Eg Vs Liquid
Liquid wants to defend the title, and EG will do everything possible to snatch it from them. Here is how the ESL ONE COLOGNE NA Final: EG VS Liquid went down, round by round.
EG Roster: Arteezy, Abed, iceiceice, Cr1t, Fly. © 2013-2020 ggscore.com. is operated by CASTIGAT INVESTMENTS LTD. 79 Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, Protopapas Building. That loss, coupled with wins from Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid, leave FURIA, EG and Liquid tied at 5-1 with one match left for each before the playoffs. Team Liquid dispatched Gen.G Esports 2-0.
Match Team Liquid vs Evil Geniuses result and VODs on BLAST Global Final 2020 Counter Strike. Playoff / Lower Bracket, Round 2. JoinDOTA is a Dota 2-portal dedicated to broadcasting, community, tournaments, news & coverage of Dota 2, the game created by Valve. EG went for first-pick Drow two consecutive games, while Liquid countered her with two different strategies with mixed success.
Map picks and bans – ESL ONE Cologne NA – esl.gg
Map 1: Nuke, Liquid on CT-side
-Secret gets compromised but Liquid holds strong, taking the lead.
-They dominate the next three rounds making the score 4-0
-Naf is dominating with the AUG. Tarik comes with a great first frag in mini and another one in heaven get the plant A, and despite the 3k is not enough. Liquid takes another round.
-This time is Brehze trying to carry the round, but loses the 1v1. Liquid lead extends.
-On the 7th round, cerq with dominating squeaky allows the A plant and lets EG finally getting in the board. NAF saves an awp.
-EG gets reset next round.
-EG rushes down squeaky and secures their second round.
-Liquid is left on a half buy but still get the round resetting EG again. The score is 8-2
-The T-Side takes control of ramp and lower, cleaning up and leaving Twistzz too high a task in a 1v3.
-On their second save round, with only USPS, Liquid is able to take 4 down but still lose the round. Score is 8-5
-Slow take on A site, trading frags and Tarik with a quick 2k with a spray transfer gets EG to 6.
-EG goes outside and brawls their way into secret, Stan and Tarik are left in a 2v3 with B control, but Liquid with pistols finish the first half 9-6.
Second Pistol
-Lquid go fast outside but trades 2 for 3, getting the plant B at least, Naf is left in a 1v3 and wins it with a knife!
-Liquid take outside control and just sit and wait to get fights and they win every single one of them. The score is 11-6.
-After securing an anti eco, Liquid try to take A but get deleted.
-They try to take A again and again are denied
-Cerq comes huge with a 3k outside next round, closing the gap 12-9
-After two rounds for getting pummeled, Liquid finally takes a hold of A site and get to 13 rounds.
-Next round Elige is left in a 1v1 but can’t convert. The score is 13-12.
-Liquid has success outside again, getting to 14.
-This time Liquid holds lobby and eventually try to take ramp control, but ends up in Naf being in a 1v2 but cant win it. Both are 14
-Retake on the lower site is successful and EG are now on 15.
-Liquid manages to get to OT! Nuke is going the distance.
-Super quick take from outside to A puts Liquid on 16.
-Cerq holds the lower from the vents like a god and were tied again.
-EG takes the next two on the lower site. Getting to 18 with Ethan killing 3 from the control room.
-Tarik goes nuts after getting hell control and wins the map for EG. This series is going tooth and nail folks!
Vertigo – ESL ONE Cologne NA – esl.gg
Map 2: Vertigo, EG on the CT-Side
Pistol round
-Liquid takes B with no retaliation and hold it winning the round. Naf with another knife.
-Anti-eco or not, Liquid keeps having great success at A site, slowly working the ramp, getting the lead up to 5-0
-Next round EG with a great retake on A instead of defending it in the first place, get their first round of the map.
-They get reset, again on the A site, this time the retake does not work.
-Liquid keeps going A and keeps getting rounds. The score is 9-1, Elige is cracking the site open every single time, what a crosshair placement from this man.
-The T-Side switches to B after losing the first couple fights at A, and Twist wins the last 1v1 to give them 10 rounds.
-Going back A, they get another two rounds.
-Finally EG gets aggresive on the A ramp, taking Liquid off ot their game and getting a second round.
-Just like the pistol round, Liquid gets a free plant B on the last round of the half, and finishing it with a 13-2 score. Oof.
