Team Liquid, please keep YEKINDAR

I should preface this by saying I understand that it is not entirely up to Team Liquid if YEKINDAR stays with them, but they should try very very hard.

TL ended their final series of the Pro League groups with a 2-0 win over Cloud9, who had not lost a game until this series.

This was in large part, of course, due to YEKINDAR and the 1.52 he accrued over the two map series. It was a relatively close series, and a good way to close out the month of group play.

Eternal Fire and Evil Geniuses joined Movistar Riders in the “not advancing” column, while Furia, on the back of a truly insane set of games from KSCERATO, made it out as well.

Cloud9 looked pretty solid despite their fumble at the end; they’re still first in the group, and skipping the first round of games next week which is a huge win.

It was nice to see Eternal Fire wake up in time for their last two series, and they genuinely looked pretty decent in both. It’s a pity that didn’t extend to their earlier games.

They get to just sit and wait for whichever of Complexity or FaZe they’ll end up having to battle.

But after four weeks, we finally have the 12 teams who are still in the tournament. And in just one week, we’ll have just one.