Liquid advanced to the fourth place in ESL Pro League Group D

After destroying Rare Atom 2-0 in the last-chance round of the ESL Pro League Group D, Liquid has advanced to the fourth place deciding match. The Chinese team had initially placed the North American team in the lower bracket, so they entered the match with a grudge. However, this time, the match played out entirely differently as Liquid and Rare Atom decided to switch the map pool.

Liquid must play the winner of Spirit vs. Astralis on Sunday for the final position out of Group D, meaning they are not yet through to the playoffs. Since arriving in Malta, the North American team has struggled, and their chances of progressing are far from assured. Spirit already defeated nitr0's men in the lower bracket, and Nicolai "device" Reedtz has consistently proven to be a difficult opponent for Liquid to contain in previous iterations of their roster.