We are heartbroken by what’s happening in Ukraine.
This morning, we received a request from a non-Liquid player stuck in another country who could not travel home. We will open our Netherlands apartments for him and any of our friends or colleagues in a similar situation.
The Rio Major will already go down as one of the most incredible events of all time
It is up there with Worlds 2017 at the Bird's Nest in Beijing and the 120,000 fans gathered for the 2005 ProLeague finals in Busan
Neither sounded like this. Every Brazilian here counts for 10
Our team played out of their minds this week and showed incredible heart day in and out. History was going to be made today and unfortunately we fell short against a deserving champion. We leave Shanghai with our heads held high and appreciate the support from all our fans.
Fun fact: The "Liquid are doing it" quote from 2013 is the first time an NA lineup in Dota made it to the top 8 of The lnternational. We beat LGD but ended falling next round to the then world champs
@invgaming
. Today we played the world champs IG again but a different outcome 🙏
This entire year has been one big struggle but our CS:GO team never gave up.
Now we find ourselves in the final playing against Astralis for old times' sake 🤯
See you all tomorrow!
While there is a feeling of sadness too, it has been an absolute honor and pleasure working with Kuro, Miracle, GH, w33, MC and Mo.
We are excited to see them follow their dreams, thank you so much for everything.
@ESLCS
@s1mpleO
You're champions inside, but most importantly; outside the server.
I've never rooted more for any team to win than for
@natusvincere
to take down this tournament and show the world what unity means 💙💛
Today is a special day. I did not think this was possible when we started our journey into CS:GO 4 years ago. Step by step we progressed until we got to this fantastic group of players/coach. Thanks to our staff, fans and partners for sticking with us.
Geoff was an absolute pillar of StarCraft and dearly loved by many. His passion was inspiring to witness. I'm struggling to wrap my head around this.
Thank you for everything you have given us. My sincere condolences to all your loved ones.
With immense grief, we announce Geoff’s unexpected passing due to sudden illness Saturday. We ask privacy as his family works to understand what happened and make arrangements. To honor Geoff or offer comfort to his family, we suggest donations to
@SoCalBulldog
, which he loved.
Beyond proud of this signing - what a group of amazingly talented individuals. Already showing incredible results in Brazil and now we take on the world together.
We’ll be providing bootcamps in EU and LA and are ready to do our part to take this to the next level
#EuSouLiquid
Não importa a fase, não importa o oponente, não importam as circunstâncias.
Inabaláveis seguimos em frente, de cabeça erguida, e com toda a Cavalaria nos elevando além dos limites, para agora podemos gritar juntos:
SOMOS OS GRANDE CAMPEÕES DO
#SIXMAJOR
LATAM 🏆
#EuSouLIQUID
🇧🇷
Unbelievably sad we won't be playing in the Jeunesse Arena but at the same time grateful for seeing our team play their absolute heart out in front of this incredible audience.
Thank you, Brazil 💙🇧🇷
Your leadership and skills are what we needed in the server right now to bring out the full potential of this roster.
With confidence we are embarking on this new journey together and I can't wait to see what the future holds.
So incredibly proud of the Valorant team. We've already gone through so many ups and downs and figured it out when it mattered the most.
Seeing the team improve while being at the facility has also been such a pleasure. Really love how everything is coming together.
Today is bittersweet as
@canalzigueira
has retired as a competitor. This is a man who lived with our team away from his family in order to accomplish his dreams. It is sad to see you step back, but you deserve this more than anyone. Thank you for all that you have given us.
It’s been 3.5 great years together.
I have loved seeing you grow over the years and I am so proud of how far you have come.
I’m going to miss having you around and will forever treasure the memories that we created.
Thank you for everything 💙
Gg's and congrats to
@AstralisCS
, no other team i'd rather play against in a final and especially my last game with
@TeamLiquid
, the fans and family i've made here over the past 3 and a half years. These are some of the most important memories of my career. Thank you all ❤
When we had to start from scratch in Dota I couldn’t have dreamt of working with such a great group of people.
It has been a pleasure watching them improve and to once again stand on top with a championship really is the ultimate reward.
