Liquid opened IEM Beijing 2026 with a 2-0 revenge sweep of Aurora on November 2 — one week on from Aurora's 2-1 playoff elimination win over Liquid at PGL Masters Bucharest.
Series line
- Inferno: Liquid 13-3 (9-3 at half)
- Anubis: Liquid 13-4 (9-3 at half)
Liquid allowed Aurora just one round after each halftime switch.
Liquid stats (K-D / Rating 3.0)
- EliGE 36-15 / 1.81 (104.9 ADR)
- malbsMd 28-14 / 1.81 (2.56 on Inferno — map standout)
- JT 23-15 / 1.33
- Jorko 19-15 / 1.31
- NAF 18-14 / 1.08
Aurora stats
- XANTARES 17-24 / 0.83
- Jimpphat 17-23 / 0.76
- kyxsan 14-24 / 0.57
- Wicadia 13-27 / 0.51
- woxic 11-26 / 0.43 (38.2 ADR)
Bucharest context
Liquid lost 1-2 to Aurora at PGL Masters Bucharest the week before — a loss HLTV's article says "cost" JT's side a playoff spot. Liquid later also lost to eventual Bucharest champions FURIA in the final round of the Swiss stage. HLTV frames the Beijing win as "some revenge" for that result.
Coach quote
Liquid coach flashie: "I think in Cologne we were five individuals on the server and now we are a real team."
What's next
Liquid are one win away from the IEM Beijing playoffs. Next opponent: winner of PARIVISION vs G2 — which PARIVISION took 2-1 (Dust2 9-13, Anubis 13-7, Ancient 13-9).
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45883/liquid-crush-aurora-in-iem-beijing-opener
