Virtus.Pro defeats Team Liquid and qualifies for ESL Pro League S18 playoffs
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By: Hypron|| September 24, 2023
The ESL Pro League S18 Group Stage has concluded, with Virtus.Pro is the third team from Group D to qualify for the playoffs after defeating Team Liquid 2-1 in a gripping and tough encounter.
Without a doubt, the Russian team delivered an outstanding effort in this series and deserved to win. Team Liquid, on the other hand, secured a spot in the playoffs. As a result, the VP’s Group Stage is done, and Team Liquid will have to play for their lives in the Lower Bracket from now on.
We’ll have an action-packed Sunday because we’ll find out who won Group D and who was the last club to qualify for the playoffs. We’ve also seen some shocking and unexpected results, and this could continue on the final day of the group stage.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at what happened in the ESL Pro League S18 Group D Mid Bracket semifinal between VP and Team Liquid.
Virtus.Pro applied a reverse sweep to qualify for the ESL Pro League S18 playoffs
From start to finish, the series was heated and entertaining, as Team Liquid came close to winning 2-0. However, thanks to an amazing reverse sweep, the Russian squad awoke in terrific shape to secure playoff status.
The event took place at Inferno, Ancient, and Vertigo.
Inferno
It all started with Inferno, VP’s map choice, as Team Liquid stepped up to demonstrate incredible quality on this map. Liquid had a great T-side in the first half to take a 9-6 lead. Then, as the sides changed, things shifted slightly, and the rounds began to be divided. Finally, after 13 rounds, Team Liquid won 16-12 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
.@TeamLiquidCS kick off the series by closing out @virtuspro's map pick of Inferno 16-12 ⚔
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) September 23, 2023
Ancient is coming right up!#ESLProLeague pic.twitter.com/JWLqzY3VLU
Ancient
The teams then moved to Ancient, Team Liquid’s map choice, where we witnessed a stunning back-and-forth encounter that could have gone either way. Team Liquid came out strong in the first half, winning 8-7 on their T side. Then, after switching sides, Team Liquid took a 14-10 lead on the scoreboard, giving them the confidence to finish the map. However, VP’s offense won the final six rounds to win the game 16-14 and tie the series 1-1.
.@virtuspro win SIX rounds in a row to close out Ancient 16-14 over @TeamLiquidCS 👀
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) September 23, 2023
Vertigo will decide which team goes to the #ESLProLeague Season 18 Playoffs! pic.twitter.com/mN7hWhMhCV
Vertigo
Finally, Vertigo, the Decider Map, saw an outstanding performance by VP, who won by a score of 16-6.
The first half was fairly balanced, with VP taking a 9-6 partial advantage. However, unlike the first two maps, VP’s defence was outstanding in the second half, and after winning the first seven rounds in a row, they cruised to a 16-6 triumph. As a result, the Russian team has secured a spot in the ESL Pro League S18 playoffs.
.@virtuspro show their true strength on the final map! They take down @TeamLiquidCS 2-1 in the Lower Bracket Final of Group D 💪
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) September 23, 2023
12-16 Inferno
16-14 Ancient
16-6 Vertigo#ESLProLeague pic.twitter.com/6Q0wuSWv9H
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