Team Liquid and Cloud9 will meet in the semifinals of the upper play-offs of The International 2024. The winner will go to the winner final, while the loser will lose the right to make a mistake. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will guarantee their place in the top 3 of the Dota 2 World Championship? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Liquid uniforms
The current year has been a rather Major note for Team Liquid. The team took part in BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, where they won silver. Such a result brought the players $200,000. Then 33 and the team finished in 13th-14th place at DreamLeague Season 22 with $15,000 as a reward. A bronze medal at the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring earned Team Liquid another $15,000 in prize money. After receiving a direct invitation from the organisers, the European team played in the DreamLeague Season 23: Western Europe Closed Qualifier. Liquid confidently passed the top qualifiers and qualified for the regular online tournament from ESL. Participation in the Elite League resulted in fourth place and $50,000 for Team Liquid. 5th-6th place at ESL One Birmingham 2024 added $57,500 in prize money to the club's coffers. Liquid then repeated this result at PGL Wallachia Season 1, earning an additional $60,000. A 9th-10th place finish at DreamLeague Season 23 earned the players $30,000 in prize money and 500 EPT points. Silver at the Riyadh Masters 2024 in Saudi Arabia earned Team Liquid an impressive $800,000 in prize money.
Team Liquid's previous professional tournament was Elite League Season 2. The team received a direct invitation to the tournament from the organisers. Liquid defeated Infinity, 1win, and Shopify Rebellion in a single Swiss group. Three wins in a row put Nisha and his teammates into the second group stage. There, Team Liquid performed with a 4-3 statistic, which secured them a place in the top set of play-offs. In the semifinals of the top set they defeated OG in a full bo3 series, but then lost 1win on two maps and lost the right to make a mistake. Once in the bottom half of the grid, Team Liquid defeated BOOM Esports 2-1 to advance to the grand finals of the event at the second attempt. The Grand Final clash, in which Liquid faced 1win again in a rematch, ended with a 3-2 victory for the European club. The long-awaited championship earned Team Liquid the top prize of $240,000.
The International 2024 started for Liquid with Group D. On the first game day, the team had two victories over Aurora and beastcoast. But Team Spirit became too tough a test for the European club. A 2-0-1 statistic ensured the team's second place in the group and a more favourable seeding at Seeding Decider. Facing BB Team, Nisha and his teammates won the full bo3 series and headed to the top of the play-offs grid. Their first opponent was Xtreme Gaming. A two-map victory over the Chinese ensured the players' progression to the semi-finals.
Statistics of Team Liquid's latest results:
- Victory over Xtreme Gaming with a score of 2:0
- Victory over BB Team 2:1
- 0:2 defeat to Team Spirit
- 2:0 win over beastcoast
- 2:0 win over Aurora
Cloud9 uniforms
Cloud9 returned to the professional Dota 2 scene on the 21st of July this year by buying the roster from Entity. The new C9 squad has been successful in qualifying for a number of major championships this year. However, at the tournaments Fishman and his teammates played with mixed success. It is worth noting the performance at the Riyadh Masters 2024, where ex-Entity took 9-12th places and earned $100,000.
The previous and the only professional tournament for Cloud9 this year was FISSURE Universe: Episode 3. According to the results of the group stage draw, C9 fell into Group B. The club started with a defeat from Team Spirit on two maps in a row. The team managed to outplay G2.iG with a 2:0 score in the match. The decisive match against Team Falcons ended in a 0:2 defeat for Cloud9. The 5th-6th place in the standings left the players without prize money.
At The International 2024 Cloud9 got into Group B. In the first match the team defeated G2.iG. The second match day started for C9 with a draw against Tundra Esports, after which the players defeated Talon Esports. Such a performance ensured the players the first place in Group B and the right to choose the opponent for the next stage. As an opponent Cloud9 chose 1w Team. Victory on two maps took the team to the top grid of the final stage of the tournament. In the quarter-finals, Cloud9 defeated Aurora with the result 2:0.
Statistics of Cloud9's last results:
- Victory over Aurora with a score of 2:0
- Victory over 1w Team 2:0
- A 2-0 win over Talon Esports
- 1:1 draw with Tundra Esports
- 2:0 win over G2.iG
Match history of Team Liquid vs Cloud9
Previously, the participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Team Liquid - Cloud9
European team very pleased with their game against Xtreme Gaming in the previous match. Let's bet on the victory of Team Liquid.
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