Team Liquid vs Team Lynx — DreamLeague Season 29 WEU Closed Qualifier

Rankings & team profile

Team Liquid currently sit at world rank #2 in Dota 2, a position earned through one of the best stretches in their recent history. Roster: miCKe, Nisha, Ace, boxi, tOfu. Their 2026 results speak for themselves — tournament winners at BLAST Slam VI in February, runners-up at PGL Wallachia Season 7 in March, and 3rd at DreamLeague Season 28. They've been ranked #1 as recently as late March 2026.

Team Lynx are ranked #39 globally. They are a Ukrainian tier-2 squad — 7jesu, mellojul, VladikTheHtiviy, QBFY, and kreker — whose best recent result was 2nd place at European Pro League Season 35 in late March, losing to Zero Tenacity in the grand final. Their all-time peak viewership of 25,000 came at the DL S28 WEU closed qualifier, where they finished 7th–8th. Their career record stands at roughly 65 wins from 130 matches — a 50% winrate — and they've never placed higher than 2nd in a tier-2 regional league. The gap between these two teams is the widest possible in this qualifier.

Recent form

Liquid arrive on a superb run: BLAST Slam VI champions, Wallachia runners-up, DL S28 top-4. They also qualified comfortably through the DL S28 WEU closed qualifier in January, finishing 1st–2nd alongside MOUZ. Their consistency at the highest level over the past three months is the best it's been since their TI 2024 win. The one concern is that Liquid reportedly dropped a game to NAVI earlier in this qualifier, suggesting they are not operating at peak performance at all times in this event — but even that reading assumes significant variance from online qualifier form.

Lynx's recent form includes a strong run in European Pro League Season 35, where they finished 2nd. They also eliminated Nigma Galaxy from the BLAST Slam VII Europe Open Qualifier earlier in April, which was a notable scalp at that lower tier. However, every positive result for Lynx comes against tier-2 opponents. This is categorically their first competitive test against a top-3 team in recent memory.

Head to head

In the DL S28 WEU closed qualifier in January 2026, Liquid finished 1st–2nd while Lynx finished 7th–8th — they were in the same 8-team bracket but did not face each other directly. No recent direct BO3 H2H exists between these two teams. The tier gap makes H2H history largely irrelevant — Lynx simply have not played at the level where Liquid routinely operate.

Odds & betting angles

Liquid should be priced at 1.05–1.15 in this match, implying a 87–95% win probability. That extreme pricing reflects the reality of the situation: a world #2 team against a tier-2 team with a 50% winrate in regional leagues. The question is not whether Liquid win, but whether they drop a map. In online qualifiers, even elite teams occasionally have messy map 1s. However, backing Lynx at any price above 8.00 is speculative given the enormous structural gap. The only viable bet here is Liquid to win, and the 2–0 sweep market is also strong given Liquid's recent clinical form.

Prediction & tip

Liquid win 2–0 with very high confidence. The rank gap, career quality differential, and recent form all point to a clean, clinical win. Lynx eliminating Nigma from a BLAST open qualifier is their ceiling — Liquid are operating three tiers above that. ,

• Confidence: 95%.
• Top tip: Team Liquid to win the series.
• Best value tip: Liquid to win 2–0 — if the sweep market is priced above 1.30, it represents the best value in this match.
• Avoid: Any bet on Lynx — this is a near-certain loss regardless of odds.