Shock defeats! Liquid and FURIA stumble in RMR openers
The top seeds are off to a terrible start in Shanghai.
The Americas RMR got off to a surprising start as heavy favorites Liquid and FURIA both dropped their opening matches in China. Despite being among the highest-ranked teams in the tournament, both now sit at 0-1 in the Swiss Stage.
Liquid’s struggle began with a 16-12 loss to Wildcard, which FURIA followed up by losing 19-17 to Legacy - as the scores show, both best-of-one-series were decided in overtime.
They’ll have the chance to turn things around in the second round later today, with matches set to kick off from 09:00 CET. Meanwhile, paiN secured a smooth start, defeating Nouns 13-5 to place themselves at an early advantage in the competition.
Today’s results and schedule for the Americas RMR:
Finished - paiN vs. Nouns 13-5
Finished – FURIA vs. Legacy 17-19
Finished – Liquid vs. Wildcard 12-16
Finished – Complexity vs. BESTIA 13-7
07:30 CET – M80 vs. BOSS
07:55 CET – 9z vs. RED Canids
08:00 CET – MIBR vs. KRÜ
08:00 CET – Imperial vs. Case
09:00 CET onwards – Swiss Round 2
