Team Liquid Brazil defeated Evil Geniuses GC 2-0 in the Brazil Game Changers Finals. The upper-semifinal victory moves Team Liquid into the upper final. Evil Geniuses continues from the lower side of the bracket.
Team Liquid controlled Breeze 13-4 before facing a much longer second map. Haven required overtime, but the Brazilian team completed a 15-13 win. The different score lines tested both fast control and late-round patience.
Breeze gave Team Liquid an early advantage
Team Liquid won nine of the first twelve rounds on Breeze. Evil Geniuses won three rounds during that half. Liquid therefore held a large lead when the teams switched sides. Four more rounds completed the map for Team Liquid. Evil Geniuses added only one after switching sides. Team Liquid completed Breeze with a 13-4 score.
Bizerra and Joojina found repeated early advantages. Daiki also converted several multi-elimination rounds. Team Liquid did not depend on one player for every successful defence. Breeze lasted slightly more than thirty-six minutes. The short map reduced the chance for a long comeback. Evil Geniuses needed a much stronger start on Haven to keep the series alive.
Haven continued beyond regulation
Evil Geniuses won seven of the first twelve rounds on Haven. Team Liquid won five rounds before the side switch. Evil Geniuses therefore held a small lead when the teams switched sides. Liquid then won seven rounds, while Evil Geniuses took five. The regulation rounds therefore ended with a 12-12 score. The upper-semifinal series continued into overtime.
Team Liquid won three overtime rounds and conceded one.
That sequence produced the 15-13 final score. The team remained organised after failing to settle the map in regulation. Jelly recorded several important eliminations during the longer map. Joojina also created value in late rounds. Evil Geniuses stayed competitive but could not win both parts of an overtime pair.
Two map scores show two different wins
The series score reads 2-0, but the maps followed different patterns. Liquid built an early lead on Breeze. Haven required four additional rounds to decide the winner. Team Liquid therefore won in two different situations. The lineup protected a large advantage on the first map. It later recovered from a small deficit and handled overtime on the second.
Evil Geniuses defended more effectively on Haven. Its players won more early fights and forced Liquid to use extra abilities. That improvement did not produce a completed map victory. A third map was listed but never played. The two completed results were enough to decide the upper semifinal. Team Liquid stayed on the side of the bracket that still protects an unbeaten run.
| Map | Team Liquid Brazil | Evil Geniuses GC |
|---|---|---|
| Breeze | 13 | 4 |
| Haven | 15 | 13 |
The upper final is the next confirmed step
Team Liquid Brazil advances to face MIBR GC in the upper final. That match determines the first team reaching the grand final. The losing team will still receive another route through the lower final. Evil Geniuses moves into the lower bracket and will face 7VEN STARS. Every later match is an elimination series for the team. The margin for another slow opening map has disappeared.
Team Liquid had already beaten Evil Geniuses in earlier 2026 meetings. The new result extends that record. Past wins did not prevent Haven from becoming a close contest. Breeze finished 13-4 and Haven finished 15-13. The upper semifinal required one dominant map and one overtime recovery. Team Liquid completed both tasks and moved forward without losing a map.
Liquid protected its upper-bracket route
An upper-bracket victory gives Team Liquid Brazil another important advantage. The team can lose once later and still continue through the lower final. Evil Geniuses no longer has that protection after moving into the lower bracket. Liquid controlled its resources after winning nine of the first twelve rounds on Breeze. That lead allowed the players to take measured risks. Haven demanded different decisions because neither team held a safe margin. Overtime requires a team to win two consecutive rounds from opposite sides. Liquid completed that requirement after the score reached 12-12. The 15-13 finish means the teams needed two overtime pairs before the map ended.
The second map also lasted much longer than Breeze. Players had to reset after missed opportunities near regulation. Liquid recovered without allowing the series to move to the listed deciding map. The next match against MIBR GC decides a grand-final place. Evil Geniuses faces 7VEN STARS with elimination at stake. Both assignments follow directly from the completed upper-semifinal result.
