G2 Esports vs. Team Liquid: Can the Liquids Stop the Samurai and Reach the IEM Katowice 2023 Grand Finals

An extremely entertaining semi-final will take place in the evening, in which G2 Esports and Team Liquid will meet. Perhaps the "samurai" are the main favorites to win the tournament. However, the North American team managed to get several sensational victories on its way. Therefore, a logical intrigue arises here, which brings two opposite teams face to face, but with some chances of success.

As part of this championship, G2 Esports won three confident victories over BIG (2:0), FaZe Clan (2:0) and NAVI (2:0), thanks to which they directly made it to the semi-finals. In turn, Team Liquid managed to lose in the group from NAVI (0:2), but at the same time outplayed IHC Esports (2:0), Team Spirit (2:1) and FaZe Clan (2:1) to get in the playoffs. Already in the quarter-finals, the "liquid" created a loud sensation, beating Vitality (2:1) and getting here.

Latest G2 results:

• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:0.

Latest Team Liquid results:

• Victory over IHC with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to Natus Vincere with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:1.

As part of the last season, the teams played five matches, three of which were left to G2 Esports players. However, it should be understood that two meetings were also played in the BO1 format.

You can also check the forecast for the upcoming semi-finals.

In this case, we will definitely not see the Overpass card, which G2 Esports will refuse. In turn, the North American team will choose between banning Nuke and Vertigo, and there is a high probability of missing the first map. In terms of picking, Samurai are pretty versatile as they can rely on Inferno, Mirage and Ancient. In turn, "liquid" has a very limited choice, but it is likely that North Americans will start from Anubis.

IEM Katowice 2023 takes place from 1 to 12 February in Katowice at the Spodek Arena. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Oceania are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as a ticket to IEM Cologne 2023 for the winner.

Interim results of IEM Katowice 2023

• 1st place: $400,000 + ticket to IEM Cologne 2023
• 2nd place: $180,000
• 3rd-4th place: $80,000
• 5th-6th place: Outsiders and Vitality - $40,000
• 7th-8th place: FaZe Clan and Complexity Gaming — $24,000
• 9th-12th place: IHC Esports, OG, fnatic and Team Spirit — $16,000
• 13th-16th place: BIG, Ninjas in Pajamas, MOUZ and Cloud9 — $10,000
• 17th-20th place: MIBR, ENCE, Sprout and FURIA - $4,500
• 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Permitta Esports and Grayhound Gaming — $2,500