Lower bracket Liquid strikes again 🏆
Our team came from so far and gave it their all every moment of this exhausting and exciting run. Really proud of every single one of them
@MATUMBAMAN
you are a legend of both Dota and Liquid. Thank you
This is the cumulation of a long history of player performance, staff efforts and investor/partner support. I can’t wait to start working out of the
#awtfeu
this summer and officially put our stake into the ground in my home town.
Time passes by so fast that sometimes it is hard to stop to think about what we have built together with our players, staff, partners, investors and fans.
Today is a day for reflection. Thank you everyone.
This has been one for the ages. I'm not sure we've ever had a crowd like this behind us in history of the entire org. Thank you all for supporting. Unbelievable play from the team congrats
@Stewie
@jokasteve
@adreN_Hoag
@nitr0
@Twistzz
@NAFFLY
@EliGE
you're the best. Actually.
We revealed today in partnership with the municipality that our new EU HQ will be located in the center of Utrecht 🇳🇱 where Liquid was originally founded.
It started with a clan on bnet and now will occupy a 1000m2 floor and 13 apartments above.
Liquid owes everything we are to StarCraft.
Tonight
@Clem_sc2
adds to that legacy with an incredible victory in Atlanta 🏆🌊
We’re so proud of you and it's an honor to watch you grow and become a champion
Nesk traveled to bootcamp here in the Netherlands amongst his teammates, with the Paris Major coming up right after, knowing his daughter might be born while he was on the road. The dedication
@neskwga
has is unreal. Congratulations and so much respect to you and your fiance.
🇺🇸 Congratulations
@Neskwga
! We wish happiness and health to your family in this special moment.
Welcome, little Mary! 👶 💙
🇧🇷 Parabéns ao papai Nesk! Desejamos toda felicidade e saúde do mundo à sua família nesse momento maravilhoso.
Muito bem-vinda, pequena Mary! 👶 💙
I've been thinking a lot about what has been happening in America, and more specifically the brutality that happened in Minneapolis, and my heart goes out to those fighting for a better world. Thoughts from across the pond:
I'm sitting in my office quite far from the team practice room and am reminded that we are an esports team more than a couple times a day.
Thank you
@caspercadiaN
and welcome to the team.
A Danish legend stepping into the leadership role of an international lineup of stars. We're honored to have the biggest brain in CS, the hypest IGL, the AWP-clutch master:
@CaspercadiaN
Welcome Cadian to Team Liquid! 🎉
It's hard to stay on top after winning a TI, or coming back the way we have after ESL Birmingham. Congrats to our team for showing mental fortitude time after time and taking home our first major.
Today we are announcing the decision to part ways with Purple. We know that these have been a hard few days for our community but we want to support and thank all those who have come forward.
My full thoughts and statement can be found here:
So much respect for our entire
@TeamLiquidLoL
team, amazing composure across the board. In particular
@TLDoublelift
you are a legend and an inspiration.
I'm happy to see you find a new home with 100T and wish you nothing but the best.
It hurts to let go of someone who plays into so much of our history, but we wanted to support your competitive drive and set you up for success in your next step
Thanks for everything
@teamliquid
&
@LiquidNazgul
for really making everything smooth. I'll never be able to repay you guys for what you've done for me. You're amazing and keep doing what you do best. Thank you!
It was a pleasure working and building the Grand Slam roster together. It's not only your eye for the game, but also everything outside of the server that builds winning teams.
It has been great reconnecting and doing this one more time. I can't wait to see what the future holds
The fire behind the boys 🔥 Please welcome back Brazilian coaching legend
@zews
!!
We can't wait for Wilton to bring his signature mindset to lead this team and get our squad locked & loaded.
One of the most important agreements I’ve worked on - glad to see this part of the process completed, and proud to call these teams and ESL our partners. Now we continue to build and develop.
Thank you for writing your stories alongside so many thousands of us.
May your futures be bright, boys. You will forever be part of this family. This immense and passionate Cavalry 👊💙
#LETSGOLIQUID
Joining Liquid at 17yo we witnessed
@Twistzz
grow from a young kid to the monster he eventually became.
It’s such a pleasure working with you and I really can't state enough how excited I am that you are here. We are ready to write history once more.
An incredible display of skill and resilience to be here as the 20th and last team to qualify to TI.
