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Matchthread Team Liquid vs The Kafe | Overwatch Champions Series 2026 - NA Stage 3 - Regular Season | Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

Overwatch Champions Series 2026 - NA Stage 3 - Regular Season

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Team Liquid 3-1 The Kafe
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u/DaftConfusednScared 1d ago edited 1d ago

I thought going into this that Kafe were actually the better team based on the SSG game, and I’m not unhappy to be proven wrong because I like the liquid players, but this is a bit sad.

Really fun game to watch, love Kafe, love seeing tr33 go sicko mode, love UV putting on the ShuV cosplay

The bastion ban on last map made the game so much more fun to watch, just get rid of catstion I don’t ask for either hero to be deleted just that combo PLEASE

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u/Uffffffffffff8372738 1d ago

It was just a really bad day for SSG, Kafe was always the worse team imo

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u/DaftConfusednScared 1d ago

I don’t even know about that so much. I mean yes you’re 90% right, but “just,” nah, Kafe played up that day as well.

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u/dokdodokdo 1d ago

Paraiso attack was a disaster but Kafe looked good otherwise, something about them just makes me wanna root for them. Xten was nasty on Esperanca.

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u/Bobi_27 heesang glazer — 1d ago

just a dps diff honestly, zeruhh had his best game in a while

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u/TRIARIVS3 1d ago

The tracer was extra sticky today huh

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u/orchidu 1d ago

Zeruhh was really cooking today, damn. I was hoping for a Kafe upset or at least a 3-2, but they still put up a solid fight. Hope they stick together and keep punching upward because they're so fun to watch

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u/SaintFrito Defiant / Go Blue! — 1d ago

Good showing from Liquid, this felt like make or break for their playoff hopes and they succeeded

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u/primarymuscle2354 1d ago

It’s the same as previous stages they have never lost to Kafe all year, while against the top 2 na teams they are 1-10, it’s unfortunate for them that a team they consistently beat can beat SSG, but they can’t.

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u/Birdfallen 1d ago

Liquid just doesnt have a win condition/comp so as soon as they cant win off player quality alone theyre cooked, because being mediocre at the meta isnt enough against teams with their own style and win conditions

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u/Bobi_27 heesang glazer — 1d ago

liquid look so good every once in a while, but as soon as they can't win from mechanics alone they just stand there and do nothing

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u/Birdfallen 1d ago

I mean thats what you get from the "let me grab my checkbook" style of coaching Casores uses

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u/NegativesPositives 1d ago

Would love to know what the fuck was going on with that new map for Liquid but besides that exactly what you’d think.

Also turns out the Ana/Wuyang/Kiri guy picking the new character that lets him stay far back is a good idea.

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u/ProvidenceBreaker765 1d ago

Was rooting for Kafe but feel like they just left xten and zzz out to die every fight.