IEM Katowice 2020: defeat vs fnatic
The game starts at 19:00 CET
In the second round of IEM Katowice, 
NAVI will meet with 
fnatic. The match will begin on February 25th at 19:00 CET and will be held in the best of 3 format.
Both teams successfully started their performance in Katowice: NAVI beat 
FaZe Clan (2: 1), and fnatic playerswere stronger than 
Renegades (2: 0). Note that for the Swedes it was the first official match in 2020. The last time NAVI and fnatic's paths crossed at the ESL Pro League S10 Finals, and then the victory went to the Swedish team (2: 1).
In yesterday's match against the Australians, fnatic banned Nuke and Train and picked Inferno. The Swedes have the best results in the last three months on Overpass (4 wins, 0 losses) and Vertigo (3 wins, 0 losses). We hope that NAVI will be well prepared and will advance to the upper bracket finals of group A! #navination
Natus Vincere
s1mple
electroNic
Boombl4
flamie
Perfecto
fnatic
KRIMZ
JW
Brollan
flusha
Golden
Dust2— Natus Vincere [7:16] fnatic
The pistol round went for NAVI, the Swedish players responded by winning the force buy. Then there was a exchange of rounds between the teams, which allowed the opponent to take the lead— 5 : 2.
Despite problems with finances, in the ninth drawNAVI successfully took A-plant and won the eco. This outcome allowed our five to seriously reduce the difference in the score — 5 : 6. At the end of the first half of the meeting, fnaticplayers had no missteps and won with a score of 10 : 5.
The start of the second part of Dust2 was retained by fnatic: the Swedes won the pistol round, force buy and eco. The purchase round, T side carried out a B-Plant attack, which washandled quite easily by 
Perfecto and flamie. This failure forced fnatic to make one eco.
After the loss in the twenty-first draw, one of the last chances of our team to catch-up in the game was the twenty-second round, otherwise, the game and economic advantage forfnaticwas becoming too significant. Unfortunately, the Born to Win could not cope with this task.The final result — 16 : 7.
| Players | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1mple |
15-17 | -2 | 80.8 | 1.07 |
| flamie |
12-17 | -5 | 58.3 | 0.73 |
| Perfecto |
11-18 | -7 | 61.9 | 0.70 |
| Boombl4 |
10-18 | -8 | 57.9 | 0.66 |
| electronic |
11-20 | -9 | 63.0 | 0.61 |
Natus VincereInferno— Natus Vincere [16:14] fnatic
The pistol round and eco went to the fnatic. The buy round Swedes attacked A-Plant: our players were not quite ready for it and lost the round. After making 4 kills, s1mpleearned our team the first point (1 : 4).
Although the guys had to give up the round in return, they successfully saved three rifles. The Born to Win took a timeout. The short discussion was fruitful: the guys played aggressively on "banana" and finished the round without losses.
Then the game was held, as it is called, on the counter courses: none of the teams wanted to give points without a fight. And the winners of this race were our guys! At the end of the first half of the encounterNAVIearned one point and lost it with the score 7 : 8.
The second pistol ended in favor of Natus Vincere, the Swedish Five were stronger in force buy. Fnaticcoped with the economic rounds of terrorists without any problems, and only one player died in the buy round. Perhaps one of the key moments of the second map was the triumph of the Born to Win in the eco-round: Boombl4 andPerfectopulled clutch 2 vs 3.
Before the 24th round, NAVItook advantage of their right for a tactical pause. Natus Vincereplayers attacked B-Plant, resulting in an eleventh point. Subsequently, our team managed to temporarily level the score - 13 : 13. As a result, the Born to Win got the match point and executed it - 16:14.
| Players | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1mple |
30-16 | +14 | 98.4 | 1.53 |
| Boombl4 |
22-20 | +2 | 76.2 | 1.13 |
| electronic |
20-21 | -1 | 75.0 | 1.03 |
| flamie |
16-17 | -1 | 53.0 | 0.91 |
| Perfecto |
10-18 | -8 | 52.7 | 0.72 |
MIRAGE— NATUS VINCERE [12:16] FNATIC
The starting section of Mirage was left to fnatic: the Swedish team won the pistol round, force buy and eco. After winning the buy round, electronictook the most important clutch 1 vs 2 for the team.
When the financial situation of the T stabilized, there was an exchange of rounds between the teams. In the eleventh draw, the terrorists seized the center of the map and tried to pinch point B, but unsuccessfully. The opponent never managed to get a lot of points in the attack and lost the first half with the score 5 : 10.
In order to increase the chances of the comeback for the defending side, fnaticwanted to win either the pistol round or force buy. The opponent coped with this task by winning the pistol. The gun round, in which KRIMZmade four frags, went into the Swedish Five's asset.
After the failure in the twentieth round, fnatictied the score - 10 : 10. Before the twenty-second round, the Born To Win took a time-out. Later NAVIwas close to earn the first point in the attack, but made a mistake and did not have time to set the bomb.At the end of the game, NAVIimproved their position, but nothing more. As a result, fnaticdefeatedNatus Vincere on Mirage - 16 : 12.
| Player | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1mple |
25-20 | +5 | 87.4 | 1.24 |
| Boombl4 |
19-18 | +1 | 75.9 | 1.11 |
| Perfecto |
16-16 | 0 | 59.5 | 0.98 |
| electronic |
17-20 | -3 | 66.5 | 0.92 |
| flamie |
13-18 | -5 | 65.2 | 0.86 |
The total statistics of the match
| Player | Kill/Death | +/- | ADR | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1mple |
70-53 | +17 | 89.6 | 1.29 |
| Boombl4 |
51-56 | -5 | 70.9 | 0.99 |
| electronic |
48-61 | -13 | 68.6 | 0.87 |
| flamie |
41-52 | -11 | 58.7 | 0.83 |
| Perfecto |
37-52 | -15 | 57.6 | 0.80 |
