Team Liquid and Astralis are set to Face Off in the EPL Season 8 Finals

The Grand Finals of the ESL Pro League Season Eight is set to kick off with a bang, as Astralis and Team Liquid prepare to square off once again for the sixth and final time for this year. After both teams claimed victory in their semifinal bouts, they now prepare for what essentially is their final tournament of the year. Here’s a brief breakdown of how they got here.

Semifinal One: Astralis vs Mousesports

The first map, Mirage, saw Astralis get off to an early lead on T side, closing out the first half 9-6 before storming back on CT to close out the map 16-12 overall. The second map, Inferno, saw Astralis once again claim an early lead as the finished the first half 10-5 on T side. When the match resumed, Astralis were quick to finish out the map and match, winning their series 16-5 overall to advance to the finals.

The #ESLProLeague Season 8 Finals bracket going into the @astralisgg vs. @TeamLiquid Grand Final ? pic.twitter.com/DfSKg7fiel

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) December 8, 2018

Semifinal Two: MIBR vs Team Liquid

The first map, Cache, saw MIBR completely outclassed by Team Liquid, who only dropped two games in the entire series to finish the map 16-2 overall. The second map, overpass, was a bit closer of a match in the end, however MIBR were still unable to successfully mount a defense in the end, as Team Liquid claimed victory here 16-8 overall to book their spot in the Grand Final.

The Grand Final match is set to see these two titans of the scene take each other on in a best-of-five series to determine who will walk away with the prize of $250,000. You can catch all the action on the official Facebook stream, here, when it kicks off at 7am PT.