Second Pistol
-Very late A take for EG is successful, using lots of utility.
-After two anti-ecoes, EG takes it B and make quick work of it. The score is creeping up 13-6
-T-side keeps pummelling the B bombsite. Closing the gap 13-8
-Twistzz gets an insane 3k with a deagle cleaning up the B bombsite. Being sneaky got Liquid up to 14.
-And a good retake 50 seconds later take them to map point. EG keeps going B.
-Brehze takes two key frags allowing them to plant A, and Tarik wins the 1v1 to keep the map alive for EG.
-Twistzz with two quick Famas frags leaves EG limping into the bombsite to meet their end, and Liquid wins the map 16-9.
Map 3: Inferno, Liquid on the CT-Side.
-Slow alt and apartments walk up for EG, getting two first frags, Tarik is good for another two of his own and they get the plant. Grim loses the 1v2.
-Liquid forces pistols and they pay off, keeping two AKs from the Ts on the process. The score is tied 1-1
-EG forces and tries to split on B from arches and banana, but the bomb gets drop at logs and Liquid gets a second round.
-Stew keeps getting an aggressive position in banana and keeps capitalizing on it. Score is 4-1
-The T-side takes B split with basically a tec-9 from Brehze, and wins the pistol force.
-They try to go B again but Liquid retakes with ease, twice. The score is 6-2.
-EG Switches to A and gets a 3rd round. Liquid really likes playing re-take.
-The same story at B, that’s when re-taking is often risky. Score is 6-4
-Brehze takes two Apts, and just like that the round is over. The amount of successful takes on a bombsite from EG this half has been outstanding.
-Liquid buys only deagles and win the round with three alive. Very impressive.
-Very quick A rush resets Liquid next round though.
-This time, the pistols don not get anything other than one frag for the CT-Side.
-Ethan aim maps top banana ending the half 7-8.
Second Pistol
-Liquid also goes apartments, but go back to mid and push arches to try and plant b but get denied.
-EG is able to hold on after losing 4 against the forced pistols from Liquid.
-After a couple of trades, Twistzz is left in a 1v2 but falls to Brehze, leaving Liquid with only upgraded pistols.
-Late running in with tec-9s is stopped short at A with a 3k from Brehze, the man of the hour.
-Another late take on B site leaves Stan and Brehze in a retake that they fail, the score is 8-12.
-Force buy from EG is successful, making the money across both teams even.
-Arch push from Liquid, but after winning it they go back to B, and tarik sprays 3 down from coffins as they didnt check it, getting EG to 14.
-Tarik with another two after the Ts push a B smoke, and the rest of his team cleans up. 15 for EG.
Eg Vs Team Liquid Miracle Invoker
-Liquid force buys and take apartments and arch quick, trades come in and Stan is left in a 1v2, but dies to Twistzz. 9th round for Liquid.
-An A split against upgraded pistols for EG gets Liquid up to 10.
-Late B take makes the CTs save their guns, the score is slowly closing at 12-15.
-Coupling a couple of Deagles to trade or boost the rifles, EG tries to defend the A site, but Brehze comes in with a 1v3 3k and wins the map. This guy is something else.
Mirage – ESL ONE Cologne NA – esl.gg
Map 4: Mirage, EG on the CT-Side
Pistol Round
-Liquid splits A from mid and ramp, trading and leaving Elige in a 1v2, getting the plant and two clean headshots.
-Liquid walks into a late B stack that almost works, but despite the force buy Stew secures the round.
-After a 3-0 lead, a default from Liquid ends up in trades all over the map, eventually walking into B again but the retake is good, EG is on the board.
-EG boosts up two to apts very fast, but they get noticed. The T-Side switch to A and take it with ease, Twistzz comes in strong. The score is 3-2. Liquid keeps 4 alive.
-After losing an eco, Brehze retakes B with a 3k and gets EG their third round.
-A take for Liquid, Brehze gets a quick double but Stew responds with a 2 form his own, is left in a 1v3, he needs the aace to win it but loses to Ethan. The score is 5-3
-Tarik and Cerq retake B in a very awkward way after Brehze gets two kills. (His ADR is 103 at the moment)
-Tec-9s to push B gets Liquid the apartments, and Naf with two deag headshots win the round. Score is 6-4
-EG deny the A take very convincingly, Naf manages to take 2 before saving his AK. Both teams economy is on tatters.
