Team Liquid’s 8-year ESL streak snapped after falling in ESL One Birmingham 2026 qualifiers

Team Liquid’s long-standing streak of attending every ESL event since 2017 came to a screeching halt following a crushing 1–2 loss to MOUZ in the Dota 2 ESL One Birmingham 2026 Western Europe Closed Qualifier.

Liquid actually drew first blood in the series behind a stellar Puck performance from Michał “Nisha” Jankowski. But MOUZ hit back in Game 2 as Daniyal “yamich” Lazebnyy’s Tusk dictated the pace in a dominating 30-minute win.