The runners-up at IEM Rio has done it again. Against Team Liquid Heroic was in complete control throughout the match and delivered a very impressive team performance to advance into the Grand Final.
Overpass was won after a good start on the T side for Heroic. An 8-7 lead was converted to a 16-10 win on the CT-friendly map. In the second half, it was Heroic’s star player Martin ‘stavn‘ Lund who was the key player for the Danes, who could enjoy the roar from the Royal Arena, as they secured the first map.
Team Liquid picked Inferno as the next map. A troublesome playground for Heroic, who has lost four times in a row here, while the North American had won eight out of their last nine matches here.
The first half was all even, but it was Heroic who took the first step towards a map win with a strong push in the second half. Again it was stavn leading the pack. But Liquid was not done yet. The team has shown promising signs after the addition of YEKINDAR to the roster, and it was once again the Latvian who drove the team to success on Inferno. The NA team fought back and secured the map win after overtime.
Vertigo was chosen as the decider. A clear advantage for the Danes, who went straight to war with an excellent CT side. 11-4 was the score at the break. Liquid came back to 8-11, but then the party stopped. Heroic broke them with a Tec-9 round, and after that, it was game over.
The Danes will face the winner of FaZe vs Ninjas in Pyjamas in the Grand Final tomorrow.
Heroic – Team Liquid 2-1| BLAST Premier Fall Finals
16-10 (Overpass) {cflag:DK} stavn – 1.36 Rating / 23-13 K-D / 87.2 ADR
17-19 (Inferno) | {cflag:DK} stavn – 1.49 Rating / 30-25 K-D / 117.2 ADR
16-9 (Vertigo) | {cflag:DK} sjuush – 1.30 Rating
MVP: {cflag:DK} Martin ‘stavn’ Lund – 1.37 Rating
