Connor "Sliggy"
Blomfield has stepped down as the
Team Liquid
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Europe
Rank #2
Jamppi
Elias Olkkonen
Nivera
Nabil Benrlitom
L1NK
Travis Mendoza
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
ScreaM
Adil Benrlitom
head coach, citing internal differences as the reason for his departure.

Thank you for all the support you have given me @TeamLiquid and to all the fans, you have been amazing
I had some of the best memories with the guys and learnt so much
Sliggy joined Liquid alongside the
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Kryptix
James Affleck
ScreaM
Adil Benrlitom
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Travis Mendoza
ec1s
Adam Eccles
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
roster when the organization first signed its Valorant team. Under Sliggy, Liquid were a powerhouse in the EMEA region, placing fourth at Masters 2: Reykjavik, nearly qualifying for Masters 3: Berlin after a tough bout with
Gambit Esports
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Inactive
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
d3ffo
Nikita Sudakov
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
, and placing top-four at Champions after their defeat to fellow EMEA team and eventual winners
Acend
Acend
Europe
Rank #3
zeek
Aleksander Zygmunt
vakk
Vakaris Bebravičius
MONSTEERR
Ondřej Petrů
cNed
Mehmet Yağız İpek
starxo
Patryk Kopczynski
.
After their dominant run at the latter half of 2021, Team Liquid hoped to keep their momentum going for Stage 1: Challengers. The team finished with a 3-2 record and was slotted as the group A third-seed. They began their playoffs with a win over
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
Europe
Rank #7
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Meddo
Johan Renbjörk Lundborg
Mixwell
Oscar Cañellas
AvovA
Auni Chahade
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
, but later lost to
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Europe
Rank #11
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
. Following a lower bracket victory over
Guild Esports
Guild Esports
Europe
Rank #5
Sayf
Saif Jibraeel
koldamenta
Jose Luis Aranguren
trexx
Nikita Cherednichenko
Russ
Russel Mendes
Leo
Leo Jannesson
, Liquid lost their rematch to G2 to finish the tournament in fourth.
Team Liquid replaced FPX for Masters after the latter was unable to attend, and the team quickly made the most of their last minute inclusion. They finished on top of Group B after swiftly defeating
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #1
delz1k
Joaquin Espinoza
NagZ
Juan Pablo Lopez
Klaus
Nicolas Ferrari
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
keznit
Angelo Mori
and
XERXIA Esports
XERXIA Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #
Surf
Thanachart Rungapajaratkul
Crws
Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut
sScary
Nutchapon Matarat
foxz
Itthirit Ngamsaard
Sushiboys
Panyawat Subsiriroj
. But Team Liquid were stopped in the upper bracket by
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #
Sacy
Gustavo Rossi
aspas
Erick Santos
saadhak
Matias Delipetro
pancada
Bryan Luna
Less
Felipe de Loyola
, and were ultimately knocked out by
ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION
Japan
Rank #2
Laz
Ushida Koji
crow
Maruoka Tomoaki
Dep
Yuuma Hisamoto
SugarZ3ro
Shota Watanabe
TENNN
Tenta Asai
, placing top-eight.
Liquid has analyst signed to the team's staff, Jake "Bacon9" Lloyd, but no other coach to lead the team. The organization has yet to announce a replacement for Sliggy.
Team Liquid are set to battle
BIG
BIG
Europe
Rank #19
Twisten
Karel Ašenbrener
Kaspe
Kasper Timonen
musashi
Alessio Xhaferi
luckeRRR
Niels Jasiek
Obnoks
Nico Garczarczyk
AslaN
Ceyhun Aslan
in their first match of the Stage 2: EMEA Challengers group stage.
Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #2
Jamppi
Elias Olkkonen
Nivera
Nabil Benrlitom
L1NK
Travis Mendoza
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
ScreaM
Adil Benrlitom
are now: