100 Thieves defeated Liquid 13:0 on Dust2 in the opening map of their Group B winners’ match at Stake Pulse Beat III. Alex “poiii” Nyholm Sundgren led the one-sided map with a 2.55 Rating 3.0.
Liquid responded on Inferno to level the Bo3 at 1:1, sending the series to a deciding Mirage.
100 THIEVES DID NOT DROP A SINGLE ROUND
Dust2 was selected by 100 Thieves, and the team controlled the map from the opening round.
100 Thieves won all 12 rounds of the first half before immediately taking the opening round after the side switch to complete the 13:0 scoreline.
Liquid were unable to convert a single round despite Keith “NAF” Markovic finishing the map with a positive 10–9 K–D.
POIII FINISHED WITH A 2.55 RATING
poiii produced the highest Rating 3.0 on Dust2 and finished with:
- K–D: 13–5
- ADR: 98.0
- KAST: 92.3%
- Rating 3.0: 2.55
Nicolai “device” Reedtz followed with an 11–3 K–D, 82.0 ADR, 92.3% KAST and a 2.02 Rating 3.0.
Every member of 100 Thieves finished above a 1.30 Rating 3.0. William “sirah” Kjærsgaard recorded 1.72, Jack “Gizmy” von Spreckelsen finished at 1.46 and Håvard “rain” Nygaard posted 1.30.
NAF was the only Liquid player above a 1.00 rating at 1.15. Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski finished at 0.68, Georgi “Jorko” Mitev at 0.43, while Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa and Johnny “JT” Theodosiou both ended Dust2 at 0.21.
LIQUID RESPOND ON INFERNO
Liquid recovered after the 13:0 defeat and won their own Inferno pick to tie the series at 1:1.
That result keeps the Group B winners’ match alive and sends the teams to Mirage for the deciding map.
The winner will move forward from the Group B winners’ match, while the losing team will have to continue through the decider stage.
At the time of writing, the series is tied 1:1.
