Liquid beat TYLOO 2-0 to keep IEM Beijing playoff hopes alive

Liquid kept their playoff hopes alive at IEM Beijing with a 2-0 win over TYLOO, eliminating the Chinese side from the home event. Liquid survived a late comeback on Mirage (13-11) before dominating Anubis (13-4).

Mirage goes down to the wire

Liquid led 8-4 at halftime and stretched the lead to 11-4, but TYLOO fought back. The Chinese side saved four consecutive map points to reach 11-12. Liquid then closed out the final round of regulation and took the map.

Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski led the series for Liquid with 43 kills and a 1.67 rating. He finished with 25 kills on Mirage alone.

Anubis is decided early

Anubis offered TYLOO little room for another comeback. Liquid raced to a 7-0 lead and finished the first half 11-1, completing the series with a comfortable win.

Keith "NAF" Markovic starred on the map with 22 kills and a 2.60 rating, the highest-rated map of his career.

TYLOO's exit and what comes next

The defeat ends TYLOO's run at IEM Beijing. Their win over 9z was their only success at the home event.

TYLOO's exit follows confirmation that they will miss the Singapore Major. They withdrew from HyperX Retake to attend Beijing, and their absence from the Major came after that decision.

Liquid will play another Group B side later today for the final playoff spot in the group.