The Chongqing Major qualifiers: defeat vs Gambit Esports
NAVI.GG.BET will play decider game.
NAVI.GG.BET played 
Gambit Esports in a Bo3 series at The Chongqing Major qualifiers. There were 2 intense games, but the third game didn't start due to technical problems, so NAVI is defeated.
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [1:0] Gambit Esports
NAVI.GG.BET
SoNNeikO
Blizzy
Chuvash
Crystallize
MagicaL
Gambit Esports
VANSKOR
Daxak
kingr-
Afoninje
0ld_AKyJlbi4
The first game started with first blood for Gambit. After that, though, not much happened outside of some occasional ganks. Both teams were farming up and trying to get some early items - a gank by Rubick almost killed Storm, but not quite enough. As the levels started coming in, fights became more abundant. Neither team was really getting many kills, but Gambit were better able to take the objectives. The Reverse Polarity proved to be quite an asset, as Magnus was using it constantly to secure important kills.
NAVI started going a lot more aggressively, but an initiation onto Kunkka didn't quite work out for us, as NAVI lost Slark, but nothing else. Gambit went for the first Roshan of the game, and we tried to contest that, but failed, as we lost 3 and the Aegis went to Gyrocopter. The game slowed down significantly, with some occasional teamfights popping up. This break allowed both teams to beef up quite a bit. This waiting time finally ended 33 minutes in — a prolonged fight resulted in 5 dead on the side of Gambit, and NAVI went for the Roshan straight away. As if to compensate for the long stalemate, another fight broke out, as Gambit decided to pursue our Slark — we lost 2, while Gambit lost 3.
The final push came soon after. NAVI smoked up and went for a gank — Crystallize found Iocopter, and Io was dead in a matter of seconds, opening up the fight for us. The opportunity was taken, as the entirety of NAVI followed up — Gambit tried to retreat, but collapsed with no chances of survival — NAVI take the first game of the series!
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [1:1] Gambit Esports
NAVI.GG.BET
Blizzy
SoNNeiKo
Chuvash
MagicaL
Crystallize
Gambit Esports
VANSKOR-
0ld_AKyJlbi4
kingr-
Daxak
Afoninje
The second game was initially rather slow-paced. First Blood was spilled in the midlane, as MagicaL died to Ember Spirit, but the said Ember died to the tower right after. Teams traded another couple of kills, but neither got a really decisive advantage. Around 10 minutes, teams clashed in the top lane, and NAVI didn't get a good fight — we lost quite a few heroes, and a little after, we lost 3 more in different parts of the map. 10 minutes in, Gambit were 3k gold ahead and continued to fight.
Gambit had a better start of the game, and they were able to capitalize on it. NAVI were trying to avoid fights as much as possible, but it seemed to be almost impossible — Gambit were taking one fight after another. Soon, they took the first Roshan of the game, and continued their domination. We couldn't really put much forth despite a few attempts. Ultimately, NAVI crumbled, and the series advances to game 3!
Game 3 - Natus Vincere [1:2] Gambit Esports
NAVI.GG.BET forfeited game 3 due to technical problems.
