Team Liquid beats fnatic and advances to the 1/4 finals of ESL Pro League Season 16

Team Liquid outplayed fnatic with a score of 2:1, thanks to which they made it to the quarterfinals of ESL Pro League Season 16. Here, the North American team will meet with MOUZ, which received the best seed after winning Group C. In turn, the fnatic team leaves the competition, ranking 9 -12th place.

The first meeting within the playoffs of the tournament started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of the North American team. At the same time, the "liquid" ones immediately seized the initiative on the server, but slowed down a little and allowed fnatic to get closer to the side switching - 8:7. In the second half, the teams continued to demonstrate equal CS until Team Liquid adapted to the opponent's attack and gave out a series of rounds. As a result, the North Americans put the squeeze on fnatic and took the lead in the series — 16:13.

Next, the teams moved to the Overpass map, which became the choice of fnatic. And again, the teams showed an equal first half, which ended with a minimal advantage in favor of keita's charges - 8:7. However, after the side switch, the intrigue quickly disappeared from the server, while fnatic took control of the game and quickly equalized the score in the series - 16:9.

Everything was decided on the Ancient map, where the "liquid" ones, having started for the attack, managed to show good potential and took seven rounds at once - 8:7. After the side switch, fnatic was no longer able to return to the game, while Team Liquid quickly ran ahead and managed to get the final victory — 16:10.

ESL Pro League Season 16 runs from August 31st to October 2nd in Malta at the Salini Resort. 24 teams from Europe, CIS, North and South America compete for a total prize pool of $835,000. The winner of the tournament will receive the main prize of $175,000, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023.

Intermediate results of ESL Pro League Season 16

• 1st place: $175,000 + 2,800 BLAST Premier points + ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 + ticket to IEM Katowice 2023
• 2nd place: $70,000 + 1,400 BLAST Premier points
• 3rd-4th place: $35,000 + 875 BLAST Premier points
• 5th-8th place: $17,500 + 262.5 BLAST Premier points
• 9th-12th place: fnatic — $37,000
• 13th-16th place: Team Spirit, Astralis, Evil Geniuses BIG — $19,000
• 17th-20th place: Ninjas in Pajamas and Eternal Fire - $17,500
• 17th-20th place: MIBR and ENCE - $12,500
• 21st-24th place: Endpoint and HEET — $11,000
• 21st-24th place: FTW and Movistar Riders — $6,000