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IEM Katowice 2018 EU Qualifiers: moving forth!
We are moving forward!
The next game of 
NAVI.GG.BET was in the lower bracket of IEM Katowice 2018 EU qualifiers against 
Team EnVyUs. The elimination Bo3 ended with the 2-0 victory of NAVI.GG.BET!
Natus Vincere
Team EnVyUs
Game 1 - natus vincere [1:0] team envyus
The first game of the series started off with the first two rounds going our way, while Team EnVyUs managed to get the third one, only to get reset. We kept snowballing, as NAVI got a firm grip on the game and were loath to let it go. We were already up by 6 points, and the economy on our side was very good. We secured the first round at 8:1 score, and worked on making the advantage as big as possible. The map situation was extremely favorable for NAVI, and the first half ended with 12:3 our way.
Pistol round was taken by NAVI yet again, and we continued to rake up points, as Team EnVyUs were very far behind, but they managed to get their couple points of the game fairly soon and started inching closer. We still had a good lead, but the economy was somewhat suboptimal on our side. After 5 lost rounds in a row, NAVI managed to get themselves together, taking a point and making it to the match point - 15:8. Team EnVyUs were not ready to throw in the towel and fought back, denying several match points, as we were unable to find a good opening to finish the game. The game went all the way to 15:14, and we made the last effort to prevent the game from going into the overtime - 16:14.
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [2:0] Team EnVyUs
The pistol round was taken by NAVI in a very confident fashion. We got to the first buy round with 3:0 on the scoreboard, and that's when Team EnVyUs got their first point, yet they got reset right after. We kept getting more rounds, establishing a firm control over the map. We started working on making the gap as wide as possible, but towards the end of the half the opponent managed to get more points, as the half ends 13:2.
Second pistol round ended with a defuse, as we managed to salvage the situation and defuse the bomb. NAVI were 2 rounds away from claiming the game, but a round taken by Team EnVyUs had us go eco, and that led to a series of lost rounds. The streak was finally broken, as we drew out the round to the point the opponent lost due to not managing to either plant or eliminate. We had 8 match points to go at 15:7; the first one got denied, as Team EnVyUs planted and eliminated the CTs. Next round, though, was taken by us barely, as we claim the game and the series 2-0!
