EPICENTER XL: a rough start
A rough start
NAVI.GG.BET start their journey at the EPICENTER with a defeat against 
OG, dropping the first series 0:2.
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [0:1] OG
OG
JerAx
Fly
7ckngMad
s4
N0tail
NAVI.GG.BET
LeBron
GeneRaL
Lil
Crystallize
Dendi
In the opening match, the opponents made a choice in favor of one of the signature heroes of their carry - Naga Siren. This hero took went to the midlane, facing off against Dendi. The Born to Win took three of the 4 initial Bounties, as well as a reward for first blood. In general, the teams acted quite cautiously until the support heroes picked up the necessary levels.
7 minutes in, OG carried out a couple of effective attacks on the sidelanes, followed by another battle in mid. NAVI got rid of enemy's Naga Siren, but losing three in response. Having the man advantage, the rivals reached the T1 in mid, but the "yellow-black" managed to protect it.
Then OG switched to the bottom lane and took down the first tower. Soon the second one collapsed. Players of Natus Vincere waited for the right moment and attacked the enemy's tower in the midlane. The guys also managed to catch two heroes off guard and contest the ancient stack in the Radiant jungle. The Radiant responded to this by demolishing T2 in the top lane.
22 minutes in, opponents finished off the first Roshan - our team tried to start a fight for Aegis, but was a little late, so the fight was lost. Having all they needed, OG deprived NAVI of all outer towers, and then designed two frags in a row. Opponents sieged the high ground of Natus Vincere and dealt with the T3 tower, clearing their way to the shrines.
A fight in the Dire territory finished in favor of OG - another tower fell in the base of Natus Vincere. The second Roshan was taken by [eu] OG yet again, and a Cheese to go with it. Unfortunately, we did not manage to turn the game around, dropping the first game
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [0:2] OG
NAVI.GG.BET
Lil
LeBron
Dendi
GeneRaL
Crystallize
OG
JerAx
Fly
N0tail
s4
7ckngMad
The picks of the teams on the second map turned out to be even more interesting than the first. NAVI preferred Legion Commander and Sven, and opponents decided to play a quite durable Phantom Lancer and Dragon Knight. The early game turned out to be very chaotic: the players of both teams actively swap the lanes trying to provide themselves with the most comfortable line-up. As a result, GeneRaL (Legion Commander) laned against Phantom Lancer, Dendi (Razor) - with Dark Seer, and Crystallize (Sven) - with Dragon Knight.
The first blood was shed by OG, but Born to Win claimed a kill on Tusk. The gank of the bottom lane by our squad ended in an equal trade. Opponents rushed into the Radiant jungle, resulting in the loss of three of their heroes while only taking 1 hero of ours, yet they managed to take the next fight themselves.
Our guys caught the most valuable hero on the map - Phantom Lancer, while opponents hunted for Razor. NAVI traded Elder Titan for Dragon Knight and earned another duel for GeneRaL. A drawn-out teamfight ensued, which turned out to be beneficial for Natus Vincere: the guys not only claimed more kills, but also helped Legion Commander get more damage.
Teams did not slow down. Despite the fact that OG lost yet another teamfight, they managed to successfully carry out the next fight and catch up with NAVI in terms of economy. The "Yellow-black" caought out enemy Tusk and finished him off, starting to work on the T2 straight after. The opponents did not waste time, though, and also attacked the T2's of ours.
NAVI sieged the Dire high ground; OG did just the same. As a result, the rivals lost one barrack, and we lost the entire lane. NAVI initiated a fight, but it turned out to be a failure for them. The European squad waited until the first Roshan, and Phantom Lancer was the one to take it. OG rushed straight down the top lane, taking out the T2 tower and sieging the high ground again. The key battle was taken by the opponents, as we drop the series 0:2.
