The final qualifiers for the biggest tournament of the year are about to begin. We are getting ready to follow the outcome of the fights and the fate of the ticket to The International.
Team Liquid and Spider Pigzs will play in the last match of the first round of the upper bracket of the playoffs. As is often the case at such stages, we will face a match between a clear favorite and a clear outsider.
Moreover, speaking of Liquid, it is worth noting that they are favorites not only in this fight. This means winning the qualifiers.
Throughout the year, the "liquid" showed a very good level of play and with a different system of direct invitations to TI, most likely they would have received a direct invitation. But as they say, we have what we have.
Let's see if Spider Pigzs can surprise, or Liquid will move further along the grid without any problems.
Team Liquid Form
Since we started with Liquid, I suggest they continue. After all, there is something to say.
First and foremost, Liquid's roster for The International qualifiers should be familiar. The second season and ESL One Summer 2021 "liquid" played either without Boxi or without iNSaNiA, which is similar to death for a team like Liquid.
Ever since the days of Alliance, the five showed a playstyle that was quite different from the standard, prioritizing their comfort over the meta, and so on. With the replacement, it is very difficult to play such Dota, which we saw at the end of the regular season.
Liquid Latest matches
- Defeat Team Spirit 2-0
- Draw against Evil Geniuses 1-1
- Lost to Spirit 0-1
- Lose at Tundra 0-2
- Lost to OG with a score of 0-2
The above is confirmed: the end of the season turned out to be very sad for Liquid. I still shove everything off on replacements, which, quite possibly, were somewhat forced.
Still, playing with the same squad for more than 3 years is a very difficult task. So far Liquid is coping with it, or coping.
Spider pigzs
Substitutions in Liquid's roster and their readiness, we would have put at the head of the table if not for the first opponent in the upper bracket. And they were Spider Pigzs.
I do not want to say anything bad about the new LeBronDota team, but it seems to me that success does not promise them. Although everything is possible.
Before the start of the qualifiers, the Spider Pigzs, who passed the lower division in the second season, parted ways with the Level UP organization (for which they played all season), and also replaced the first position player. All these movements look very chaotic before the start of such an important event.
Spider Pigzs Latest Results
- Lost to IVY with a score of 1-2
- Defeat No Bounty Hunter 2-0
- Lose to Brame 1-3
- Defeat Recast Gaming 2-1
- Lost to Creepwave 1-2
As we can see, in the course of the season, difficulties arose with a team of caliber below Team Liquid. What can we say about the TOPs of Europe?
Personal meeting history
Previously, the teams managed to meet once in the framework of official matches. Then Team Liquid celebrated a clear victory.
Match outcome
Despite not having the most outstanding performance during the second season, Team Liquid is still several goals stronger than the Spider Pigzs mix. I will be extremely surprised if LeBron and the company take at least a card from Liquid.
Result: Liquid 2-0 victory.
