Thorin's Thoughts - Team Liquid Speed-Runs the Grand Slam (CS:GO)

[@sxncDMF]

do a twistzz hair analysis

[@Actuallyfat]

100%

[@wrx1th873]

and the gum chewing tactic

[@spiryn5174]

@@wrx1th873 HAHAHAHA SO TRUE, EVERY TIME THE CAM IS ON HIM HE'S GOT IT

[@guard1an500]

Or the new twistz meme

[@Prog47]

Liquid this year has taken revenge on the 4 teams that have beaten them in a BO3 on LAN: -Ence beat them at the major ---> Liquid took revenge at DHM Dallas in the finals -Astralis beat them at the Blast final ---> Liquid took revenge at EPL S9 QFinals -Faze beat them at the Blast final ---> Liquid took revenge at DHM Dallas group stage -Vitality beat them at ECS Summit 4 final ---> Liquid took revenge at the ESL One Cologne final Liquid in 2019 has not been defeated in a bo3/5 by the same team twice. In fact Liquid in 2019 has played 29 Bo3/5 series and has lost only 4. That is an 86.2% win rate

[@his_purpose3]

Just goes to show how dominant they are rn.

[@samfullofsin]

GODS

[@samfullofsin]

Summit isnt an ECS event its BTS

[@wrx1th873]

@@his_purpose3 safe to say, their era has started

[@minhhai9473]

that's why they start wearing avenger jerseys

[@darebrained]

Bluntsmokinganusdestroy3r is nice, but he ain't no buttpounder420.

[@buttp0under420]

Wish I could keep up my patronage but bills op

[@darebrained]

We understand. Have a nice day.

[@Vandyno]

@@buttp0under420 start your own patreon

[@joshpaw9606]

Thorin is a Shield memeber its in his name and he did the nick fury speech on the liquid marvel vod. Hes a trained killer and knows 15 languages.

[@heyday1233]

@Take ll the dated references

[@nestorgutierrez812]

Buttpounder420>bluntsmokinganusdestroyer

[@buttp0under420]

I'm honored

[@wrx1th873]

@@buttp0under420 are you actually the donor? or meme acc?

[@buttp0under420]

Actual donor

[@SwadianKnight101]

buttpounder420 you’re a legend i love what you do, the community appreciates you, keep up the good work buttpounder420 ❤️

[@wrx1th873]

@@buttp0under420 hell yea

[@TheHb0mb3r]

koosta/c9 roast at the end was top tier

[@parikshitrao4208]

"yeah if Astralis somehow wins another major" you just had to say it didn't you Thooorin?

[@contrasbeatshop]

sometimes i rewatch the summer liquid thorin videos just to remember the feeling of being proud of na

[@skootskeet]

bruh fr

[@TheFetus132]

@@skootskeet Feel this.

[@big_boy_chris]

Lol am I missing something here? is there some sort of beef between koosta and thorin?

[@sampepper8799]

Christopher Chan thooorin just calls him a check stealer

[@IsaacSable]

That joke at the end was brutal, exactly what to expect from Thorin hahaha.

[@endman6020]

Liquid quicker at the winning the grand slam than me in bed

[@darebrained]

Lies.

[@heyday1233]

Oh. I didn't realise it only took 30 seconds for liquid to win it

[@RMPY96]

@@heyday1233 he's been edging for months now.

[@xindonglin5815]

thorin please do a video analyzing Cloud 9 squad shuffle

[@wrx1th873]

yes please

[@DevynPlaysGames]

I'm a C9 fan mostly for Tim. But Liquid is the team I can realistically root for. NA #1

[@kevinzhu2610]

kaiCast I really miss all who got replaced, especially RUSH, no matter how he performed at times. Golden, Cajun and vice all seemed like great people to be around

[@kevinzhu2610]

kaiCast Also, I don’t like the fact that most people are rooting for liquid solely because they’re winning, it feels like bandwagoners

[@wrx1th873]

@@kevinzhu2610 um no, they are both fans of both NA team c9 and liquid, thats what fans do , they dont root for 1 then change to another, they are just both fan of each team, people that were old liquid fans would get depressed before about reaching into finals but not winning any of then, same goes for old c9 fans on old c9, they couldnt make it out of groupstages etc etc, since 1 won a major and 1 is in a brink of starting an era, its refreshing and bringing back the fans into life.

