T1, Team Liquid kick off Esports World Cup with wins

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T1 defeated Bilibili Gaming 2-1 and Team Liquid swept Fnatic 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the League of Legends tournament at the Esports World Cup on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

T1 and Team Liquid will clash in the semifinals of the single-elimination bracket. The eventual winner of the eight-team tournament will bring home $400,000 of the $1 mil