-With a force buy Liquid is able to take A and defend it, Stan tries in a 1v2 but Elige gets the better of him.
-The CT-Side force with upgraded pistols and armour, Almost making it work with Stan sitting in a smoke dead on B site. Elige wins the round with 1 hp. Score is 8-5.
– After losing a full eco, Cerq gets a collateral mid and another 2. Finishing the half 9-6.
Second Pistol
-EG sets up for an A take, but Liquid was ready for it.
-Five clean rounds for Liquid, Elige has 116 ADR at the moment. The score is 15-6 (Naf with a cheeky 3k at B Bench.)
-Brehze opens the A site with a double kill after boosting window, and gets a third aftere being left in a 1v2, but falls at the end and Liquid wins the map 16-6.
Map 5: Dust_2, EG on the CT-Side
Pistol Round
-Liquid walks up cat, and they explode taking the site as EG sets up for the re-take, Trades come all over and stew is left in a 1v2, gets bot while they try to defuse the bomb.
-Another four quick rounds for Liquid, Brehze came close to a clutch with a 2k but could not convert. Grim has 193 ADR in these first 4 rounds.
-Stan and Brehze stay strong holding A and finally getting EG on the board.
-Liquid goes long fast and Grim gets a quick 2k but gets Team killed by Twistzz and they fall back to B tunnels. Cerq is trying to defend as Stan comes in from the flank, with one frag each, the retake is good and they secure EGs’ second round. The score is 2-5.
-Ethan and Brehze delete the B push. 3k for Brehze.
-Elige with a 3k with nothing but a deagle, but is not enough. Score is 4-5
-Liquid goes fast cat again and again stalls for a second, eventually getting another 2 and Ethan is forced to save.
-EG has to full save and they push long, killing Naf but nothing else. Score is 4-7.
-Tarik with a great 2k flanking the mid to B smoke and another two Stan give the round to the CTs.
-They get reset after Liquid takes A.
-EG force but still lose.
-Twistzz buys an auto and gets Cerq crossing, however the force this time works Brehze and Ethan coming in huge, one with a scout and the other with a deagle. The half ends 6-9
Second Pistol
-Elige gets aggressive on cat and gets two but Tarik responds with two of his own. Everybody keeps fighting mid but Liquid comes on top.
-This time, Elige gets 3 after pushing long dumpster, Ethan and Cerq are left to plant on the A site, and Ethan wins the 1v2. The score is 7-11.
Eg Vs Liquid Cs Go
-EG go long again and everybody trades, Tarik is left in a 1v2 coming in from lurking B. Kills Stan in CT and runs into CAT. The bomb is down outside long doors, Tarik sprays Elige down and converts.
-After an anti-eco, EG try to go out long again but get stopped and Ethan is left in a 1v2 but this time loses. The score is 9-12
-The T-side pushes cat and gets A control right away, the three remaining CTs are forced to save, and EG has now 10 rounds.
-B rush deletes the partial buy from Liquid.
-EG keeps speeding up, they take long and don’t even need to plant, one by one liquid peeks and dies. The score is tied 12-12.
-Brehze cleans up the upgraded pistols from Liquid at long and they take their time to walk up to the site. Stew tries to bring a p250 to a clutch and falls.
-This time is Cerq methodically peeking long finding 3 frags, and getting EG up to 14. Liquids distress is showing.
-Nothing but an m4, deagles and armour for the CT side, Grim is good for 2 with the m4, but EG finds the plant A. Naf gets another 2 but falls to Cerqs’ AWP. EG is at Championship Point.
-Full buy on both sides, EG goes cat fast again, and get the plant, Ethan gets two, and Cerq gets the final kill, recovering from a brawl of a match, and winning the Esl one Cologne 2020 NA Final!
EG Champions of ESL ONE Cologne 2020 – esl.gg
Summary
What a ride, we went the distance, most rounds were fought down to the last man. Every player had a moment of brilliance throughout the match, seeing Elige and Brehze going head to head, these fragging machines is one of the best things in a final like this. In the end, the mental fortitude of EG came on top, and despite Grim playing quite well, he is still a new addition to the line-up.
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Overall a joy to watch. Can’t wait to see this rivalry growing throughout the years.
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