[@wrx1th873]

@@kevinzhu2610 no one cares about fucking rush, vice, they are trash, no one cares if they are really likeable or really cool people to hang around, at the end of the day, its who people wants to fucking win not hang out with friends and shit, i feel for auti, he wants to win, his hungry for another major, not sit around and like poeple if they are cool or not, non of that matters, its for the best, they could still be friends outside of the game, just not teammates, and you would ussually hope best of their future because that what friends do, if a team is not winning, and if your friend is playing poorly almost every game, you have to do what you need to do to win, thats it

[@blew9964]

Wra1th _cs whoa man that makes sense but calm down lmao

[@Summersovergrowup]

#1 Team Liquid Fan: Duncan "The thing is, Rich" Shields.

[@samfullofsin]

He used to be astralis #1 fan

[@notdesmondesmond]

AlternatedArts Yeah But Astralis really let him down with the events skipping. Like if Chelsea didn’t play for a few months it’s hard to root for them and call them the best team in the world. (lol)

[@Davidini90]

@@samfullofsin Could it be that he simply likes good Counter-Strike and therefore is a fan of the team who plays the best CS?

[@samfullofsin]

@@Davidini90 yeah no shit sherlock why are you telling me that? I didnt bring up the whole fan thing I just told him he was a fan of Astralis before

[@Davidini90]

@@samfullofsin Alright, sounded like you flamed him for changing favourite teams.

[@semsa7972]

I'll see Koosta at the Denny's down the road tomorrow!

[@alexbarbu4789]

BluntSmokingAnusDestroyer here with the support

[@CZPC]

Cloud9 is dollar tree liquid lol

[@z0ttel89]

Duncan, have you talked to a dermatologist about your skin? It looks like it could be a psoriasis (which is not dangerous, but treatable).

[@Dave29]

rip thoorins hair 1983 - 2019

[@h3nder]

I like Liquid being top 1 because they're not boring, they beat everyone but are fun to watch. Liquid will never be my favourite team, just don't like them as much as NiP and FaZe and Vitality but I am happy with Blastralis not being number 1.

[@wrx1th873]

faze clan fan OMEGALUL, faze 2019 OMEGALUL

[@h3nder]

Wra1th _cs Yeah they suck, idfc.

[@jordanrector1184]

Stewie2k was the missing piece obviously

[@dusanbiga4948]

Jordan Rector Them not chocking was the missing piece, and blastralis being born and dropping off in form was also the missing piece. Might have done the same run with taco. But the chem seems to be there as they are now a pure NA team and stew brings some mid-round calls to the table. Also a very active leader type of person that pushes people to play better.

[@thhhhms]

Dusan Biga Yeah it seems like they need someone like stew to kick them in the ass sometimes, you know?

[@gtmaniacmda]

It was either the change it attitude Stewie2K brought (he isn't a choker, he plays his style no matter the score on a map), or the reduced form of Astralis. Liquid beating Astralis in the grand finals of iBuyPower Masters 2019 also might have been some kind of weight off the shoulders, showing they CAN beat them in a finals (even if the tourney overall was of poor quality). Would they have held this confidence and form with any other player, like TACO? I don't know. Will Team Liquid remain this good and not revert back to choking? We will see.

[@FSUscar]

Don't sleep on Adren either, great coach.

[@babie6097]

It was mostly just astralis falling if they would have fallen before i think liquid would be number 1 with taco then

[@MatysRacette]

Blastralis back at it again

[@danielray6838]

Koosta has some deadly red crayon skills. I’d put 100 dollars on him winning the Denny’s grand slam coloring contest, the guy is a beast.

[@thedrinkkupz]

Gotta say, that sydney crowd was the litmus test. If they could not choke in front of a crowd that was screaming "liquid are choking", then they can beat anyone anywhere and they have showed it!!!

[@KlausValk]

"Astralis is still #1 because they won the major". Astralis placings since the major: 5th at Blast miami,skipped starladder s7 completely, 2nd at blast madrid, skipped sydney, skipped dh dallas,5-6th at ECS s7 finals, 5-6th at EPL S9 Finals, 3-5th at cologne. Liquid since major: 2nd at blast sao paolo, didn't attend starladder, didn't attend blast madrid, 2nd at blast miami 1st at iem Sydney, 2nd at cs summit,1st at dreahack dallas, 1st at epl s9 finals,1st at esl one cologne.

