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Liquid csgo2/16/2024 ![]() After a close game one, Liquid appeared to have captured the momentum and convincingly took game two, advancing them to play NAR in the finals. Liquid fell 0-2, setting up a match against ex-Liquid players ixmike and FLUFF on their new team Sneaky Nyx Assassins. Liquid ended the group stage tied for first, setting up a winners finals against NAR, a team they had yet to ever take a match off. Due to the teams recent struggles, they were not invited as a direct seed to The International 2014, and instead had to fight through another set of qualifiers. Shortly after, TL lost to EG in the final stages of the ESL One Frankfurt qualifiers. ![]() After trialing a few players, including Sneyking, DeMoN was added to the roster to take his place.ĭespite some early promise, the team still struggled, falling to EG and North American Rejects in straight sets, and in doing so, failing to qualify for The Summit 1. The team failed to improve, and Liquid soon parted ways with Fluff. The blog resulted in an ultimatum for FLUFF: win as captain, or be removed from the team. ![]() By early Winter, the team started to falter in it's online play as well, with the frustration boiling over and being shown by FLUFFNSTUFF on his TL.net blog. After a strong start in online leagues and group stages, the team had major stumbles at both Fall LAN events, falling early at both MLG Columbus and DreamHack Winter. qojqva of mousesports and Waytosexy of Dignitas eventually filled the ranks. A loss to the defending champions Invictus Gaming saw them out in 7-8th place.Īfter the event the roster changed once more, with ixmike going inactive to focus on ixdl, and Korok leaving for school. After a rocky start they fell into the lower half of the bracket by a thin margin, which saw them defeat MUFC and then had one of their defining moments in a stellar performance against LGD.cn, knocking the Chinese behemoth out of the event. In 2013 the team established itself as one of the premier North American organizations with this roster, placing highly in events such as the Raidcall D2L, The Defense, The Premier League, and the American Dota League in addition to securing an invite to The International 2013. Following an early knockout, the coL squad disbanded with TC, ixmike88, and FLUFFNSTUFF moving over to Liquid and joining BuLba, who competed at TI2 with Evil Geniuses, and Korok, formerly of Quantic Gaming. The team's original incarnation has roots in a North American lineup headed by FLUFFNSTUFF called FIRE, that went on to represent compLexity Gaming at The International 2012. History of Team Liquid Formation and The International 2013
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