T1, Liquid reach Mid-Season Invitational play-in final

Field Level MediaField Level Media|published: Tue 30th June, 10:48 2026
SkewMond competes for G2 Esports during the League of Legends tournament at the 2025 Esports World Cup.SkewMond competes for G2 Esports during the League of Legends tournament at the 2025 Esports World Cup.

Team Liquid advanced Tuesday to face T1 in the play-in stage final at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.

The winner of Wednesday's best-of-five Round 4 match will qualify for the bracket stage, an eight-team tournament that begins later this week with a $2 million prize pool including a $500,000 for the first-place finisher.


Either Team Liquid or T1 will open the double-elimination bracket stage on Friday against Bilibili Gaming in Round 1 of the upper bracket.

On Tuesday, Team Liquid eliminated Karmine Corp with a 3-0 sweep in Round 3, winning in 30, 36 and 35 minutes.

Brandon Joel "Josedeodo" Villegas led Team Liquid with a kills-deaths-assists ratio of 22-4-22, while Martin "Yike" Sundelin posted a 10-16-15 K-D-A for Karmine Corp.


--Field Level Media

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