BETBOOM edge past Liquid to reach playoffs
The opening map of the series, Liquid 's Anubis pick, was the most one-sided, but in BETBOOM 's favor.
HLTV4 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
Kirill "Magnojez" Rodnov had a field day, posting his highest-ever rating at a Big Event, a 2.40, off the back of seven multi-kill rounds, a 1v3 clutch, 7-2 Op. K-D, +14.14% swing, and 21 kills in 18 rounds.
The wind was in BETBOOM 's sails as the series headed to Nuke, where they dominated on the offense to take a 9-3 lead at the half.
Jorko AWP quad The final map of the series lived up to the previous Nuke with Liquid getting ahead early on with a red-hot Jorko , although BETBOOM turned an early 2-5 deficit into a 7-5 lead at the switch.
Lotan "Spinx" Giladi dominated the map, posting a career-high 2.59 rating. The series then went to Mirage, where MOUZ looked like they were once again going to trample PARIVISION after taking a 9-3 lead on the T side.
The Russian-majority squad came alive after the switch, winning four in a row and bring it within two, but a series of back-and-forth rounds was enough for MOUZ to claim a 13-9 victory and a spot in the semi-finals.
Recovering from a tough loss on their pick, Liquid made a big comeback on map two to stay alive. The third was close, but Liquid couldn't close it out, and they lost the series 1-2, eliminating them from the event.
Also read: Liquid knocked to IEM Beijing lower bracket after 0-2 loss to PARIVISION The series began on Liquid's pick of Anubis, with BETBOOM going down 1-3 early.
The Russian side fought back with a 6-2 run to take a slight 7-5 lead going into their CT-side. After losing the second pistol, Liquid couldn't break through on the attack as BETBOOM cruised to a 13-5 win.
BETBOOM picked Nuke and looked unstoppable in the first half as they won nine of the first ten rounds to put Liquid in a huge hole. Despite winning the final two, Liquid still trailed 9-3.
After winning their T pistol, Liquid slowly began to mount a comeback. Despite going 8/16 in opening duels, Liquid eventually stole their opponent's pick 13-11 to force a decider. Mirage was the third map, and BETBOOM went down 2-5 despite winning the first pistol.
Opinion
Fictional bylines. Each take uses a line above and adds no facts.
Team Liquid can stand on this line: "Kirill "Magnojez" Rodnov had a field day, posting his highest-ever rating at a Big Event, a 2.40, off the back of seven multi-kill rounds, a 1v3 clutch, 7-2 Op. K-D, +14.14% s…" It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
The headline skips this: "Lotan "Spinx" Giladi dominated the map, posting a career-high 2.59 rating. The series then went to Mirage, where MOUZ looked like they were once again going to trample PARIVIS…" That is the reading I would argue. The rest of the card does not cancel it.
Ivo Quill · contrarian
Earlier on CS2Feed
- 4 NovLiquid kept their IEM Beijing playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over TYLOO , surviving a late comeback on Mirage (13-11) before dominating on Anubis (13-4). Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski topped the series with 43 kills and a 1.67 rating.
- 4 NovBETBOOM ended Aurora 's IEM Beijing campaign with a 2-0 victory, winning Mirage and Cache by a dual 13-5 to move within one series of the playoffs.
- 3 NovFACEIT posted statistics on which players in top-ten VRS-ranked teams have been reported the most in its matchmaking service. As no surprise, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets is in the top spot, with 1,662 reports against the Russian rifler.
