WINNER TO SEMI FINAL! Astralis vs Liquid - HIGHLIGHTS - ESL Pro League Season 19 l CS2

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[@pride893]

Device is already one of the better IGLs. He really is one of the best players ever.

[@hurensohn7605]

just proving his GOAT status.

[@huzaifakhan17]

And the most enjoying to watch player because of his plays

[@pride893]

@@huzaifakhan17 he’s awesome. I’m not an Astralis fan but I got nothing but respect for Device.

[@Jouy195]

Dev1ce? You mean tom cruise..

[@tjan244]

By statistics Device is the greatest counter strike player to have played the game Achieving almost everything and being the anchor of the legendary Astralis team and has always been known for his consistency and performances a very mechanical and reliable player in all situations with excellent game sense and game Iq can also entry frag and a very consistent awper. He plays the game very intelligently and frags to change the outcome of the game rather than take unnecessary risks I have been a fan of counter strike for a very long time and I’ve watched forest vlogs to learn and play arguably the best player ever. I have been a device fan also for a very long time he doesn’t have a lot of flairs and flicks compared to Zywoo and simple but still extremely reliable always changing the tide of the game and I think he will be a good IGL. If you told me that device is the greatest player ever to play the game I would agree with you.

[@supaygato]

"This is not a rivalry, they always kick our ass" - Liquid

[@thesilentassassin1167]

Jon Jones Vs DC vibes

[@rac8153]

Astralis were lucky with the draw, they got the weakest quarterfinalist opponent

[@joechan5037]

@@rac8153 yeh not like they had to 2-0 faze to get that lucky draw.... 🤡

[@sushanth1430]

​@@rac8153 Top of their grp by defeating faze and most probably the difficult grp out of all.

[@nakavonali301]

I can't get over the level of understanding of the game dev1ce has as a player and a IGL

[@supaygato]

23:35 that read is insane. Did his homework.

[@zollen_boyyy6419]

which game did TL use that trick?

[@villain7140]

That’s not a “read” it’s just nade usage

[@supaygato]

@@villain7140 a read from dev1ce. He predicted that nade and was waiting for it

[@XX-pq6cu]

That's Team liquids grenade​@@villain7140

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

​@@villain7140lmao. He knew they were gonna break the smoke and was waiting for the play. What do you mean?

[@keshavnuwal7991]

Astralis on fire And the GOAT, the consistent player of all times DEVICE, the tom cruise of CSGO made astralis look like a top 5 team man🔝

[@frederikteisen]

* #1 team u mean, They haven’t lost a map in season 19 The whole team is so strong

[@keshavnuwal7991]

@@frederikteisen they still have to win to be #1 Lost to vitality in the finals last time, but still it's interesting to see their matches coz now u know they r a Contender, previously u knew they loose😅

[@zooom6286]

@@keshavnuwal7991against vit? But thats still under blamef right? Devve started igl on chengdu

[@Zh-dy1ge]

I was in Stockholm last week. I went to the local computer shop to see if they had new graphics cards that are so limited. As I walked into the store I was so surprised to see Device. He was smashing each monitor one by one. The workers were unfazed, this was a daily occurrence according to them. Every time he smashed one he said something about “ Astralis” under his breath

[@Mazer19944]

the throw from liquid was when they lost against deagles on map 1. They stopped playing afterwards.

[@utkarshasthana3853]

Device and Twistzz! good to see old rivals back in their teams 😅

[@djMiastar]

Baitf Gone and Astralis looking like a Top 6 Team just shows that you can get high Hltv Rating by being usless to team itself ...

[@jethrobarruga5001]

most unimpactful 1.20 rating

[@khalilkod3787]

Pistols, rifles, AWP, entry fragger, star player, clutch player, and now he's also an IGL.. Device the GOAT does everything and makes it look easy❤❤

[@Stefan_s_5]

Device still GOAT

[@CultuS-gb5my]

GG, respect to device and respect to liquid i really see how they're getting the shape, let them time and they will be better

[@frizzel4]

bro do you didn't even watch the game, are you coming from the live stream?

