ESL One Germany: Team Liquid beat Na'Vi to claim first Dota 2 Major trophy of 2020

Team Liquid got ir hands on lion's share of $400,000 prize pool after scoring a 3-1 win over Natus Vincere in grand final of ESL One Germany 2020. online-only DOTA 2 tournament commenced on October 5, with Team Liquid having to navigate past some heavy competition to reach Sunday's finale. win over Na'Vi also marked first DOTA 2 Major win for Team Liquid's new roster that was assembled only last year.

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ESL One Germany final result 

Team Liquid made ir way to final having dropped just two series in entire tournament - a 2-0 loss to Team Secret in group st and a 2-1 loss to mudgolems in first round of playoffs. Entering losing bracket worked like a charm for team, who racked up win after win in kckout round, including clean sweeps against Secret and mudgolems in previous rounds.

Meanwhile, Na'Vi entered final having dropped just one map in entire playoffs. But team soon realised y were in for a battle after y were completely outplayed in Game 1 of final. Team Liquid gave up only 5 kills and claimed over 30 as y took a dominant 1-0 lead to set up series. Game 2 followed a similar level of dominance from Liquid players, who, under leadership of Aydin 'iNSaNiA' Sarkohi kept outscoring ir opponents. Liquid snatched Game 2 after 30-odd minutes of play. 

Na'Vi did make a comeback in Game 3, blocking iNSaNiA's Oracle en route to a comeback win. While y did man to force a Game 4, it was all Liquid in final game of series, who bounced back from defeat to complete dominant win in finale. 

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iNSaNiA was named  Mercedes-Benz MVP of tournament. Team Liquid were rewarded $140,000 as champions of ESL One Germany 2020. Na'Vi won $80,000 for finishing in second place. Mudgolems (3rd) and Team Secret (4th) won $45,000 and $25,000 respectively. 

team came under Team Liquid's banner in October 2019 after ir previous roster was acquired by Team Nigma after  International 2019. After exiting OGA Dota PIT Season 3: Europe/CIS at playoffs st, Aydin and co showed off ir best form as y celebrate ir first major DOTA 2 tournament win. 

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(Im Credits: Team Liquid Twitter)