Group Liquid’s run on the Dota 2 Lima Major hit a snag as their place 4, Boxi, needed to go away attributable to a medical emergency, in accordance with coach William “Blitz” Lee. The information of the surprising twist got here simply earlier than the higher bracket finals between Liquid and Gaimin Gladiators.
Liquid already secured a top-three end within the match, and the staff will now depend on a substitute participant, their analyst Mathis “Jabbz” Friesel, to proceed their quest for the Main title.
Whereas the group hasn’t disclosed any particulars relating to the state of affairs, it was reported that Boxi spent his final evening in Lima at a hospital the place Alex Cuccovillo, GG’s co-founder, accompanied him.
Based mostly on Blitz and Aydin “iNSaNiA” Sarkohi’s tweets, Gaimin and Liquid members have been carefully serving to one another to resolve the state of affairs, which ended with Boxi returning house to Sweden. Contemplating how impactful Boxi has been all through the entire Lima Main, dropping him earlier than probably the most vital matches of the match is a large blow to Liquid, however even with simply two or three sequence left to play, sticking round till the top might have had worse penalties for the participant.
Liquid at the moment are scheduled to face their home rivals with the assistance of their analyst, Jabbz—to not be confused by Talon Esports’ Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong, who continues to be competing within the match. Regardless of enjoying professionally for over 4 years, it is going to be the German analyst’s first time enjoying on a Main stage.
