StarSeries S5: the triumph over NRG

A strong and beautiful performance!

The grand-finals of StarSeries S5 saw NAVI.GG.BET play against the North American team NRG. The Bo3 ended with a confident 2:0 victory, as  NAVI takes the series!

OVERPASS - Natus Vincere [16:8] NRG

The first game of the series saw NAVI take the initiative - even if we lost Edward early on, we still claimed the first round and established a 3:0 lead a couple of rounds later. The gun round kicked in, and NRG had only 1 man standing to defuse the bomb - the attempt was there, but our squad defended it. Round 6 saw FugLy almost pull off a clutch, but the bomb was already ticking down - 6:0.

Round 8 was the first point going the way of NRG, and managed to avoid the reset. Those 2 rounds were interrupted by our team getting the B plant. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to go on another streak, as the force round from the opponents was successful. The streak was becoming quite threatening - even if we have already hit 8 points, NRG finished the half with minimal distance to NAVI - 8:7.

The pistols, yet again, was taken by NAVI and a few more went our way - 12:7. Both teams bought the guns, and NRG claimed their 8th point. We still had no intention of letting the opponent sprint ahead, and a 3-round streak marked the first match point - 15:8. The final round saw NAVI deal with the opponent rather confidently, as it came down to 4v1 - we take the first game 16:8!

MIRAGE - Natus Vincere [16:7] NRG

The pistol round was an incredibly clutch one, as electronic killed the bomb defuser moments before the bomb would have been defused - we open the scoreboard. The third round saw flamie pull off an ace to secure the point after the plant. The first gun round went the way of the opponent after a series of aggressive trades, and the scoreline eventually hit 3:3. NRG broke ahead, claiming the 7th round, but the 8th one saw the score tie again - 4:4.

The teams traded rounds, but we maintained the lead nonetheless - 7:5 was the score 12 rounds in, and we were getting bomb plants rather often, boosting the economy. We were the first ones to hit 8 points and tried to make the difference larger. Both NRG and NAVI claimed a point, finishing the half with 9:6.

Yet another pistol round was claimed by NAVI, which transformed into a double lead - 12:6. NRG planted the bomb once, which slightly boosted their economy. Put that plant didn't help them much, as eventually, NAVI hit 15:6 - not a single point taken for the attack. NRG took the tactical pause, and after it, took the first point for the attack. The final round saw s1mple left in a 1v1 situation, and he was up to the task - 16:7!

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