Team Liquid eliminated from PGL Stockholm
The last remaining North American team is out of the Major after a 2-0 defeat in the hands of FaZe.
For the first time since the ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018, Team Liquid will not be part of the playoffs at a Major. The North American team was knocked out of the PGL Stockholm Major by their old teammate Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken and FaZe, who won today's early elimination match.
The match started with a bang on Inferno. Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski cleaned out FaZe in the pistol round with an ace, while Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer Gustafsson clutched 1vs2 in the second round to produce the second highlight of the match just two rounds in. FaZe quickly established a big lead on their CT side. Helvijs "broky" Saukants was a key player for FaZe as he made a great impact with his AWP. An 11-4 lead at the break was converted to a 16-8 win on Inferno for FaZe.
On Mirage the match turned into a true brawl. It was evident that everything was on the line for Team Liquid, who could see their tournament life on the line being 0-1 down and playing on their opponent's map pick. Liquid started best and established an 8-3 lead. FaZe found a way back to make it 7-8 before the break. In the second half, both teams traded rounds with Team Liquid losing several key rounds against semi-eco rounds from FaZe. It all had to be decided in overtime. Here Liquid had two match points for the second time on the map, but again FaZe survived. In the second overtime, it was now FaZe with the upper hand going 21-19. A fantastic clutch from broky eliminated Team Liquid, where the Latvian won a 1vs2 situation.
FaZe will be back in action tomorrow in the last elimination match to try and qualify for the playoff stage, while Team Liquid is done and dusted at the Major.
Team Liquid – FaZe 0-2 | PGL Major Stockholm 2021
8-16 (Inferno) | 
broky – 1.37 Rating / 22-14 K-D / 81.8 ADR
19-22 (Mirage) | broky – 1.40 Rating / 38-26 K-D / 95.1 ADR
MVP: Helvijs "broky" Saukants - 1.37 Rating / 60-40 K-D / 91.6 ADR
