IEM Katowice 2018 Qualifiers: The first victory!
The first victory!
The first match of 
NAVI.GG.BET at IEM Katowice 2018 EU Qualifiers was against a European team 
Epsilon in a Bo3. The end result was a confident 2:0 victory by NAVI.
Natus Vincere
Epsilon
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [1:0] Epsilon
The first game of the series started off with the pistol round taken by Epsilon. They managed to capitalize on that, and we managed to get the first point only during our buy round, as the score became 1:3 and soon tied 3:3. Epsilon managed to end our streak, but NAVI immediately reset them in the next round, as the game came to a draw again. However, we decided to step our game up, and took the next several rounds, getting a good lead, ultimately closing out the half 11:4.
The second pistol round also went to the opponent, and 2 more rounds were secured by Epsilon, and NAVI secured the first buy round again. Though, it seemed like we were unable to get a firm grip on the game, as the opponent continued to get more points, slowly closing the gap and ultimately tying the series, but NAVI managed to get the first round in a while along with the second whine, making it to the match point and taking the game 1.
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [2:0] Epsilon
The second game started off with a pistol round going our way, and we capitalized on that to snatch a fairly good lead early into the game. Epsilon only managed to get a point during the 5th round, but NAVI reset them immediately after, snowballing further, with score going all the way to 6:2. Another reset happened to Epsilon, as we took 8th point. The first half ended with 11:4 yet again.
The next half started with round trades, as both teams got some rounds their way. Ultimately, though, we were still in the lead, inching closer to the match point, and NAVI did not want the team to give a chance to come back into the game. The match point came at 15:7, and we played a great round to secure the win and advance further.