[@randomname1387]

39:50 Cadia with the Go A, Then B, then back to A strat

[@grabka1984]

Glad to see Astralis doing well again

[@willv5671]

Liquid are throwing man especially Yekindar

[@manuelbrito9962]

nah it's cadian's calling, yekindar's aggressive playstyle isn't agreeing with it

[@yunggopnikdaballr]

​​​@@manuelbrito9962Yekindar has been on a decline since he left vp, his ego and igling ruined him not cadian. Like individually he's not even close to what he was before

[@Leon-jx8wc]

@@manuelbrito9962 What? Cadian is one of the most aggressive callers, did you ever watch Heroic? Re-peeking angles, taking space as CTs. Yekindar is not good, Donk is what yekindar fans think yekindar is

[@setyokobayu]

Device absolute on fire

[@thesilentassassin1167]

I don’t even know what’s making Liquid to not kick Yekinder, only thing I can think of it’s owner is obsessed with him and doesn’t wanna let him go away

[@brixtergeronimo3352]

Im not hating on yekindar but the performances he has had for the past 6 months or so, he would be gone a long time ago if he was in a different team. Im amazed he still given a chance to prove himself but hes been so underwhelming

[@spawnnpwn4166]

Ever since yekindar started wanking and watching corn... He's lost his drive to outaim opponents.

[@saiktawai]

i think he needs to put his face right into the monitor screen, maybe it’s not closer enough.

[@xxivkraegen2124]

Liquid manager is just dogshit he always made these terrible roster moves for years since stewie left. Should have kick jokasteve and recruit whoever does the headhunting in mouz instead

[@H4is3nberg]

​@@xxivkraegen2124yekindar has to have some dirt on him i swear xD he should be kicked months ago

[@IBradFrazer]

Liquid is clearly missing something. They have such good players, but it just isn't working. I don't know what's wrong with YEKINDAR, but he has completely fallen off. Twistzz is doing ok but is a shadow of his former FaZe self. CadiaN plays his heart out but can't AWP, IGL, and carry every game. What next? Is he going to coach as well?

[@taminomerk6123]

kick yekindar and add in some more firepower, I've watched some faceit scrims of TL with voice comms and man Yekindar feels like weird vibes to me, idk tho lol

[@MbispingFan]

Liquid could have won this game but made many mistakes. They didnt lose because of lack of firepower. With yekinder it seems he just pushes with no one with him to trade his death. Its just dumb.

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

​@@MbispingFanthey lost because of skill issue

[@MbispingFan]

@@elizabethmurigi1131 I dont think its lack of skill, i think its lack of good calls from cadian and team play. On paper this team should be top 5 easily with top 3 potential.

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

​@@MbispingFanthat the skill gap I was talking about. Maybe my wording didn't help much but I was kinda memeing

[@csgoocity6611]

45:07 why Twistzz was checking B short even Skullz was there ...these types of small mistakes made them lose the match. GG Astralis

[@tugsuumg8703]

they literally had no chance winning tho

[@elpatron14]

just like old times boys just like old times

[@kogn5338]

Astralis really shaping up to being the final villain of cs2 lol

[@ramoncitocatacutan2964]

Feels good to see Astralis play like this again.

[@Navy-Seal-Ninja90]

yet another match proves that blamef was the problem all along. astralis playing much better now.

[@duruzhkovivan7556]

Stahre's 🔨 ing & jabbi's spike was imposing.😮

[@koolaiddude7685894]

TL's worst enemy is themselves I swear......the first map was an absolute throw, and then too many missed opportunities on the second to have a good lead for the half...oh well. GGs

[@devpct]

Perfect

[@christofferteudt8910]

Devve might overtake simle if he manages to win big trophys as an igl. In my mind he was already close but it seems like noone can stop them right now

[@thomasbrigsted]

Count the number of titles and majors and you will see dev1ce is far above s1mple. Though S1mple may have a lot of MVP's he is just not a team player imho.

