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August 14, 2026·05:00 EEST·BO3
Team Yandex vs Team Liquid
62%ELO Win Probability38%
Prediction
68%confidence
Team Yandex
My take
Here's the stat Liquid doesn't want to see: Yandex has beaten them in five of their six career meetings, a 9–4 map lead. This is a bad, bad matchup for Liquid historically. But I'm not going to sell it as a lock, because the details matter—the last time they played a full series, it was a five-game war that Yandex only just took 3-2, and Liquid comes into Shanghai off the back of winning 1win Essence II, so this is the best version of Liquid we've seen. The pick still comes down to who dictates: both want to play fast, and Yandex is simply the more lethal early-game team.
