IEM Katowice 2019: victory versus AVANGAR
NAVI secure a flawless 2:0 victory!
The next series of 
NAVI.GG.BET was against 
AVANGAR. The serie was full of intense moments, but in the end, Natus Vincere claim the series 2:0, securing a spot in the next stage!
Dust 2 - Natus Vincere [16:6] AVANGAR
The first game took place on Dust2. AVANGAR seized the lead initially after a good pistol round, and solidified their position on the map with an 0:3 on the board. However, the first gun round allowed NAVI to take the first point, and from there onward, we broke ahead. Our position on the map remained uncontested for 8 rounds straight — enough to secure the victory in the first half. At the 12th round, though, NAVI lost 3 members, and were left in a 2v4, which wasn't too favorable. That 1 round, though, didn't upset us at all, as we reset the opponent right after that, hitting the double digits. The first half ended with 11:4 on the board, and 
flamie was the star of the half with 22 kills to his name.
The second half started off with a lot of instability. Teams kept trading rounds, and NAVI were consistently planting the bomb in the rounds they won. That put us on a good economic foot, while AVANGAR were lagging behind still. Finally, we got to 15 points, and had 9 match points to work through. We didn't use any of those, though, as we went straight for the jugular — map 1 is sealed!
| Players | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flamie |
26-11 | +15 | 119.8 | 1.89 |
| Zeus |
18-10 | +8 | 87.5 | 1.39 |
| s1mple |
18-11 | +7 | 77.8 | 1.36 |
| electronic |
14-10 | +4 | 79.0 | 1.20 |
| Edward |
14-13 | +1 | 66.0 | 0.96 |
Natus VincereTrain - Natus Vincere [16:9] AVANGAR
The second map started off with NAVI, and we only managed to grab the second one before AVANGAR stepped up massively, getting 6 rounds in a row. After that, NAVI claimed 1 round, and so did AVANGAR. From that point onwards, though, NAVI dominated till the end of thalf, not allowing AVANGAR to come online. Eventually, we even caught up to the opponent — 7:7. The last round of the half didn't change a lot, as NAVI went into the second half with a minimal advantage — 8:7.
The second half started with NAVI winning the pistols, but failing to capitalize on it. AVANGAR seized the initiative, and claimed 4 rounds in a row, breaking ahead of NAVI. The maximum loss bonus kicked in, and we managed to snatch a round away from AVANGAR, but they returned the favor. The T side went for the buy, in an attempt to break our economy, but instead found themselves broken. NAVI used the opportunity brilliantly, closing in onto the match point. We had 5 match points to work with, but they weren't even needed — it only took us 1 round to seal the deal, with 16:11 on the board, and 3-1 in the groups!
| Players | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1mple |
22-14 | +8 | 89.4 | 1.36 |
| Edward |
24-14 | +10 | 87.9 | 1.34 |
| electronic |
20-19 | +1 | 84.5 | 1.10 |
| Zeus |
12-14 | -2 | 50.9 | 0.95 |
| flamie |
17-20 | -3 | 64.2 | 0.82 |
Overall game stats
| Players | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1mple |
40-25 | +15 | 84.2 | 1.34 |
| flamie |
43-31 | +12 | 89.1 | 1.29 |
| Edward |
38-27 | +11 | 78.1 | 1.17 |
| electronic |
34-29 | +5 | 82.0 | 1.15 |
| Zeus |
30-24 | +6 | 67.4 | 1.14 |
