Team Liquid will face off against Gambit Esports in the semifinals of the upper grid BLAST Premier World Final 2021. On whose side will luck turn out to be?
Team Liquid
Before the start of the BLAST Premier World Final 2021, the "liquid" predicted an early departure, because they themselves performed poorly at the previous three tournaments, taking at best 5-6 places, and the opponent in the first match was the strongest possible at the moment - Natus Vincere. However, the "horses" surprised with the high quality of the game, having managed to close the "born to win" on three cards. First, Team Liquid took the Overpass - 16:11, then lost on Dast 2 - 7:16, and then she won with a score of 16:7, on Inferno.
Gambit Esports
Gambit Esports played very unstable at the previous three tournaments. Then he will take 3-4 places at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021, then he will win the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021, and after that he will fail at the IEM Winter 2021, finishing in 5-6 places. However, in the last tournament of the year, Hobbit and the company intend to perform as successfully as possible, which they have already begun to prove by winning the first match over Heroic with a score of 2-0. It cannot be said that the game turned out to be a pass-through for Gambit Esports, but it did not experience any special difficulties either: 16-11 on Inferno and 16-10 on Vertigo.
Forecast
In the first matches, both teams played very well, showing that they are determined to go to the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 as far as possible. It is difficult to single out a favorite, since now the opponents are at about the same level. A little stronger than Gambit Esports, but not significantly, Team Liquid is able to pick up at least its peak. I think that in this battle it is appropriate to bet on the total of cards more than 2.5.