The North American squad from Liquid passed their first test in the showpiece event with style as they managed to take down FaZe for the first time since Twistzz’ arrival and in karrigan’s debut. Liquid’s Brazilian captain impressed on one of his least favorable maps and had 20 kills, 4 deaths, and 130.0 ADR after 15 rounds of play.
Read more Liquid get first win over FaZe since Twistzz’ arrival
Mirage: 16-11
Nuke: 16-6
MVP: Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo – 1.67 Rating | 102.4 ADR | 50-20 K/D
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In the meantime, Vitality took upon OG in their opening match at the tournament. The Frenchman welcomed back their captain on the server with a victory over OG to move on to the upper bracket. Vitality’s shox played a massive role in the victory and delivered 61 frags throughout the series.
Read more: Vitality welcomes back their captain with a victory
Dust2: 16-11
Nuke: 19-17
MVP: Richard “shox” Papillon – 1.39 Rating | 97.2 ADR | 61-41 K/D
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