The International 2019 Group stage: defeat vs Royal Never Give Up
0:2.
The second opponent of 
NAVI.GG.BET of the third day will be the home turf representative — 
Royal Never Give Up. The game will be a Bo2.
It's probably not a good idea to be deceived by the team's unsuccessful performance in Shanghai: it is a very strong line-up with a high level of players. Monet, LaNm, 
ah fu — well-known players to any fans of the professional scene, they perform along with Setsu and Flyby — professional players, previously seen in academic line-ups. A strong five, capable of solving the tasks standing ahead of them.
It should also be remembered that it was the Royal Never Give Up that won the Chinese qualification of The International 2019. Against the backdrop of fierce competition in the region, this achievement looks very serious.
Recall that the "yellow-black" have already faced this Chinese team in the season. It was at the DreamLeague Season 10, our guys won a landslide victory with a score of 2 : 0. Let's hope that in the upcoming match the players of Natus Vincere will show positive results.
NAVI.GG.BET
Crystallize
MagicaL
Blizzy
W_zayac
SoNNeikO
Royal Never Give Up
Monet
Setsu
Flyby
Lanm
ah fu
Game 1 — Natus Vincere [0: 1] Royal Never Give Up
NAVI.GG.BET
Crystallize
MagicaL
Blizzy
W_zayac
SoNNeikO
Royal Never Give Up
Monet
Setsu
Flyby
Lanm
ah fu
The initial stage of the game was not the easiest for our team. The enemy was moving around the map, killing Natus Vincere heroes, which allowed them to get 3k gold lead by 18 minutes. Fortunately, the cores of "yellow-blacks" weren't lagging that far behind, keeping on par with the opponent.
28 minutes in NAVI had a disastrous fight, with 3 heroes dying at once. Even though this fight didn't transition into a push, the added advantage of the opponent — 12k gold lead — wasn't that comforting either.
In a couple of minutes another fight broke out, and we lost 2 lanes. The situation of the “yellow-blacks” at that moment was close to losing, but the guys did not want to give up and had another fight. Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful, and NAVI players admitted defeat - 0: 1 after the first map.
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [0: 2] Royal Never Give Up
NAVI.GG.BET
Crystallize
MagicaL
Blizzy
W_zayac
SoNNeikO
Royal Never Give Up
-
Monet
Setsu
Flyby
Lanm-
ah fu
The early game was played rather carefully by both teams: teams traded some kills while trying to farm up a bit. Underlord, picked by the opponent, was a surprising yet effective mid decision: he gave our Templar Assassin quite a bit of trouble.
Subsequently, thanks to several successful skirmishes, the “yellow-blacks” got a nice advantage for themselves. So, by minute 26, our guys were in the lead, having 8 thousand more than the Chinese team.
32 minutes in, a rather bad fight happened next to Roshpit. Even though Axe snatched the Aegis, the opponent finished of a few NAVI characters, losing nobody.
36 minutes in our team lost their top lane after RNG caught Axe. In addition, the Chinese team seized the advantage - 6k net worth. The next fight, though, allowed us to reclaim half of that.
The game ended at 45 minutes after the opponent went for the mid highground. Our guys tried to hold off the siege in the minority, but only gradually died out. 0 : 2 — victory Royal Never Give Up.
