Team Liquid have been experiencing their own storied run in this chaotic TI full of ups and downs. With this tournament being the swansong of Team Liquid’s carry player Lasse Urpalainen, better known as Matumbaman, they seem to be taking this retirement run for Matu extremely seriously. After dropping a few series, they were relegated to the Last Chance Qualifiers, of which they were one of the only two teams to qualify through to the group stages.
After getting to the group stages, they outperformed here as well, defeating notable teams such as OG and Evil Geniuses. This success nets them an upper-bracket position where they are scheduled to play tomorrow. Team Liquid’s position three player Ludwig “Zai” Wåhlberg is not satisfied with this success yet, saying the team are hungry for a big victory at this stage. Coming close is not good enough for Team Liquid.