Liquid secure EPL Season 20 playoffs after beating down Virtus.pro
Liquid and Virtus.pro faced each other after beating their opponents in the opening game of Group D 2-0. Liquid started the series as the favorites given the team's recent form, and the players didn't disappoint, confirming the favoritism with another 2-0 win.
With this result, Liquid have secured a playoff spot in ESL Pro League Season 20 but they can guarantee a quarterfinals berth if they win against the winner of the Vitality v. FURIA series.
The series started on Ancient, with Liquid putting Virtus.pro in their place with an 8-4 T-side round even after losing the pistol round. The second half saw Liquid lose another pistol round but come out on top almost immediately. The closest VP got was a 6-8 deficit, as Liquid got the 13-7 win.
Dust2, picked by Virtus.pro, was dominated by Liquid, despite, once again, Liquid dropping the CT-side pistol round to start the map. At the half, the American squad would be leading comfortably, with a 9-3 advantage. To start the second half of Dust2, Liquid finally won a pistol round and two more before VP got three in a row. Liquid didn't let the Russians get more, as they took the 13-6 win.
LiquidVirtus.pro| Liquid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin 'jks' Savage |
37 - 20 | +17 | 88.7 | 79.5% | 1.39 |
 Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis |
33 - 25 | +8 | 84.1 | 79.5% | 1.36 |
 Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken |
31 - 19 | +12 | 78.8 | 76.9% | 1.28 |
 Roland 'ultimate' Tomkowiak |
26 - 23 | +3 | 76.0 | 76.9% | 1.24 |
| Keith 'NAF' Markovic |
21 - 26 | -5 | 76.0 | 82.1% | 0.96 |
| Virtus.pro |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dzhami 'Jame' Ali |
30 - 29 | +1 | 68.4 | 64.1% | 1.02 |
| Petr 'fame' Bolyshev |
21 - 29 | -8 | 67.9 | 61.5% | 0.91 |
| David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan |
22 - 30 | -8 | 61.5 | 66.7% | 0.79 |
| Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov |
24 - 31 | -7 | 68.9 | 66.7% | 0.77 |
| Evgenii 'FL1T' Lebedev |
16 - 29 | -13 | 56.2 | 69.2% | 0.62 |
