Liquid Beat Aurora on Two Maps at IEM Beijing

Liquid beat Aurora on both maps in the IEM Beijing opening match to advance to the Group B upper bracket semifinals. Winning Inferno 13-3 and Anubis 13-4, the team avenged its series loss to Aurora at PGL Masters Bucharest last week. That defeat had cost Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou's squad its playoff spot.

Liquid closed out the first half of both maps with a 9-3 lead and conceded only one round each in the second half. Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski led the way with 36 kills and a 104.9 ADR. EliGE and Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa finished the series with a 1.81 rating. Samayoa was especially effective in the Inferno win, with a 2.56 rating.

Liquid had lost to champion FURIA in the final round of the Swiss stage. In the next round, they will face the winner of the PARIVISION and G2 match.