[@zooom6286]

Individual prowess simple Teamwork, trophy, achievements devve

[@doughswill7333]

13:51 Why are they playing on the old map version?

[@EVoMVP]

The whole tournament has to be played on the same patch, can’t switch patches for playoffs vs. group stage, new patch was released during groups

[@doughswill7333]

@@EVoMVPI didn't know about this, cool

[@Leon-jx8wc]

@@EVoMVP They can switch if all the teams agree to it

[@duraznito3295]

Not updated inferno?

[@TuanLe-st8rp]

I dont understand why people hate stavn and jabbi, they just want to find their own way to be better not mean betray cadian, this victory is deserve for them

[@nyinechan277]

True

[@harylumsden9103]

Skullz has proved himself, yekindar has done the opposite. Im a liquid fan but yekindar needs to improve fast or he needs to be benched

[@devpct]

Great

[@user-wj5mc7dg7x]

well play

[@justbek4649]

BaitF was the problem

[@ahmetfahrikucuk]

Device is the best player for me, even without a decent CS2 performance he would've been.

[@georgegeorgenstein]

thats my boys!!

[@AtulBhuju]

Yekinder doesn’t feel Yekinder anymore 😢

[@_bhllhb_]

Jabbi gives me Mr. Burns vibes from The Simpsons ❤

[@joelmendonsa3246]

Everytime I have expectations for team liquid they never forget new ways to disappoint their fans😭😭

[@krispyanan]

It's the classic Liquid vs Astralis, everyone knew back then how that would usually go...

[@user-wj5mc7dg7x]

well plaayyy

[@albertovargas9772]

device is from another planet

[@Godforgives985]

Dev1ce is a real goat! And Astralis should win this tournament

[@sksamim8253]

If they beat vitality today then i think they will win this tournament.

[@vortex8719]

HenryG is casting again??? never heard him for years.

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

He came back last year. I think it was during Blast Spring Final

[@D20695]

Device play style is cool

[@rheenan]

Yekindar dies in the first 15 seconds every round.

[@Frogesh]

*Spoilers* ALL TOM CRUISE DOUBTERS BOW DOWN. HE IS HANDSOME, HE IS MUSCLEUR AND HES THE GREATEST CS PLAYER OF ALL TIME. THE 4 TIMES MAJOR CHAMPION DEVVE IS HERE TO PLAY.

[@LawrenceYapHD]

Tbh I was doubting him while watching their games under BlameF IGL'ing, but as soon as BlameF got benched, device and company suddenly playing significantly better and beating teams convincingly. Gee, I wonder why? 🤣

[@zooom6286]

@@LawrenceYapHD he who must not be named was the problem 😆

[@supaygato]

The glazing is insane 😭 But true tho 👀

[@hurensohn7605]

@@LawrenceYapHD device when taking over as IGL: "fine, I'll do it myself." and then drop just 2 maps in 8 matches.

[@bcc1876]

I agree with everything but not muscleur😂

[@TheReaICatnip]

Was hoping Cadian to get his revenge on Stabbi

[@kaitek03]

There are 3 things certain in life: death, taxes and astralis beating liquid...

[@hansmatthewnierves3168]

astralis vs liquid is very nostalgic 🥲

[@SparxTv1337]

Jabbi is underrated

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

Very underrated yet he's such a smart player. I trust dev1ce to unlock his full potential. He's the best lurker to me at the moment

[@brixtergeronimo3352]

Im also wierded out as to why anyone would pick overpass cuz its officially out of the map pool once this tournament is over, so people are just not playing it anymore

[@xxivkraegen2124]

Thats exactly the reason though you'd imagine other teams would also think no one is going to play over after this thats why the surprise element exist

[@breadpitt1]

i read somewhere in hltv that liquid played overpass only like 2 times and same goes for astralis and inferno

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

​​@@breadpitt1new Astralis has played Inferno three times now. They lost to FaZe in Chengdu after that crush then won Vs 3DMAX. Also played Overpass twice, VS Virtus Pro in Chengdu and Eternal Fire in this tournament. You can see the team's map stats on HLTV by clicking on the team profile then stats

[@thomasbrigsted]

Both Liquid and Astralis are quite good on Ancient. Liquid picked Inferno and hoped Astralis would pick Ancient, which they normally do. I think Astralis picked Overpass to surprise Liquid and also to let other teams know that Astralis are not afraid to pick other maps if they think it will benefit them.

