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| A late Game 2 savage, a perfect Game 3, and a crucial Lord steal in Game 4 highlighted Karl "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno's Friday night brilliance. Moonton |
ANTIPOLO--Karl "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno starred for Team Liquid as the team advanced to the lower bracket semifinals of the M7 World Championship through a 3-1 win against Aurora Gaming Turkiye in the lower bracket quarterfinals on Friday night at the Tennis Indoor Senayan in Jakarta.
Nepomuceno delivered a masterclass as Yi Sun-Shin in Game 2, as he delivered a savage in the final clash at the top lane to seal Liquid's game win to force a 1-all tie following Aurora's Game 1 victory.
Nepomuceno, the first player to complete a savage in M-Series history, joins Anton "Hiko" Pak as the only players to complete the said single-clash killing spree multiple times.
Following a perfect game as Fredrinn in Game 3, Nepomuceno also started hot in Game 4 with a Hayabusa.
However, Aurora pounced on Liquid's errors in the mid-game and captured the first two Lords to inch very closer to forcing a Game 5.
The comeback began during the third Lord fight when Nepomuceno stole the Lord, and his teammates won a 3-for-1 clash trade.
Aurora completed the endgame attack after winning another 3-for-1 clash during the push to the top lane to eventually seal the series.
Liquid will face Alter Ego, 3-1 winner against Team Spirit in the nightcap, in the LB semis, which for either team will start a Saturday gauntlet for a chance to face Aurora Gaming Philippines in Sunday night's grand finals.
The winner of the Liquid-Alter Ego showdown will meet Selangor in the lower bracket finals later Saturday.
