Team Heretics vs Team Liquid betting tips – VCT 2026 EMEA Kickoff LB Quarterfinals

TEAM HERETICS vs TEAM LIQUID

Team Liquid and Team Heretics will fight for survival in the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2026 EMEA Kickoff on Thursday, February 12, when they clash in the lower bracket quarterfinals for the first time of the season.

Team Liquid kicked off the stage with a competitive 1-2 loss against Team Vitality, before bouncing back with a win against Karmine Corp, only to get swept by Fnatic in the mid bracket.

In the lower bracket, Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin and his men produced two more victories, albeit with a unconvincing reverse sweep of ULF Esports and an overtime victory against GIANTX.

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  Fast Payouts

Team Liquid have narrowly avoided elimination twice en route to the lower bracket quarterfinals. So despite fielding a strong lineup, their performances in the arena have been anything but convincing.

Team Heretics have managed a 3-2 record so far this season, with defeats against Natus Vincere and GIANTX, and victories against ULF Esports, Karmine Corp, and Natus Vincere in the third round of the lower bracket.

The latter was a very strong showing, ending in 13-5 on Haven and 13-4 on Breeze – indicating that Heretics have found momentum.

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  The bookies' bookie

Despite the poor showings in the last two games, Team Liquid are not priced as massive underdogs on the top-rated VALORANT bookmakers.

This mainly has to do with the fact that this roster have a high ceiling, albeit Liquid have yet to show anything promising during VCT Kickoff, making it hard to take their side.

Team Heretics are no pushovers, seem to have found their identity, and are an obvious pick at these prices.