PARIVISION beat Liquid to secure a place in IEM Beijing playoffs
PARIVISION defeated Liquid on Ancient to reach the IEM Beijing playoffs, following their opening win over G2.
PARIVISION have secured a place in the IEM Beijing playoffs after defeating Liquid, building on their opening victory over G2. Their win puts them in position for the Group B upper final, where a victory over MOUZ would send them directly to the playoff semi-finals. A defeat would still leave them with a quarter-final spot.
Ancient decides the series
PARIVISION took control on Ancient, with Evgenii "FL1T" Lebedev leading the way with 19 kills and a 1.61 rating. Liquid cut a 2-7 deficit to 5-7 at halftime, but PARIVISION won the first five rounds after the side switch to put the match out of Liquid's reach.
Liquid's Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa had one of the hardest outings on the scoreboard, finishing with 19 kills and 34 deaths. Keith "NAF" Markovic recorded 22 kills and 26 deaths, the highest kill total on the Liquid roster in the match stats. On the PARIVISION side, Dzhami "Jame" Ali and Abay "HObbit" Khassenov were among the players who contributed consistently in the final scoreline.
Liquid faces a longer route
The defeat means Liquid's opening win over Aurora has not yet translated into a playoff place. They remain in contention through the lower bracket, but now need two consecutive victories to advance.
What comes next
PARIVISION will now face the winner of the MOUZ match in the Group B upper final. That result will determine whether they move straight into the playoff semi-finals or drop into the quarter-final stage.