Manila Major: Team Liquid prevail, Fnatic eliminated

Team Liquid got Fnatic eliminated, 2:0, in the fourth round of the Manila Major Lower Brackets. Fnatic are the eleventh team to be knocked out of contention in the main event and will take a sixth place finish. The Malaysian team will walk away with $202,000. Five teams are still standing. Team Liquid will face the winner of LGD Gaming – MVP.Phoenix in the fifth round of the Lower Brackets, tomorrow, June 11th, at 10:40 CEST.

The last elimination series of the day was held between the number 1 ranked team – Team Liquid and the crowd favorites – Fnatic.

In their second series of the day, Team Liquid remained calm, focused and in control both games. Not only did they overpower Fnatic, but they dominated by a clear margin.

The Europeans have more than proven that they are a top team and solidified all of the reasons everyone has crowned them the tournament favorites.

The tournament favorites saw Fnatic eliminated and claimed their spot in the lower brackets round 5.

The Manila Major standings: Team Liquid vs. Fnatic

In the first game, much to the crowd’s pleasure, Djardel Jicko B. “DJ” Mampusti drew first blood. Team Liquid set the tempo and took control of the game but about 15 minutes Fnatic lashed back out and took the lead. Intense game with back and forth leads would become thrilling. Team Liquid taking back the lead around 32 minutes into the game would give them an almost 20k gold lead, but Fnatic continued to be unfazed and pushed forward into their base. Team Liquid would take the game after almost one hour of play.

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In the second match, the first 18 minutes seemed to be neck and neck with a slight lead by Team Liquid over Fnatic. Team Liquid claimed two barracks by 30 minutes in. The European squad played immaculate Dota with very few mistakes. A team wipe at the Roshan Pit 32 minutes in would be enough for Fnatic to call the GG.

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Manila Major standings: Team Liquid 2:0 Fnatic. Team Liqquid advance in the Lower Brackets after seeing Fnatic eliminated.

Manila Major

The Manila Major – the third and final Major this season in advance of The International 2016 – is produced by PGL, with the main event scheduled to take place between June 7-12 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Sixteen teams will compete over six days in a double elimination tournament.

Europe has six teams at the Manila Major, followed by China with four teams, the Americas and Southeast Asia with three representatives each.

Team Secret, Evil Geniuses, Wings Gaming, Mineski, compLexity Gaming, Alliance, Digital Chaos, Team Empire, Natus Vincere, VG:Reborn, and Fnatic have already been eliminated. Only five teams remain: OG, Newbee, Liquid, MVP.Phoenix, and LGD.