LGD Gaming suffered a technical loss in their match against Team Liquid at 1win Essence II
LGD Gaming will not be able to play against Team Liquid in the group stage of 1win Essence II due to scheduling conflicts, resulting in a technical loss. This was announced by the tournament organizers.
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LGD will not be able to play against Team Liquid and have been awarded a technical loss in the series.
Due to a scheduling conflict and significant delays at the GOTF tournament—in which LGD is also participating—the team is forced to miss the final match of the day.
Our team tried to find a solution to the problem, but given the circumstances, we were unable to reschedule the match for a later time.
Team Liquid is awarded the victory and advances to the upper bracket.
LGD and Liquid were set to face off for a spot in the upper bracket. With the technical loss, the Chinese club’s players lost their chance to compete for second place in the group. The team will now continue in the lower bracket, while Liquid advances to the upper bracket.
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