Liquid endured an upset defeat to fellow North American side NRG,世界 最古 ポルノ映画 who are the first team through to the 2-0 pool of teams in the StarLadder Major's New Legends Stage.

NRG showed the potential of their star-studded line-up as they inflicted Liquid their first defeat since the 13-16 loss to North at the ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals. The Intel Grand Slam Season 2 champions looked well off the pace on Dust2 - a map where upsets tend to happen quite often -, and there are very few positives for them to take from a game that could have had an even worse scoreline for them had Jonathan "?EliGE?" Jablonowski not come to the team's rescue towards the end of the first half.

A quad-kill by Nick "?nitr0?" Cannella with a USP made for a promising start for Liquid, but NRG replied in the blink of an eye with a successful force-buy and began to grind out rounds. The current No.1 team in the world struggled to keep up with the pace set by their opponents and were often forced into saves after losing a bombsite, leading to a tactical pause at 1-7.

Liquid improved after that timeout and tightened up their defense, with EliGE leading the charge. The 22-year-old put in 19 frags and averaged 116 damage per round to help the team to secure a respectable 6-9 scoreline.

NRG were far too hot for Liquid to handle

After switching over to the Terrorist side, Liquid won a much-needed pistol round, but just like in the first half there would be no follow-up on their part as Ethan "?Ethan?" Arnold wreaked havoc with three quick kills with the Five-SeveN. After getting their economy stabilised, Liquid began to chip away at NRG's lead, but their efforts were in vain. Tsvetelin "?CeRq?" Dimitrov was a joy to watch as he led his team to a convincing victory, one that will certainly give Liquid's players some food for thought as they chase their first Major crown.

StarLadder Major Berlin 2019Best of 1 LiquidLiquidUnited StatesMatchpage 9 16 29th August 2019 United StatesNRGNRGNRG 9Dust2 16
?LiquidK - D+/-ADRRating 2.0
United StatesJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE 28 - 14+14111.01.59
United StatesNick 'nitr0' Cannellanitr0 14 - 19-563.10.88
United StatesJake 'Stewie2K' YipStewie2K 13 - 18-558.80.78
CanadaRussel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz 13 - 20-765.10.75
CanadaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicNAF 7 - 20-1339.80.43
?NRGK - D+/-ADRRating 2.0
BulgariaTsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq 25 - 15+1094.01.44
CanadaPeter 'stanislaw' Jarguzstanislaw 19 - 15+473.71.18
United StatesVincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze 20 - 15+584.41.18
United StatesEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan 15 - 14+169.01.13
United StatesTarik 'tarik' Celiktarik 12 - 16-470.31.05
The New Legends stage 2W - 0L NRG RenegadesLiquid1W - 0L ENCE AVANGARFaZe MOUZAstralis DreamEatersVitality NorthNorthMIBR Ninjas in PyjamasG2 Natus Vincere1W - 1L Natus Vincere G2DreamEatersLiquid CR4ZYNRGNRGCR4ZY LiquidNinjas in PyjamasMOUZ FaZeNorthNorthAVANGAR ENCERenegades0W - 2L Renegades NRGNRGAVANGARNinjas in Pyjamas MIBRCR4ZYNorth VitalityMOUZDreamEaters AstralisNatus VincereUnited StatesLiquid #1 LiquidUnited StatesNick 'nitr0' CannellaCanadaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicUnited StatesJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiUnited StatesJake 'Stewie2K' YipCanadaRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken United StatesJonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiAge: 22 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1136 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.69 BulgariaTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovAge: 19 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 789 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.62 United StatesNick 'nitr0' Cannella Nick 'nitr0' CannellaAge: 24 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1164 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 United StatesNRG #5 NRGNRGCanadaPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzUnited StatesTarik 'tarik' CelikUnited StatesVincent 'Brehze' CayonteUnited StatesEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldBulgariaTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov United StatesEthan 'Ethan' Arnold Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldAge: 19 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 707 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.67