Team Liquid vs SAW Prediction: Liquid is Eager to Win After RMR

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Team Liquid underwent a significant change. Last year, they acquired stars YEKINDAR, NAF, cadiaN, Twistzzzz, and skullz to strengthen their CS2 roster. However, despite these big names, Team Liquid's participation in the major was not guaranteed. In the decisive match, they lost to Complexity with a score of 1:2. The RMR system in America can be criticized. Still, it's worth considering why Team Liquid missed the major in Copenhagen and had to earn a slot in the spring BLAST finals through Showdown.

Liquid's roster was not concentrated on old strategies after the change, and new players significantly changed the team's roles. Currently, cadiaN is the captain, while YEKINDAR focuses more on individual performance. However, Team Liquid's previous lineup had already faced issues with a consistent sniper. Judging by statistics, cadiaN's performance is not much better than oSee's. Even in matches against Brazilian and American teams, Casper does not always have positive stats, and over the last three months, he has only averaged 0.6 kills per round. Although the rest of the team compensates for the captain's mistakes, his absence in important matches makes itself known. However, not everyone performed well in the RMR matches against FURIA Esports (10-13) and Complexity (1-2). Team Liquid still has a long way to go to become one of the top HLTV teams, so a ticket to BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2024 should not be expected. The first opponent will play at the major in Copenhagen, but the level of play is quite convenient for Liquid.

Portugal's top five players feel a morale boost after making it to the first major in history. SAW has been on the radar of the tier-1 scene for some time but has never achieved any notable successes. In February 2024, the team secured some important wins at RMR and advanced to the year's main tournament from the fifth round.

At RMR, ewjerkz, a rifler for SAW, was an actual sensation. In the qualifiers for the major, he ranked in the top 10 for individual performance with 0.84 kills per round and 86 damage and had an HLTV rating of 1.29. Arrozdoce, another riffler, ranked eleventh with a rating of 1.21. All players had positive stats in terms of individual play during the RMR. The team performed well in pistol rounds (10-6), achieving an interesting result in Bucharest. They lost 26 rounds in two BO1s against Virtus.pro and 9 Pandas while only losing 25 rounds in three BO3s against Ninjas in Pyjamas, ENTERPRISE, and Fnatic SAW.

It is too early to determine their strength, as they may have had some luck with their opponents during RMR. Before that, the team participated in the RTP Arena Cup 2024, earning them a ticket to the Showdown. The SAW players are significantly less skilled than the Team Liquid players.

Team Liquid is even more dangerous after their loss at RMR. A defeat at BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024 could devastate them. They were lucky with the first opponent, as SAW struggles against experienced teams. Probably, Team Liquid will quickly win it.