Our team went through so many ups and downs this year many of which are not documented publicly.
We could not be more proud to be here. Ready to show the world what we can do!
Zews is the best coach I've ever had the pleasure of working with. It is unfortunate that we must part ways, but I'm more than ever optimistic about taking down that premier tournament next year with the addition of Stewie.
We are celebrating our Liquid+ launch right now at
Blood, sweat and Liquid went into making this a reality and it is a major milestone for us to be going live.
Grateful for everyone involved, but most importantly thank you to our fans 💙
@TeamLiquidCS
@EliGE
It's been an honor having you on Liquid. You leave behind arguably the greatest player legacy our organization has seen.
Now, I hope you show the world the force that you can be regardless of organization. We are going to miss you. Thank you, Jon.
What an incredible victory of our CS:GO team at
#DHMasters
Dallas. Possibly even more rewarding is
@EliGE
winning his first MVP. We have been on this road together for the past four years and nothing feels better than to see it all pay off for you. Congrats sir.
@AcroniK
@TeamLiquid
I'm sorry to see this.
I realize that our off-season moves likely played a role in this decision and situation. We always had the best intentions and things played out in a way that was really unfortunate.
Wishing you nothing but the best.
Not really possible to imagine where I would have been without StarCraft.
Accidentally finding it over 20 years ago forever changed the course of my life in the most amazing way possible.
Happy birthday SC2! 🥳
So thrilled with the
@ESL
announcement.
Whether publisher or independently ran it is crucial for esports to be commercialized, otherwise it just becomes a marketing exercise on a timer.
We’ll have some exciting SC2 news ourselves later this year.
Shoutout to
@SurgicalGoblin
who has been on top of CR since the beginning and has reinvented himself several times along the way. You are a class act and I'm so glad to see you achieve your dream in such amazing fashion.
What a way to end 2017 - we received the Team of the Year award from ESPN. Congrats to our Dota 2 squad and huge thanks to everyone who helped make this possible (there's a lot of you).
Too often do we see companies cater to a broader audience only to realize that when there is not a devoted group at the core that in the end everything falls apart.
Thank you to our fans who have given us your hearts and support. We hope to make you proud.
We’ve had levels of success that we never could have imagined yet are still hungry for more
Together we look forward to what the future will bring with
@1grimcs
and
@MosesGG
With this we lock in the last remaining piece for the upcoming season.
In the wake of StarCraft 2's 10 year anniversary we are honoring our own 20 year legacy in SC by doubling down with
@HarstemSc2
and
@Clem_sc2
.
I can't wait to see what this year has in store for us.
Matu has been with Liquid for 3.5 years and has been a key part of our legendary TI winning roster that stayed together in its entirety for nearly 2.5 years. Truly remarkable and we are forever grateful for the role he played in the success of our team. Thank you for everything.
When we first sat down together with
@IMCTrading
it was clear they are fans first and foremost.
With that in mind they wanted to support TSL7-8 and other initiatives that are special to our fans.
Also, very proud to forge another partnership with Dutch roots near our EU home.
It’s a tough day for Team Liquid CS but trust me that our players gave it their all and will be back. They are champions each and every one of them
Congrats to
@EliGE
@1grimcs
@JasonBWLake
if we had to lose then I am glad it was to you
While we have some great years behind us we must now look to the future. I'm glad to say that we are recommitting to Dota and the DPC circuit in a big way.
I wish our five players a warm welcome and we'll support them however we can in order to achieve our goals together.
I am excited to welcome
@Secretlabchairs
as a Team Liquid partner. They are an exceptionally supportive group whose esports fandom dates back to the early days of Starcraft.
I can't wait to see the chairs in our facilities.
Our Valorant team is awesome 🏆🌊
They displayed so much mental fortitude and team work when things got tough. Combined with such incredible individual skill and an amazing coaching staff it has been an absolute pleasure to watch their rise
Congratulations, Champions
Ten years ago,
@LiquidTLO
joined TL when all we had was a dream and faith that we could figure it out together.
Today, he steps into a new role with
@Shopify
knowing that we were right all those years ago.
You shaped who we are today, thank you -
For me, Liquid represents the relentless drive for self improvement that you all have for your passions, and the pursuit of these passions regardless of what the world thinks of them.