[@jasonwolf7350]

That hat looks terrible on you

[@BowlingOGs69]

Juicy Pineapple thats exactly my opinion ^^

[@ymoob4190]

rip hair

[@demianmollering]

I thought exactly the opposite.

[@kevinzhu2610]

Lowkey i don’t get the koosta reference at the end, any help?

[@EleusinianDionysus]

koosta is t2 and thoorin constantly reminds everyone

[@sampepper8799]

Buttery Peanut he also calls him a check stealer

[@jacjam123]

I have a renewed respect for thoorins honesty. I almost never thought I'd see the day that thoorin defends an NA accomplishment this hard. I think I'm gonna cry! So proud of my TL boys.

[@nicknguyen9788]

jacjam123 im pretty sure thorin is liquid fan boi lol

[@lightningprowess6031]

@@nicknguyen9788 He used to be Astralis's fanboy until Astralis became Blastralis Now,thorin is NA superfan

[@ItsNotNick]

I like the joke, but I don't get discouraged as a C9 fan, because Stewie is succeeding and that's great to see. And he's taking NA along for the ride. I will always want C9 to be a contender again, but I'm satisfied knowing that NA has the best team in the world. It's a win for NA, and I'm happy about it no matter what.

[@wrx1th873]

same

[@kevinzhu2610]

It’s sad to see that most c9 ‘fans’ hopped over to being liquid fans just cause they’re winning. They’re just mf bandwagons and fake fans

[@wrx1th873]

@@kevinzhu2610 you are actually fucking delusional if you think this way, read my other comment on your shitty bandwagon comment, people like you dont have basic/common sense

[@BLTspace]

@@kevinzhu2610 I support NA CS period. I would wear a liquid hoodie or a c9 hoodie. C9 set the bar and broke the curse by winning the major. Liquid has the torch right now and is running with it. This is good for NA no matter how you slice it and we should all support it.

[@his_purpose3]

Meanwhile, at TheScore Esports: "NaH tHe AsTrAlIs ErA iS sTiLl AlIvE."

[@aa4a-a4]

KZbin really trying to make me cry on a random saturday afternoon

[@schwii.-9306]

15:12 SKADIDDLE 😀

[@itiswhatitis6207]

Who the fuck is this “ziwu” guy he talking about??😂😂

[@aakash950]

Liquid seems so interesting winning tournament on other side astralis seems so boring

[@avm9168]

wasn't liquids run a 4 out of 5 because of the major ?

[@lightningprowess6031]

It's started after u win your first intel events They won their first intel event after the major,so it's 4/4

[@Yukari_MAiG]

It doesn't look like there is any team who would be able to stop Liquid from winning the Berlin major atm. Or even tournaments after that, Vitality and ENCE are solid but they still don't look like teams who could beat Liquid. If Liquid win the major, then we definitely be looking or talking at Liquid Era for sure.

[@pasta248]

You forget how majors work :D Ridiculous upsets Incomming to ruin all pickems

[@heyday1233]

@@pasta248 beginning to think its built to fuck my Pickems

[@sunshower6560]

I'm sick of people saying "If Liquid...if Liquid..then". The era is already here and Liquid were the best team in the world as soon as they won their first event after iBUYPOWER Masters. Jesus people...

[@wrx1th873]

@@sunshower6560 thats not how era works lmao, just because you win 1st event doesnt mean shit let alone winning ibuypower masters, era definition is constant domination, it take a couple of wins in a row if not majority wins out of total events happening, but yes i do feel like liquid era has started.

[@heyday1233]

@@wrx1th873 they won a mil in 63 days. Their era has started sir.

[@BroodKingEXE]

zeeWOO

[@franzfrand5350]

a Dynasty

[@makadoz]

Hat?

[@garmadoncar6670]

Killer bean is the best movie

[@makadoz]

Garmadon Car yes

[@TrogDH]

Where can you buy that hat? Dont see it on their website, usually don't care about esports aparrel but that black on black is clean

[@21stcenturymusicman]

That last line was pure fucking gold😂😂

[@DavidDeCorso]

ahahaha that koosta joke was amazing

[@AmbitiousAngel]

Thorin do a a twistzz hair analysis! (SXNCSXNC said it, but I'm writing it again so I make sure you understar we're serious!)

[@Blunderful19]

12:22 The trick is to analyze every game like you lost, even victories. I do this a lot with chess and it makes me more critical of those times that were "good enough."

