Team Aster går videre til semifinalen i The International 11, og slår Team Liquid

The second and last match of The International 2022 playoff upper bracket for today has come to an end. Team Aster , the last Chinese club in the winners' bracket, fought in a bo3 series with Team Liquid , who entered the tournament through the Last Chance Qualifier. Previously, Tundra Esports outplayed OG without any problems.

First map

A good start from Team Liquid. At the 7th minute, MATUMBAMAN and the team lead with a score of 3:1, while the core players of the team were in the lead in terms of total cost. Liquid continued to occasionally win fights and push T1 towers. At the 17th minute, the result on the map was 7:10 in favor of Liquid, but none of the participants had an economic advantage. The European club didn't have time to reach Roshan's lair, Team Aster took Aegis of the Immortal in the 22nd minute. Liquid force a fight that they lose by trading 5 of their heroes for a hero and Aegis.

Thus, Team Aster takes the lead with a 15:12 statistic, with a 3,000 gold advantage. The Chinese increased their superiority and entered the high ground of Team Liquid. In the 41st minute, Xxs and the team had over 18,000 refarm gold and the score was 24:13 in their favor. 43 minutes was enough for Team Aster to force MATUMBAMAN and the team to write “gg” in the chat.

Second map

The teams trade heroes in the 5th minute, but Aster loses Ori in the mid lane, as well as Xxs in the top lane. The score was 1:2 in favor of Team Liquid. The participants fought fairly evenly, on the 27th minute the score was 9:212 in favor of MATUMBAMAN and his teammates. The Europeans were also ahead of the Chinese club by 4,000 gold. Team Liquid lose the fight near Roshan's lair using two buybacks. Aster take Aegis of the Immortal. Team Liquid's mistakes lead to the fact that the Chinese seize the initiative on the map.

Monet, playing on Terrorblade, outperformed Liquid's carries by 4,000 gold and posed a significant threat. At the 34th minute, Team Aster tried to break the high ground on the mid lane. Team Aster caught Team Liquid in the absence of a ransom from their team's carries. At the 43rd minute, the Chinese team destroys the opponent's base and doubles the score in the series.

Team Aster become the only semi-finalist of the upper bracket from China, and for the first time in the history of this team, they get into the top 6 of The International. Team Liquid are falling into the lower bracket. Their next opponent will be the Entity team.

Recall that The International 2022 runs from October 15 to 30 this year. The top 20 teams from around the world battle it out in LAN format for the title of world champion, as well as the largest prize pool of the year. At the moment, its amount is $17,076,465. The venue is Suntec Singapore and Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

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