ESL One Cologne 2019: the first victory!
Starts at 12:00 CEST
In the first round of the group stage, a face-off teams 
NAVI.GG.BET and 
mousesports will take place. The match will start on July 2nd at 12:00 CEST and will be held in the format of best of 1.
After IEM Katowice 2019, a series of changes happened in mousesports. So, the coach lmbt left the team, as well as the backbone of players in the face of 
suNny, 
oskar and 
STYKO. Subsequently, the organization seriously rejuvenated the composition, inviting 
woxic and frozen. In addition, the captain's duties passed to the former leader of FaZe Clan — 
karrigan.
It took the European team some time to take a turn. The last few tournaments mouz has shown some good games: a victory at DreamHack Open Tours, a 3rd-4th place at the ESL Pro League S9 and a successful performance in the closed qualification of Starladder Berlin Major.
The updated lineup of mousesports hasn't crossed path with NAVI yet. The competition in Cologne will be the first official tournament for the renewed Natus Vincere roster. Recall that the guys gathered at the bootcamp on the eve of ESL One Cologne 2019 and focused on introducing and familiarizing 
Boombl4 with the team's game structure. We believe that NAVI will delight the fans with their game and start the tournament with a victory! #NAVINATION
ESL One Cologne (BO1)
NAVI.GG.BET
S1mple
electroNic
Zeus
Boombl4
flamie
mousesports
chrisJ
ropz
karrigan
woxic
Frozen
Train — Natus Vincere [16:14] mousesports
The beginning of the map was good for NAVI: we won the pistols, force and eco. The gun rounds went the way of the CTs, but the second one saw the opponent pull off a ninja defuse, losing all players. Unfortunately, this led to a stronger economy for them, and mousesports drove the score to 3 : 3.
Fortunately, NAVI were planting the bomb consistently, securing the money. Only during the 10th round did the Born to Win have to go for a setup with an АК-47 and 4 pistols. We managed to break the mousesports streak during the 10th round, with Zeus and s1mple taking a 2v3 clutch.
Unfortunately, the rest of the first half was dictated entirely by the European squad, so the half ended with 4:11 their way.
We had to take either the pistol round or the force buy. We managed to do it, winning the pistol. However, mousesports went for a B plant и and took a clutch thanks to 
chrisJ (1 vs 2).
Fortunately, this time around the opponent got reset. Round 21 saw an intense fight of s1mple vs karrigan. The Danish player won the clutch. Following this, the game got very intense — neither team was willing to go down without a fight.
Ultimately, the last 2 rounds were the ones to seasl the deal. But it looked easier for NAVI: mousesports went for an eco, opting for a potential draw. So, Natus Vincere went straight for the match point, defeating mousesports (16 : 14).
| Player | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1mple |
32-17 | +15 | 93.1 | 1.53 |
| electronic |
21-15 | +6 | 82.3 | 1.19 |
| flamie |
21-19 | +2 | 68.8 | 1.11 |
| Boombl4 |
18-21 | -3 | 65.6 | 0.97 |
| Zeus |
17-20 | -3 | 68.5 | 0.90 |
Natus Vincere