EliGE shines as Liquid eliminate Ninjas in Pyjamas from BLAST Bounty
Liquid defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1 at BLAST Bounty S1 2026 in a close series to start of the year on the right foot. Their $30,000 bounty stays in their pockets, for now.
Liquid started NIP's map choice of Nuke strong with the pistol and conversions to go up 3-0 early. Though NIP won three rounds in response, Liquid closed out the CT half with six more for a dominant 9-3 start propelled by several strong performances. Their T side started poorly, conceding the pistol and six of the next seven rounds to tie the score 10-10. However, Liquid found their footing and closed out the last three rounds to take Nuke 13-10.
Liquid's choice of Mirage started similarly strong, with the T pistol and conversations to go up 3-0 once again. However, the half was much more competitive and they ended up down 7-5 going into the CT side. After losing the pistol and failing to find momentum, they lost the Mirage 13-8, forcing a decider.
For the third time in the series, Liquid started strong on a map in the series, staring Ancient by winning six rounds in a row on their T-side. However, they would lose six more after that and go into the second half tied. Helped by their fourth pistol of the series, Liquid were up 10-7 before a string of four round loses. Regulation ended with a back and forth that brought the game to overtime. With the pressure on, Liquid went 3-0 on the CT side to start overtime. Though they lost the next round, quickly responded with a win to take Ancient 16-13 and the series 2-1.
EliGE was a force to be reckoned with as he ended the decided with an average of over 120 damage per round and posted a 1.42 rating over the whole series.
Ninjas in PyjamasLiquid| Ninjas in Pyjamas |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artem 'r1nkle' Moroz |
60 - 44 | +16 | 72.9 | 76.7% | 1.12 |
 Kacper 'xKacpersky' Gabara |
54 - 54 | +0 | 88.3 | 75.3% | 1.10 |
 Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer |
46 - 51 | -5 | 66.8 | 68.5% | 0.99 |
| Artem 'cairne' Mushynskyi |
53 - 55 | -2 | 74.8 | 75.3% | 0.97 |
| Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck |
44 - 50 | -6 | 67.3 | 67.1% | 0.88 |
| Liquid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski |
62 - 50 | +12 | 95.7 | 78.1% | 1.42 |
 Keith 'NAF' Markovic |
55 - 43 | +12 | 80.3 | 76.7% | 1.20 |
 Guy 'NertZ' Iluz |
53 - 55 | -2 | 76.8 | 71.2% | 1.09 |
| Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek |
44 - 58 | -14 | 68.0 | 71.2% | 0.92 |
| Roland 'ultimate' Tomkowiak |
39 - 51 | -12 | 52.8 | 65.8% | 0.79 |
Liquid move on to the round of 16 and await their next opponent.
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