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

@@thomasbrigsted Look at the teams that Liquid beat on Ancient Vs the teams Astralis beat on Ancient. Liquid didn't stand a chance on any map Vs Astralis

[@gab0ttos]

Chokindar 🤝

[@devpct]

Nice

[@albertovargas9772]

when does start astralis vs vitality?

[@zooom6286]

3hrs from now man

[@albertovargas9772]

@@zooom6286 thanks a lot man 🤝🏽

[@Pergynter]

if they dont replace yekindar they really dont give a shit about this team

[@chetan6315]

43:15

[@creednulens7389]

I never likes astralis as a team, i respected their history and winnings.. But i’m happy that they are finding their way back with Devvie as IGL

[@Jin-1337]

DEVVE MY GOAT

[@ottoklund6438]

Hey ESL, I love you, but you gotta cut these highlights way shorter

[@codylim1]

Finished watching 45:46

[@csfanatikdbz]

I can no longer be a fan of team liquid after that loss to pistols towards the end of Inferno. It just happens every time. Totally inexcusable.

[@AnakinSANE]

saving on a 2 v 3 is crazy and they died anyway.

[@nguyenanghoaian8667]

Poor you cadiaN, you have eliminnated by the couple stabbed you

[@ChrisChanSajelan]

What a performance from YUCKindar

[@walkert612]

Any of the cloud9 players can easily replace Yekindar. Just get Hobbit, Axile and replace that bot.

[@mranderson3441]

Hobbit might fit into the role, but it's definitely not axile. 😅

[@nyinechan277]

​@mranderson3441 axile is good

[@mranderson3441]

@@nyinechan277 not on Yekindars position.

[@nyinechan277]

@mranderson3441 that's true axile. Axile can't play on yekinder position

[@sarcasm4371]

@@nyinechan277 plus he'd have to speak english and I don't think that would be very comfortable for him as a player.

[@theg9896]

yekindar counting his day on liquid XD

[@pr1metime.]

Team Liquid keeps botching rounds where they have massive advantages which is a telltale sign they are nowhere where they need to be. Two Brazilians on this roster need to go. Zews by all accounts seems like a very nice guy but he is a terrible coach and Skullz is useless in T rounds. I've seen Skullz on so many occasions hold angles completely stationary not jiggling whatsoever. I mean this is CS2 where peeker's advantage is amplified and it's not like he is an awper. There is no way he can be held responsible for two angles when he can barely manage one. Cadian overthinks and makes bad rotations too. Changes must be made during player break.

[@FailureOfAName]

"clutch of a lot of a lifetime." Not if prime xyp9x has anything to say about that.

[@ivdeadelendaest]

Why did this have an audience but G2 Mouz and Col Vitality didn't?

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

Crowd is Friday, Saturday and Sunday

[@ivdeadelendaest]

@@elizabethmurigi1131 only half of the quarter finals games having an audience is retarded

[@TheLoadGunner]

Liquid has been really underwhelming, hope they figure it out soon

[@jonathanraecrisanto5912]

The 🐍 strikes again

[@nandoking4509]

Super Device

[@brixtergeronimo3352]

As much as i wanted cadian to win against the snakes, astralis have been looking so good lately and they are definitely a team to watch

[@belifero4392]

this is a sport, not a romance comedy. stop with the drama already

[@bcc1876]

@@belifero4392its esports tbh😅

[@markcarl5171]

This is E-sports, where players change team constantly. If you want drama then go watch Kardashians or sum ladyboi.

