Team Liquid beseiret NAVI i kvartfinalen i BLAST Premier World Final 2022

Team Liquid turned out to be stronger than NAVI with a score of 2:1, thanks to which they reached the semi-finals of BLAST Premier World Final 2022. Here, the North American team will play with OG, which became the winner of group B. In turn, "Born to Win" left the championship, finishing 5- 6th place and earning $25,000.

The starting quarter-final of the tournament began on the Overpass map, which became the choice of the Ukrainian team. At the same time, the "liquid" decided to play from a position of strength, starting on the side of the attack. However, this fact did not bring any dividends to NAVI, which played poorly on defense and took only nine rounds - 9:6. After the side switch, "Born to Win" did not appear on the server, while Team Liquid players confidently finished playing on defense and took the lead in the series - 16:10.

Next, the teams moved to the map Ancient, which turned out to be the choice of Team Liquid. Here, the North American team continued to dominate the server, not allowing NAVI to breathe. As a result, the Ukrainian team was honored with only four rounds in defense, thus writing a sentence for itself - 11:4. However, after the change of sides, "Born to Win" managed to do the impossible, showing a confident attack. In turn, the "liquid" failed to keep the advantage, allowing NAVI to equalize the score in the series - 16:10.

Everything was decided on the Mirage map, the first half of which ended with a twofold advantage in favor of the North American team — 10:5. After the side switch, NAVI tried to return to the game, but in vain. As a result, Team Liquid managed to open up in attack in order to win and get into the championship semi-finals — 16:9.

BLAST Premier World Final 2022 takes place from December 14 to 18 in Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena. As part of the championship, eight teams from Europe, the CIS and North America are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,000,000.

Intermediate results of BLAST Premier World Final 2022

• 1st place: $500,000
• 2nd place: $250,000
• 3rd-4th place: $85,000
• 5th-6th place: NAVI — $25,000
• 7th-8th place: Outsiders and Heroic — $15,000