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DreamLeague Season 10 Closed Qualifiers: victory over Espada
A confident victory!
The grand finals of DreamLeague Season 10 Closed Qualifiers saw 
NAVI.GG.BET play against 
Espada in a Bo3 series. The result of the encounter was a confident 2:0 victory for The Born to Win!
GAME 1 - NATUS VINCERE [1:0] Espada
NAVI.GG.BET
SoNNeikO
Blizzy
Crystallize
Chuvash
MagicaL
Espada
Immersion
iLTW
Misha
633
Nix
The first game started off quite evenly for both teams, with few frags traded between teams. NAVI managed to secure 2 kills by 5 minutes, while Espada was sitting on 1. All lanes were rather comfortable, as NAVI were able to go on aggressive and claim a few more frags. As the game hit 10 minutes, we had a slight net worth advantage. Espada, though, made use of their pushing potential and took 2 T1 towers rather early on. For the next 5 minutes, only a couple occasional kills happened around the map, as the teams chose to farm up.
Slowly but surely, NAVI seized the advantage on the map in terms of kills. However, it was quite problematic for us to win the farm game - the first two lines of the net worth chart were taken by the opponents' cores. 28 minutes in, the first big engagement happen, with Crystallize barely making it out alive with the newly-claimed Aegis. Just a minute later, Espada engaged again near the Roshpit, and we were ready - Clinkz claimed a double kill. All the while, the top T3 tower for Espada was destroyed, allowing us to capture the most of the map.
The team became farm-oriented yet again. NAVI were mostly able to dodge bad fights, except for a couple pickoffs which went the way of Espada. After that, the opponent tried to take Roshan, but the good Terrorize drove them out of the Roshpit, and the cores were able to dish out lots of damage - we reaped tons of kills and gold, forcing out a buyback on Io. Even that didn't help them much - NAVI still took the Roshan. Clinkz already had his signature Scythe of Vyse. Fights were becoming a lot more frequent, and NAVI were mostly getting the better trades. By 45 minutes, NAVI were sitting at 19k gold. The final engagement at 49 minutes saw the decisive, drawn-out engagement - we take game 1!
GAME 2 - NATUS VINCERE [2:0] ESPADA
NAVI.GG.BET
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Chuvash
Crystallize
SoNNeikO
Blizzy-
MagicaL
Team 2
Immersion
Misha-
633
iLTW
Nix
The next game wasn't as calm as the previous one. Teams were playing very aggressively, looking for pickoffs everywhere. NAVI were more successful in this regard, as we had good heroes for early aggression. A fight broke out in the midlane once heroes hit their main levels - both teams lost a lot of heroes. By 15 minutes, we were 6 kills ahead but lagged behind slightly in terms of net worth. First place on the chart was still taken by mid Pugna, and Zeus, together with Ursa, were following closely behind.
Slowly but surely, we reclaimed the gold lead, as a couple of kills made our position on the map a lot stronger. 19 minutes in, the first Roshan of the game was taken by us, with the Aegis going the way of Ursa. 23 minutes in Espada went for a smoke gank, but NAVI turned it around very well - Ursa took down Supernova, and the Radiant lost 4 heroes, 3 falling to Zeus. More pickoffs happened, with Nimbus providing global presence. Overall, we felt very comfortable and took control over the entire map.
31 minutes in NAVI took the second Roshan of the game, with the Aegis for Ursa yet again. We went on the offensive, approaching the bottom lane. The split-push attempt from Espada fell short, and the final assault came right away. With a solid lead, NAVI confidently disposed of the enemy heroes, and Espada GG-ed out - we take the game, the series, and the slot to the Minor!
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