BetBoom edged Liquid 2-1 in the IEM Beijing 2026 Group B lower-bracket final on November 4 — the final playoff spot.
Series line (LB final)
- Anubis (Liquid pick): BetBoom 13-5
- Nuke: Liquid 13-11 — BetBoom led 9-3 at half, Liquid won 10 of the next 12
- Mirage: BetBoom 13-11 (BetBoom led 7-5 at half)
Series lead — Magnojez
Kirill "Magnojez" Rodnov: 55 kills across the three maps — Hotspawn: "the best in the server." Full K-D and per-map ratings were not published.
Both teams' Day 3 path
- BetBoom 2-0 Aurora (LB SF): 13-5, 13-5 — straightforward
- Liquid 2-0 TYLOO (LB SF): scores not published in the recap
Liquid out
Liquid end Beijing 3-2 at a top-8 placement — EliGE/malbsMd posted matching 1.81 ratings in the Day 1 revenge sweep of Aurora, flashie's "we're a real team now" message was validated by the week, but the LB final slipped away after Nuke went Liquid's way.
Full Group B playoff teams
- MOUZ (UB winner — into semis after 2-0 PARIVISION in QF)
- PARIVISION (UB final loser — QF eliminated)
- Liquid (LB final loser — eliminated)
- BetBoom (LB final winner — final Group B playoff spot)
Source: Hotspawn — BetBoom and NAVI take final IEM Beijing 2026 playoff berths.
