ESL Pro League S7 Finals: Group stage recap

Highlights and group stage stats

NAVI.GG.BET took first place in Group A, having beaten FaZe Clan in the upper bracket finals. This result allowed the Born to Win to make it straight to the semifinals of the tournament, where our team will meet with the winner of Liquid - mousesports.

While we are waiting for the next match of Natus Vincere, let's recall the brightest moments of the event thus far and take a look at the statistics of our players in the group stage. So, the best player of Natus Vincere after 6 maps played was Denis "electronic" Sharipov - 1.32 rating, which is the second-best in the tournament. Only  dupreeh is above Denis with a rating of 1.46.

Another Born to Win player, who got into the top ten by the end of the group stage was Olexander "s1mple" Kostyliev (1.28 rating and 6th place). In this tournament, NAVI played on 4 different maps: Mirage (3), Overpass (1), Cache (1) and Nuke (1). Of the 6 maps played, our guys lost only one - Heroic on de_cache (11:16).

As for the pistol rounds, in this aspect NAVI performed at the proper level - 63% winrate (7 won pistols out of 11). And the latest statistical data, which deserves your attention: the effectiveness of flash grenades and the success in the opening duels on the maps. In the entry frags, the best player on our team at the ESL Pro League is electronic (1.09 rating), while Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko is the best when it comes to flashes (on average, the opponent remains blind for 1.95 seconds ).

And finally, let's recall the brightest moments of Natus Vincere players in the group stage. Enjoy watching!

Electronic deals with Heroic

Perfect pistols by s1mple on Overpass

Another 3k by s1mple, this time on Mirage

Zeus with a crucial clutch vs FaZe Clan