Yesterday we saw a jaw-dropping duel where NiP managed to upset the Team Liquid squad in the group stage at IEM XVI Cologne. Here is how it all went down:
Their journey so far
Ninjas In Pyjamas started the event with a dominant win over French Team LDLC. This got them in Round 2 of the play-ins against the revamped Mousesports roster. First map (Mirage) was very one-sided towards NiP (16-8). The second map started in the advantage of Mousesports, winning the half 9-6 on Ancient. Unfortunately they didn’t have the same performance on the T-side and NiP got the late game advantage, winning 16-11.
NiP upset Team Liquid at IEM Cologne
This qualified them into the main event, into Group A, against Team Liquid. The maps to be played were the following:
- Overpass – NiP’s pick
- Dust 2 – Team Liquid’s pick
- Mirage – Final map
Team Liquid kicked off map 1 with a solid amount of early round wins. However, they lost control of the game mid-way through and were behind in the late stages. Luckily they managed to clutch up and get the overtime, which eventually got them the win (19-17). This victory was meaningless, as what followed were 2 dominant performances by NiP. They won Dust 2 with a 16-2 scoreline, and Mirage with a 16-2 scoreline.
With this loss, Team Liquid dropped to the lower bracket against Mousesports.
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