NEW YORK—It’s a Sunday morning in Brooklyn, NY and as cars zoom through Atlantic Avenue outside, there’s as much if not more commotion inside Barclays Center. At ESL One New York, Counter-Strike fans are preparing for an unexpected semifinal showdown between Commonwealth of Independent States team Natus Vincere (Na`Vi) and North American squad Team Liquid. American flags wave in the crowd as Liquid jerseys are plentiful around the arena—the last remaining North American team inspires more fanfare than any other squad among the 8,500 spectators in attendance.
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