Team Liquid and GIANTX battle for the VCT EMEA: Stage 2 championship at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin. Follow the live coverage here.
The VCT EMEA: Stage 2 is almost coming to an end, but it's not leaving us without a banger match between Team Liquid and GIANTX. The teams fight for the title of champion before heading to Paris for Champions. In the last European best-of-five in the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, only one can win. Who will be?
Where to watch the tournament?
As always, you can watch the VCT EMEA: Stage 2 matches in the official regional channels on YouTube and Twitch. If you prefer, the Twitch channel is embedded below.
Maps
Teams Map 1: Bind Map 2: Lotus Map 3: Sunset Map 4: Ascent Map 5: Corrode | TL x GX TL 13 - 10 GX TL 13 - 9 GX TL 13 - 10 GX - - |
Agents
TL picks TL player GIANTX player GIANTX pick | Viper (G1) Vyse (G2) Cypher (G3) nAts westside Deadlock (G1) Cypher (G2) Cypher (G3) | Skye (G1) Omen (G2) Omen (G3) paTITek Grubinho Astra (G1) Omen (G2) Omen (G3) | Raze (G1) Yoru (G2) Yoru (G3) kamo ara Raze (G1) Raze (G2) Neon (G3) | Brimstone (G1) Raze (G2) Raze (G3) keiko Cloud Gekko (G1) Fade (G2) Sova (G3) | Gekko (G1) Fade (G2) Raze (G3) trexx Flickless Viper (G1) Viper (G2) Breach (G3) |
Team Liquid x GIANTX at the VCT EMEA Stage 2: Match recaps
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Map 1: Bind
GIANTX refused to fall into the “underdog” narrative, opening the series with confidence against Team Liquid. From the first round, they showed they were motivated and ready to fight, but TL is no ordinary opponent. On one of their strongest maps, Liquid answered with crazy plays and relentless pressure, keeping the score neck-and-neck. In the end, it all came down to decision-making, closing out the map 13-10 for Team Liquid.
Map 2: Lotus
After dropping a close first map, GIANTX looked to bounce back, but Team Liquid came out to win. GIANTX answered strongly, as ara and Grubinho pulled off clutch plays to string together five straight rounds. Still, Liquid didn't even flinch. Once the sides switched, the second half was all blue, with TL asserting full control to close the map 13-9.
Map 3: Sunset
In the third map, the game was more balanced for both teams, but Team Liquid asserted its position in the second half, scoring four rounds in a row. This time, paTITek and keiko were the ones shining the most, clutching crazy rounds and not allowing GIANTX to progress in the match. Team Liquid ended up winning the VCT EMEA: Stage 2 trophy. nAts was the MVP of the split.
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