To the shock of nobody, Team Liquid has continued their run of being probably the most in-form workforce within the Dota Pro Circuit 2023 thus far by completely crushing Lima Major teams. As the primary a part of the occasion got here to an in depth immediately, the European powerhouses are undefeated after racking up 14 wins—probably the most of any workforce in both group—and two attracts.
They made simple work of everybody in Group B—the one exceptions had been Geek Slate and BetBoom—and have already solidified their place because the match favorites.
Liquid is the workforce to beat, however in line with their beloved coach Blitz, they don’t really feel any stress and are rather more centered than ever earlier than, with gamers being vocal and pitching concepts often. It additionally helps that star midlaner Nisha has been in blistering kind, pulling off mind-blowing performs like an Aegis snatch. That pattern has continued thus far within the Major.
It shall be attention-grabbing to see how they fare towards the likes of Gaimin Gladiators, Team Spirit, Evil Geniuses, and Talon Esports who nabbed the highest 4 in Group A, in addition to Dota 2 heavyweights like PSG.LGD and Tundra Esports who, regardless of expectations, would high that group, completed fifth and sixth.
We’ll discover out on Feb. 28 after they tackle Talon within the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals. If they win, they’ll face Team Spirit or Evil Geniuses within the Upper Bracket Semifinals, and in the event that they lose, they’ll face HellRaisers in Lower Bracket Round One.
