What to expect from Liquid v. G2

The BLAST Premier World Final is the first of two massive tournaments Team Liquid must strive to find success at to close out 2024, and their journey in Singapore begins with a daunting opening match against G2. This will be Liquid's second time playing G2 since the number two-ranked team acquired North American product Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa.

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Liquid state of mind

Liquid is coming into the BLAST World Final a bit cold, after back-to-back event eliminations at the hands of FaZe and a very early exit from IEM Rio. The team doesn't have to worry about impending travel though, as they have elected to say in Asia between this event and the upcoming Americas RMR. All that Liquid have to focus on is getting ready for heightened competition at two of the biggest events of the year.

Can Twistzz perfect his run-and-gun strat?
ultimate needs to step up another level
jks knows G2 very well

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G2 is top two for a reason

G2 is one of the few teams that had a worse time in Rio than Liquid, after the team lost 13-10 to Heroic and then 2-0 to Eternal Fire. But before Rio, the team stood tall at the BLAST Premier Fall Final, running through an elite gauntlet of FaZe, Spirit, Vitality, and finally NAVI on the way to malbsMd's first major trophy lift.

m0NESY wake up, m0NESY get on bus, m0NESY show up to game
malbsMd has been excellent in short time with G2
Big match NiKo is always a threat

Previous matchups

G2 defeated Liquid this past September at ESL Pro League, winning 13-3 on Inferno, losing 13-5 on Mirage, and finally closing out the series 13-3 on Nuke.

Likely Vetoes

Liquid bans Vertigo
G2 bans Anubis
Liquid picks Inferno
G2 picks Mirage
Liquid removes Dust2
G2 removes Ancient
Decider is Nuke

BLAST Premier World Final 2024

Bo3

2 - 1

Liquid

All maps

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač	43 - 31	+12	95.2	72.5%	1.35
Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov	45 - 36	+9	82.7	76.5%	1.26
Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa	34 - 35	-1	71.6	66.7%	1.03
Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski	19 - 35	-16	51.8	70.6%	0.76
Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač	24 - 37	-13	50.3	66.7%	0.72

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken	50 - 29	+21	108.7	80.4%	1.48
Keith 'NAF' Markovic	39 - 32	+7	95.0	80.4%	1.21
Justin 'jks' Savage	33 - 34	-1	69.9	68.6%	0.94
Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis	32 - 38	-6	62.5	62.7%	0.88
Roland 'ultimate' Tomkowiak	19 - 32	-13	36.7	62.7%	0.67