ESL One Genting 2018 Qualifier: another victory
A sharp and well-executed battle
The next game of 
Natus Vincere G2A was against 
Team Spirit in a Bo3 series to advance further into the qualifier. The series saw a swift and confident play from our squad, as we take the match 2:0.
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [1:0] Team Spirit
Natus Vincere G2A
Team Spirit
The first game saw a fast push strategy coming in from NAVI, as we took down the first T1 only 8 minutes into the game, and disengaged over the map. 13 minutes in the first Roshan of the game was taken by us, and the teamfight right after secured our advantage even more. With that, we took some more good fights and even tried for the high ground, but Winter Wyvern was too strong to push against just yet.
Right as the Aegis expired, Team Spirit engaged and burst down Luna, slowing us down. It was still a good lead on our side, as we decided to wait till the next Roshan to make any decisive steps. Despite losing some towers meanwhile, the map control was overwhelming on our side, with Team Spirit having no T2 towers anymore. The next high ground attempt was not successful as well, as we lost the Aegis in the fight alongside used Cheese - NAVI disengaged.
33 minutes in we went for yet another high ground push, succeeding this time. As we got that, the Roshan conveniently respawned, so we were able to claim that without contest. Minutes later, another high ground attempt came, again for the midlane. Despite the best efforts of Team Spirit, they were unable to repel this push, as NAVI wiped most of the Dire team. GG, and we move to game 2.
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [2:0] Team Spirit
Natus Vincere G2A
Team Spirit
The second game started off rather evenly for NAVI, as the lane trades happened all over the map but were favoring us most of the times. The cores of both Radiant and Dire were trying to farm up the necessary items, and as levels started kicking in, the rotations became more powerful and yielded better results.
Without further hesitation, NAVI decided to establish some map control, destroying the T1 towers all over the Radiant half of the map, making sure Chaos Knight does not get the opportunity to get a lot done. With that, we disengaged for a moment, gathering some more levels and farm before returning for the fights.
As we secured some quite solid advantage, it looked like Roshan would be a prized target for both teams. Team Spirit went there first, but we were ready and intercepted, stopping the attempt in its tracks. The opponents decided to call GG after that, as NAVI move forth into the qualifier bracket!
