luminosity
2016 - Major Grand Finalists
Liquid bounced back to become the first North American team to play in a Major Grand Final losing to SK
2017 - A rough run of results
Liquid's fourth place finish at ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals was one of the few bright spots in a rough 2017
2017 - A good end to a turbulent year
Liquid secured back-to-back second place finishes at the end of the year at ESG Tour Mykonos and ESL One: New York
2017 - EliGE enters the HLTV Top 20
Despite the team struggles in 2017 EliGE was showing some great individual form
2018 - Another second-place finish
Liquid made another S-Tier Final but would lose to future arch nemesis Astralis in the Grand Final
2018 - Liquid become consistent title contenders
Liquid were now consistently making Finals at the S-Tier events although they had to settle for second best behind the dominant Astralis
2018 - Astralis crush Liquid's Major dreams
At the FACEIT Major London the two best teams in the world faced off in the Semi-Final with Astralis once again proving to be too good
- 2018 - Champions at last
SuperNova Malta 2018 was the first trophy to fall into EliGE's hands and would be the start of Liquid's most successful run
2018 - The greatest rifling trio ever?
Alongside teammates NAF and Twistzz EliGE was part of one of the deadliest rifling trio's in CS:GO history
2019 - The first S-Tier trophy and the start of the Intel Grand Slam run
IEM Sydney was Liquid's first S-Tier title and would kick off their ludicrous 63 day Grand Slam run
2019 - MVP in Dallas
EliGE was crowned MVP in Liquid's win on home soil at DreamHack Dallas
2019 - Champions in the Cathedral of Counter-Strike
Cologne is known as the 'Cathedral of Counter-Strike' and Liquid would add it to their trophy cabinet as they established themselves as the best in the world
2019 - Intel Grand Slam secured, in record time
Liquid's Cologne win secured them the Intel Grand Slam in a record 63 days a run that will never be beaten in CS:GO
2019 - Heartbreak in Berlin
Liquid went into Starladder Berlin as the best team in the world but their dreams were scuppered by their old foe Astralis
2021 - The post online-era kicks off
EliGE is pictured here with his medals for his placements in the HLTV Top 20 in 2019 and the COVID effected 2020 season
2021 - A disappointing result at the first Major back
EliGE and Liquid fell to former teammate Twistzz's FaZe to finish in 12th-14th place at PGL Major Stockholm
2021 - Another rough year with individual success
EliGE once again was in the HLTV Top 20 despite Liquid's struggles in 2021
2022 - Antwerp disaster
After adding French legend shox to the team Liquid were hoping for a improved performance at the PGL Antwerp Major but the experiment fell remarkably flat
2022 - YEKINDAR addition revitalises the team
The addition of YEKINDAR propelled the team to a top six finish at IEM Cologne
2022 - A return to Runners-up
A second-place finish at ESL Pro League Season 16 Finals suggested that the team were trending in the right direction ahead of IEM Rio
2022 - More Major disappointment in Rio
Despite seemingly being in good form Liquid floundered in Brazil and EliGE was in tears after the team were knocked out by Spirit
2023 - Top four finish in Katowice
Liquid started 2023 off strong with a top-four finish at IEM Katowice
2023 - Reverse sweep in the Challengers Stage at the last ever CS:GO Major
Liquid managed to overcome a 0-2 start to complete the reverse sweep in the first stage of the BLAST Paris Major
2023 - Liquid make Major playoffs for the first time since 2019
Although they would end up losing to underdogs Apeks, Liquid returned to the biggest stage at their last chance
2023 - A fitting end against a familiar face
EliGE's last appearance for Liquid would be a 2-0 loss against FaZe at IEM Dallas