[@maralmarioPH]

cadians IGLing this current liquid really sucks.. very indecisive mid and end game

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

Dev1ce said that Stavn is the smartest non-igl player he's ever played with because of his mid round calls.

[@drmurik]

Too insanely easy for Astralis and GOAT device

[@nubcoffin11]

Is there anything Dev1ce cannot do???

[@Tateygb]

Be ugly

[@tone1822]

When are they gonna bench yekinder whos just been stealing a paycheck

[@frontstreetboys94]

Deviceeeee vs ziuuuuuu

[@victorjiang5827]

Astralis

[@nonapplicable8817]

What the hell happened to Yekindar. He was an unreal entry fragger in GO and he's been absolute sh!t since the shift to CS2.

[@ghostclank]

Different games, different mechanics, I'm also after cs:go I can't spray normally if I used to play on lvl 9 of FaceIT, now it's the 4th

[@Fluskar]

yekindar sold so hard man get that mf out so cadian can get an actual revenge on stabbi

[@bartlomiejkedzierski5685]

Liquid Lost Inferno because wrong decision of IGL and Yekindar’s poor performance. Nothing is change there :/

[@nyinechan277]

Twistzz shkuld join complexity

[@tech4172]

Idc if yeki has a bad game but skullz is the WEAK link

[@witzzar666]

Yekindar always has a bad game

[@brian13malasuerte]

What I see is a skull winning more fights than his teammates, having to force himself to win rounds in which at minute 1:30 there are already 2 deaths every round. In overpass they passed without looking at bathrooms while being long, that is something that I don't do even in low elo ranges. Skullz is a good player, put in very difficult situations where you think he is the problem. I see yekindar defending A from long showing body in flyover. I see the team entering the site separately without a molly to bother the awper knowing exactly the position he was in. I see that they do not take advantage of the numerical advantage when they obtain losses on the opposing team by advancing in areas of the map where there is no information, falling due to some ct that was there. I see the pressure that Yekindar has through the screen, I'm sure he looks at the comments they leave, I feel sorry for the boy. maybe the problem is the calls... he is a good agressive player, if he unit their form with cadian push with the awp, maybe the situacións be different

[@davidsesh2802]

Lots of silly mistakes from liquid lol hard to watch at some points also some pretty unfortunate and weird ass timings creating total chaos

[@kraqh]

Atleast I don't have to play against this Astralis hehehe, fuck me they smokes people :o

[@eason515]

38:50 sincere question: does YEKINDAR has a brain?

[@kalebmorrison14]

How does liquid get top 5 in the world with a worse awper and IGL but this team looks like they don't know shit about fuck

[@georgecrossfield1314]

Liquid needs to dump Yekindar

[@rac8153]

EZ 2-0, Astralis having a weakass free path to finals. Liquid shouldnt be there, just lucky with the bracket

[@LordSidious802]

Vitality will be a true test for Astralis

[@u-iriamu.z6863]

wtf is Yekindar doing??? always dying first and leaving his team in a 4v5, also TL aren't playing together, so uncoordinated.

[@dmitrykim3096]

Kick Yekindar already

[@markjestonigarcia2003]

i bet Liquid $999 trillion

[@setyokobayu]

First

[@henrylehr323]

Yekinder is probably so trash because he’s been blinding himself for years now

[@karoaziz2783]

If you lose to an eco you are bound to lose the series…

[@BoskitaPBB]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@anonimo.mp4423]

comedian

[@delegance1086]

How liquid threw inferno is absolutely insane. I am not sure I have seen a team lose like that ever.....they lose 2 save rounds ....absolutely fucking god awful. I swear to God either yekindar is throwing or skulls can't speak English.....whatever is going on they look like amateurs. Done watching them......these players are washed and that is a fact.

[@jo.oli.6072]

Skullz absolutely 💩🤬

[@duckmaster333]

Bro it wasn’t skulls he played well it was Cadian peeking for no reason and yekindar throwing