Liquid crushed Falcons and secured victory at 1win Essence II
Team Liquid became champions of 1win Essence II, defeating Team Falcons in the grand final 3-0. The team earned $100,000 for first place.
Before The International 2026 Team Liquid are rapidly gaining form. Nisha stands out in particular, finishing the tournament with a record KDA for the year — 7.74.
The first map was extremely interesting thanks to the even play of both teams and the purchase of Divine Rapier. The teams could not gain a decisive advantage for a long time, but at one turning point, thanks to a stronger draft and better execution, Team Liquid managed to close out the game. Nisha finished the map with a score of 13/3/22.
The second map ended in a complete rout by Team Liquid — the team closed the map in 26 minutes. miCKe had perfect stats of 13/0/9 by the end of the game.
The third map was supposed to go to Team Falcons, but a weaker draft with little control did not allow them to counter Nisha on Storm Spirit and miCKe on Windranger. As a result, the game went deep into the late game, where Team Liquid's heroes became much stronger, and the team was able to fully erase the gold deficit and secure a clean sweep over the match favorite.
Interestingly, at the end of the game miCKe started trolling ATF for his Necrophos play and wrote in all-chat: “Atf necro. XD”.
1win Essence II took place from July 30 to August 5 in an online format with a prize pool of $200,000. Follow all the latest news on our Telegram channel.