Liquid take down Cloud9 to reach ESL Pro League Season 16 grand final 

Liquid has become the first confirmed team to make it to the ESL Pro League Season 16 grand final. In the semifinal, Nick "nitr0" Cannella's squad got the better of Cloud9 2:1 – 16:11 on Inferno, 13:16 on Ancient and 16:13 on Dust2.

The final match of the ongoing ESL Pro League season will take place tomorrow, October 2. Liquid are set to face the winner of the second semifinal between Vitality and G2 kicking off today at 20:00 MSK. 

Cloud9 finished ESL Pro League Season 16 in 3-4th place. The team had a successful run in the group stage, where they won four of five matches played, after which they came out on top of FaZe in the quarterfinals.

The playoff bracket currently looks as follows:

The full schedule, up-to-date results and live stream of ESL Pro League Season 16 matches are available on the event's page on our website via this link.