[@Ficii1]

Bluntsmokinganusdestroyer? Is this Buttpounder420 or a new guy?

[@luckyn4t0r]

Thorin savage as ever.

[@loganthomas7416]

please make a video about how cloud9 is being saved because of blast pro series.

[@donnie7693]

I got busy in life and stopped watching and keeping up with csgo about a year and half ago. Decided to get back into it recently and it’s weird to see Thooorin talking positively for an entire video about an NA team

[@wrx1th873]

i genuinely hope you are either joking or actually missing out like a fuckton of shit

[@dhruvmunshi8143]

Some people in these comments clearly didn’t watch the video and are delusional

[@skylorhunter8896]

Keep in mind that liquid was trying to qualify for ECS while playing at Summit.

[@nictakes5238]

oh throin makes video on liquid, haven't seen that before

[@emb3rzzz]

Buttpounder420 changed his name lol

[@poocrafter2]

Let's not forget that C9 won a major and Liquid still hasn't.

[@user-vz2sy7tx3w]

winning 1 major with a bunch of shit performances is the point thorin is making.. cloud9 did great at the major but as an over all team they were never top of the world like liquid is... top of the world for 1 event yes top of the world for an entire era is a different beast.

[@KlausValk]

Roger Federer about to win his last Grand Slam

[@benallmon5613]

Knew this video was coming. You called it my man. You deserve to gloat. Well done keep up the awesome content

[@tareq0n843]

😶

[@danielandree3947]

Can liquid win two in one year if they win another 4?

[@Golfislife420]

glad im not the only one watching speed run archives

[@darklothecrook9336]

Wearing a liquid hat

[@tjamesnorton]

Warowl could learn a thing or two from this guy about closers

[@mihirx27]

Yet, he still.....has no clothes on.

[@SelfMadeHero04]

Imagine going back in time and telling Thorin that hes gonna make a video about an NA team possibly contending to be the GOAT CSGO team. He would laugh in your face.

[@AndreasFunnell]

They aren't a GOAT contender lol. They sure are good but they still have a long way to go.

[@SelfMadeHero04]

@@AndreasFunnell They are a CSGO GOAT contender, theyre definitely top 3, imo they are top 2 already.

[@lightningprowess6031]

@@SelfMadeHero04 Top 2 Who is the number 1?fnatic,sk/lumo,nip,astralis? Did u really think Liquid achievements beat all of these teams era? I can see your point if u say Liquid can beat sk/lumo achievements But I cant see any reason why Liquid achievements can beat fnatic/nip/astralis achivements In the term of records,these 3 teams still far ahead of liquid

[@NLJeffEU]

Eej here is something on your head. Just so you know 😉👌

[@Trode22]

damn why do you have to go in on koosta like that, dude never bothered anyone lmao

[@wrx1th873]

koosta aint never winning shit

[@samkhan8663]

Thorin, TL has not been to every big event. They didn't make the final of ecs. Minor correction but your overall point stands. Love ur vids

[@coolkatmehrfth]

StrawMilitia Gaming every big event that they’ve attended, besides the Major

[@samkhan8663]

@@coolkatmehrfth did he say that? If he did I'm sorry, I misinterpreted. :)

[@CAshton121]

Golden Liquid... Heh heh heh xD

[@riptherypper]

word play at the end was straight fire

[@AJ-iwnl-]

Koosta can color so good :)))))))))))))))

[@teeheeyuh]

Poor koosta, got absolutely bodied

[@gabewoods7630]

Better out this on speedrun.com

[@edwardkarem972]

lmfao at that hat

[@sc0rch249]

What country is Thorin from?

[@pasta248]

Scotland

[@marvinkaaelarsen5306]

14:34 HE SAID WHAT!!!

[@christhis9597]

Lol, that koosta diss tho

[@vn2100bc]

It's not an era. Top teams took time off, are struggling and TL is not winning in dominant fashion.

[@Orion_Enterprise]

Completely disagree. Just because former top teams are struggling (MIBR, Astralis, Faze) doesn't mean that there is no top teams. Vitality, NaVi, ENCE are the new top teams, and they have a skill level that is comparable to those former squads.

[@Drupee]

It is their era. It just doesn't seem as impressive as some others.

[@xpinkplatypus4189]

Ah shit u right, winning 4 IGS tourneys consecutively isnt an era

[@heyday1233]

@@xpinkplatypus4189 I mean what even is $1mil. Astralis won a blast. It's still their era!

