iBUYPOWER Masters IV: Team Liquid Defeats Astralis in the Finals
iBUYPOWER Masters IV: Team Liquid Defeats Astralis in the Finals
Team Liquid have become the champions of iBUYPOWER Masters IV – in the grand finals of the $200,000 CS:GO event the North American team managed to defeat Astralis with the 2-1 score.
Both Team Liquid and Astralis qualified for playoffs from the first place in their groups – Astralis outplayed compLexity Gaming (16:3) and Cloud9 (16:9) in Group A, while Team Liquid defeated Luminosity Gaming (16:11) and Ghost Gaming (16:8) in Group B. In the semifinals Astralis outplayed Ghost Gaming (2:0), while Team Liquid managed to beat Fnatic (2:1). The final series concluded with the 2-1 score in favour of Team Liquid, securing them $100,000 in prize money.
The event took place on January 19-20 at AVALON Hollywood in Los Angeles, USA. The group stage featured two GSL groups with best-of-one matches, during the playoffs stage four teams competed in a single-elimination bracket with best-of-three series.
Group Stage:
| Group A | Group B | ||||||
| 1. | Astralis | 2-0 | 32-12 | 1. | Team Liquid | 2-0 | 32-19 |
| 2. | Fnatic | 2-1 | 39-44 | 2. | Ghost Gaming | 2-1 | 40-43 |
| 3. | Cloud9 | 1-2 | 39-39 | 3. | FaZe Clan | 1-2 | 43-40 |
| 4. | compLexity Gaming | 0-2 | 17-32 | 4. | Luminosity Gaming | 0-2 | 19-32 |
Playoffs Bracket:
Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $100,000 | Team Liquid |
| 2nd | $40,000 | Astralis |
| 3rd-4th | $17,000 | Ghost Gaming, Fnatic |
| 5th-6th | $8,000 | Cloud9, FaZe Clan |
| 7th-8th | $5,000 | compLexity Gaming, Luminosity Gaming |