{"id":7404,"date":"2019-05-21T02:14:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T02:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=7404"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:02:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:02:03","slug":"did-invictus-self-destruct-against-team-liquid-at-msi-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/did-invictus-self-destruct-against-team-liquid-at-msi-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Invictus self-destruct against Team Liquid at MSI 2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days have passed, but the shocking defeat of Invictus Gaming against Team Liquid in the semi-finals of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational<\/a> still resonates in the esports community. <\/p>\n

How did that happen? Were Team Liquid really a class above the world champions, or was there another factor that contributed to it?<\/p>\n

The nexus blew up for the fourth and last time. That was it. The unthinkable happened. <\/p>\n

Looking around the arena, we could see mixed emotions on and off the stage. On one side were Team Liquid, jumping and hugging each other in disbelief. On the other side, a complete contrast: blank, sad faces of Invictus Gaming members, who quickly disappeared off the MSI 2019 stage for the one last time.<\/p>\n

It was not only the fact that Team Liquid defeated the LPL and World Champions; it was the fact that they did it in such a convincing fashion with a 3-1 scoreline.<\/p>\n

But how did they do it? Was it a secret strategy TL implemented that left IG helpless, or did they get help from a witch doctor who put a curse on the Chinese team?<\/p>\n

The talk of this historic moment has not calmed down, with most of League of Legends esports<\/a> fans and spectators trying to find an answer.<\/p>\n

One explanation is that Liquid are simply the better team. At the end of the day they won, so this probably is it, right? <\/p>\n

Well, not exactly. To answer the question of how IG lost to the North Americans, we need to look at the Chinese team’s playstyle rather than what TL did or didn’t do.<\/p>\n\n\n