[@nihalr9]

Let them win a major first then we can call them the best team

[@ViGaNova]

Delusional

[@nihalr9]

@@ViGaNova facts TL Majors - 0 And they will never win one

[@lordcoagula3077]

nihal reddy thats not how it works buddy. Liquid are the best team in the world right now for all the reasons mentioned in this video and given the fact that they have destroyed all the competition in the span of a couple of months at multiple events. Winning a major doesn’t necessarily qualify a team as the best team in the world.

[@nihalr9]

@@lordcoagula3077 na buddy they'll have to prove it when the pressure is the highest In a major to be considered the best Astralis have won 2 major back to back and are still the no.1 team in the world ( not an astralis fan I fucking hate them)

[@weavercs4014]

Delusional. Since the Major Astralis have 1 final appearance and dicked everywhere else. Same with C9 after Boston

[@aoru7051]

The fact that Thorin is wearing a Team Liquid cap

[@wrx1th873]

is what exactly? a fan?

[@aoru7051]

idk maybe for the content

[@wrx1th873]

@@aoru7051 dude, what is your purpose of posting this comment? it seems like you dont know what you are saying yourself....

[@sentinel6950]

@@wrx1th873 Why do you care so much

[@wrx1th873]

@@sentinel6950 bruh, that comment was a year ago holy shit.

[@trendzy9485]

17:36

[@MatXrix]

Quite frankly S1mple let them have it...

[@asdewrt]

Even if S1mple won them that series, Liquid would still have been able to go through the lower bracket into the playoffs, which they were very likely to do and still win the whole thing.

[@BLTspace]

Yes he gave them the first map. For ppl that don't get why that knife was a big deal it's because you are in fact playing pros... top pros even. You don't give your opponent a tiny little window to sneak through.. ever. "He still had 2 teammates in site" .. "they had a cushion lead" . So many idiots defending simple. Simple is putting that pressure now on his teammates to finish the round. Shows where his head is at. I think simple is great but the guy is last alive 90% of rounds getting exit frags which pad the stats a lot. "Best player in the world" is not all about flicking with an awp ffs... best player in the world doesn't try to knife last round in a big tournament against the #1 team. Ppl need to get off his nuts already.

[@Dave29]

i hate force buys, idk why but i cant stand pistol + armor like ugh, just eco!! unless ur up agianst vitality, then force buy

[@Summersovergrowup]

It aint 1.6 anymore. The pistols are insanely accurate and worth the investment more often than not if your team has insane aim.

[@jacobm2625]

Am I the only one who thinks S1mple is falling off a bit? Not just talking about the missed knife, his aim looked a bit sloppy and positioning a bit aggressive in the couple of matches I saw. Anybody wanna chime in and agree/disagree

[@oaklandoof994]

The 9 people who disliked at the time of me commenting are Cloud 9 fans who are salty lmfao

[@wrx1th873]

not really, actually im glad and it is refreshing to see another NA team is the best team in the world, c9 and their lineup is pure trash

[@sulphurous2656]

EliGE making Polish CS proud

[@sqweeks5211]

Its not Liquids era its the beginning of the NA ERA

[@lightningprowess6031]

Lets see if NRG and C9 can keep up their game to create NA era

[@amartripathy]

It's Zywoo not Jeewoo

[@eamonduddy3466]

Don't forget NAF was kicked fro Liquid

[@christor2907]

I love you Thorin... but you are nuts if you are calling Ence better than Astralis. Even this half-arsed Astralis would consistently beat Ence. I would also argue that this Astralis is still better than Vitality. (Although they were outclassed in their Cologne series, If Dev1ce turned up like he normally does, that could easily have gone the other way) I would say Liquid is the only elite team at the moment. I'm very interested to see if Vitality can continue to build under Alex, NRG can mature as a group and find some consistency and especially Navi, see how Boomb integrates there long-term. He looks like a good piece. Although maybe with a Zeus and inconsistent Flamie it will not be enough there. Even Astralis. if they find their form again and the other aforementioned teams gain that 10% then we could have many elite teams. Ence just dont quite have the numbers to be elite. they seem very similar in team skill to Vitality but - Zywoo and +Sergej... Zywoo has more carry ability. Ence need 1 more high fragger in their team to be elite and really challenge.

[@MyRevoltec]

Xd