ESL One Malaysia 2022: Fnatic advance to the upper bracket, while Liquid and BOOM leave the tournament

The matches of group B have come to an end. As a result of which, the teams that will join Talon Esports and Alliance in the list of teams that did not make it to the playoffs were finally determined. You can find out about the results of the latest matches of Group A in the relevant news. Below are the results of the last series of matches in the group stage.

OG vs BOOM Esports

OG approached this fight in a relaxed state, as the team had already guaranteed a place in the upper bracket of the playoffs. For the first 22 minutes, the two-time champions of The International imposed a fight on the opponent, but then BOOM Esports got together and managed to seize the initiative. Skem and the team prevailed in 36 minutes with a score of 45:17. But that was only the beginning.

On the second map, OG showed an unusually terrible performance. The club clearly had no intention of playing in this match. Bzm, which is usually famous for its excellent individual performance, had 0-9-0 statistics in the 19th minute, and the score on the map was 22:5 in favor of BOOM Esports. It's worth noting that Taiga and ATF also finished without a single kill on the map. After 24 minutes, OG typed “gg” into the chat and completed this beating. The match ended with the victory of BOOM Esports with a score of 33:5.

OG 0:2 BOOM Esports

Nigma Galaxy vs Fnatic

Nigma Galaxy confidently outplayed the opponent on the first map. The confrontation lasted 45 minutes. KuroKy and the team finished with a score of 37:19. At what 40 minutes of the game, purely statistically, no one pulled ahead much. But then Fnatic lost 2 fights, and then the whole roster went to the tavern, which was enough for Nigma to finish what they started.

Representatives of Southeast Asia were very reluctant to give up a place in the upper bracket of Nigma Galaxy so easily. Fnatic defeated KuroKy and his teammates in 38 minutes with a score of 29:12. Thus, the statistics of the teams in the standings were equal, and they were forced to play a tiebreaker, who determined the second member of group B, who would go to the upper bracket.

Nigma Galaxy 1:1 Fnatic

TSM vs Team Liquid

On the first map, the participants presented the audience with a rather tense game for 58 minutes. As a result, the American team was able to beat Team Liquid with a score of 40:36.

Team Liquid focused after a fairly equal game and confidently defeated the opponent on the second map. MATUMBAMAN put in a good performance on Slark, finishing 13-1-6. In the enemy camp, SabeRLighT- and Timado finished without killing. The European club won with a score of 29:5 in almost 33 minutes.

TSM 1:1 Team Liquid

Tiebreaker

Due to the current situation in group B, Fnatic were forced to play a tiebreaker against Nigma Galaxy. According to the rules of the tournament, the teams resolve the controversial situation by playing 1 on 1 on the center line. So Armel fought against SumaiL. The game was played on the character Shadow Fiend.

At first, SumaiL was upset that the water rune did not appear at the 2nd minute, and he had already bought a Bottle. The first kill was earned by Armel, who implemented Shadowraze more competently. But in the 4th minute the players waited for the rune, it was taken by a player from the Nigma Galaxy team, which brought him an advantage. But SumaiL failed to convert it, and Armel killed the opponent for the second time and guaranteed Fnatic a place in the upper bracket.

Armel 1:0 Sumail

Group B results

Tournament table:

Unexpectedly for many, BOOM Esports, who have shown themselves well lately, are leaving the tournament. 11th-12th place is occupied by Team Liquid, who played rather weakly. OG advance to the upper bracket, as well as Fnatic after an entertaining tiebreaker against Nigma Galaxy. Nigma and TSM go to the lower bracket. Compared to group A, group B turned out to be much more competitive.

Recall that ESL One Malaysia 2022 runs from August 23rd to 28th this year. The venue is the Arena of Stars located in Genting Highland, Malaysia. 12 teams compete for a $400,000 prize pool. The winner of the tournament will receive the main prize of $175,000.

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