NRG vs Team Liquid Prediction: Team Liquid was able to better prepare for the world championship

Prediction for the match between NRG and Team Liquid which will take place on October 20. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Despite NRG winning the LCS championship, the Worlds presents a new challenge for the Americans to take on, as two players from the current roster compete in this tournament for the first time in their careers.

NRG reached a new peak of form while winning their first trophy in the LCS. Despite relatively poor early-game performances throughout the postseason, their mid to late-game teamwork and decision-making made them formidable opponents after the 20-minute flow of the game. The only problem the Americans may face at Worlds is facing off against formidable Chinese, Korean, and even, in places, European teams who are adept at shutting down their opponents early in the game. If the Americans can't clean up their game soon, they could be completely outclassed by top teams who will gain an advantage and hold on to it, as Weibo Gaming showed in the first round of Swiss.

For a team that has often represented the LCS at Worlds, the 2023 season is proving to be a rather strange one. Despite having LCS veterans, former MVPs, young talent, and a reigning Worlds champion on the roster, Team Liquid couldn't find their form in the spring split before turning the luck in their favor in the summer, thanks in part to the addition of APA at the midrange position.

That mid-year change in momentum allowed Liquid to become a strong force in the LCS Championship - until the elimination of Golden Guardians - and will likely help the team become one of the best teams in North America on the international stage this year. And the opening match in this Worlds Swiss confirms it. The Americans almost beat T1, and only silly mistakes helped the Koreans to change the course of events and beat the Liquid 0:1.

Team Liquid repeatedly lost to the future American champions in their region. Still, as the first game day of the world group stage showed - it was Liquid who was able to better prepare for the world championship.