We have finally expressed those values in this content and campaign, A Wave of One 🌊🏆🌊🏆🌊
What an incredible performance from
@TeamLiquidLoL
and the entire staff to bring home back to back championships. Respect also goes out to Cloud9 and their path to the finals this year. They faced some tough decisions that every team dreads making and made it work.
Just came back from UFC London which was absolutely incredible. The atmosphere was out of this world.
The most impressive moment came from Paddy Pimblett with a speech on men's mental health.
"I know I'd rather me mate cry on my shoulder, than go to his funeral next week" 😭
One of the largest Dutch newspapers
@Volkskrant
released a profile piece of my background and career starting when I was 15. It's been quite the journey, but we're only getting started.
For the English readers just right-click “Translate to English”.
Today we announced our
@coinbase
partnership.
My conviction in blockchain is not so dissimilar from my innate belief in gaming and esports, which is its own generational and cultural change.
While I have confidence in both industries, both also come with plenty of challenges.
So proud of what we have been able to build in Brazil. Thank you to our players, staff, partners and fans in the region. Without you this would not have been possible.
Now a new home for Liquid fans. We are looking forward to welcoming every Team Liquid lover
#EuSouLiquid
@Thorin
It is a fair point and we definitely have a video coming still just as he deserves.
The roster deadlines that happen throughout the year in CS:GO don't always allow us to plan these things the way they would ideally be done
I recently spoke with
@MetroUK
re: our partnership with
@Alienware
, our innovative training facilities, how esports has changed since I started Team Liquid and what it takes to be a competitive esports athlete.
You can read more, here:
The players on
@TeamLiquid
are already heroes to many in the world of competitive gaming. Today we unveil a year long partnership to help them become even more heroic!
#LiquidxMarvel
#LetsGoLiquid
Find the first capsule drop of many here:
Nos despedimos do GC Championship, mas a sensação não é de derrota.
CONQUISTAMOS TOP 3 NO 1º MUNDIAL FEMININO DA HISTÓRIA! Prometemos dar o nosso melhor sempre e ano que vem vocês podem esperar MUITO MAIS!
Obrigada por toda torcida, nunca vamos esquecer desse momento 💙
Spending a couple days in Sao Paulo to visit our staff and offices before I get to experience the madness of the Brazilian crowd in Rio.
This is how I arrived at my hotel 💙
I'm so happy we managed to get this done. We get to work with an outstanding individual who makes all of us proud. And plays Protoss.
It wasn't always easy, but our staff worked on it relentlessly. The first official sports visa granted in the Netherlands to an esports athlete
Incredible reward for all the hard work put in by first and foremost our players, but also our staff, fans, partners, investors and anyone else who has contributed to this in some way. For me this is the best award category from the best awards company in the space.
There isn’t really anywhere that documents my days as a player and what
@AustinRogerRyan
has written is something I will treasure forever.
They covered moments that I had long forgotten. This is one of the most incredible interviews I’ve ever done.
.
@LiquidNazgul
's Brood War run was symbolic of the struggles of foreign players in the early years of Brood War and unique enough to be a story all on its own.
Read the feature on Nazgul's pro years here:
Congratulations
@Clem_sc2
with the incredible performance and historic win tonight.
🏆First premier foreign Terran win since 2016 (uThermal)
🏆First premier Liquid win since 2016 (Snute)
🏆First premier Liquid Terran win since 2014 (TaeJa)
Many great years to come.
🏆
@Clem_sc2
🏆
Clem claims his FIRST premier tournament win and takes home the trophy from DreamHack Masters Winter ❄
Send him your congratulations, and thank you for cheering him on every step of the way 💙
#LetsGoLiquid
Respect goes out to
@TSM
for the team that they built this year and the incredible series they played. Despite the adversity our players showed incredible fortitude and
@TLDoublelift
is the 🐐of them all. Thanks also goes out to our staff and fans who make this all possible.
Thanks to our staff who helped with this process and who continue to advance esports on stage and off.
We were the first esports team recognized by
@nocnsf
and we hope there are more to come.
Huge thank you to
@nocnsf
for recognizing esports and giving us the opportunity to compete in The Netherlands.
We were given special permission to be here as a group and we greatly appreciate it 🙏