Liquid knock Torqued out of cs

Liquid are through to the cs_summit 2 lower bracket final after defeating Torqued on two maps (16-14 on Mirage, 16-9 on Train).

The first series of the day kicked off on Liquid's map pick, Mirage, with Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken and Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic clutching a 2v4 situation to secure their team's Terrorist pistol. The first gun round also went Liquid's way, but then Torqued responded really well in a force-buy.

That sparked an impressive run from Torqued, who won five straight rounds with a very tight defense. Then, Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella came up huge with crucial multi-kills in the next three rounds, paving the way for his team to bag a 7-5 lead.

Joshua "⁠steel⁠" Nissan's men picked up the subsequent round, but then a last-second kill from Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski denied Torqued from following it up, with Liquid closing out the half with a 9-6 lead.

In the second half, despite Torqued securing a chaotic CT pistol, Liquid immediately responded in the next round. Nevertheless, a great Deagle triple-kill from Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen in a post-plant situation put his team back in the game. 

nitr0 had a key performance in the series

That was the start of another great run from Torqued, who hit 14 rounds, but a late resurgence from Liquid saw them bag four rounds in a row en-route to a 16-14 finish. 

Braxton "⁠swag⁠" Pierce and co. began their map pick, Train, with a successful Terrorist pistol. Still, an exceptional Deagle ACE from Twistzz marked the beginning of a six-round streak from Liquid. The rest of the half was keenly-contested as rounds went back and forth, with Liquid securing a narrow 8-7 lead before switching to the Terrorist side. 

Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes opened things up in the second half with a stunning ace that included a 1v3 clutch, setting his team up for an 11-7 lead. Liquid carried their momentum in the gun rounds, only allowing the CTs to get two rounds on the board before sealing a 16-9 success.

cs_summit 2Best of 3 LiquidMatchpage 2 0 10th February 2018 Torqued 16Mirage 14 16Train 9

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nick 'nitr0' Cannellanitr0	51 - 33	+18	90.8	1.33
Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE	47 - 39	+8	76.5	1.13
Keith 'NAF' MarkovicNAF	38 - 36	+2	82.9	1.11
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	34 - 41	-7	80.7	1.01
Lucas 'steel' Lopessteel	33 - 38	-5	64.9	0.95

Torqued	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Joshua 'steel' Nissansteel	46 - 41	+5	86.8	1.25
Kenneth 'koosta' Suenkoosta	36 - 38	-2	70.9	1.02
Braxton 'swag' Pierceswag	38 - 42	-4	80.6	1.00
Matt 'Pollo' WilsonPollo	39 - 43	-4	75.8	0.93
Keven 'AZK' LariviereAZK	26 - 39	-13	66.9	0.87

Kenneth 'koosta' Suen Age: 21 Team: Torqued Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 522 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66 Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski Age: 20 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 726 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.70 Torqued #61 Braxton 'swag' PierceJoshua 'steel' NissanKeven 'AZK' LariviereKenneth 'koosta' SuenMatt 'Pollo' Wilson Joshua 'steel' Nissan Age: 28 Team: Torqued Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 163 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.69 Lucas 'steel' Lopes Age: 24 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 561 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.65 Nick 'nitr0' Cannella Age: 22 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 752 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 Liquid #11 Lucas 'steel' LopesNick 'nitr0' CannellaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Keith 'NAF' Markovic Age: 20 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 688 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.65 Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Age: 18 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 478 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.64 Braxton 'swag' Pierce Age: 21 Team: Torqued Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 239 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.63