ESL One Birmingham 2020: defeat vs Nigma
The game starts at 19:00 CEST
The first rival of 
Natus Vincere at the ESL One Birmingham 2020 - Online tournament will be the 
Nigma. The match will be held in the best of 3 format.
Just a few days ago, our team got changed: CemaTheSlayeR was replaced by 
so bad. The newcomer will probably try to show his best game in the upcoming meeting, so watching the match will be twice as interesting.
As for Nigma, the team is going through hard times. The team got eliminated from Gamers Without Borders 2020 after the first game, and on WePlay! Pushka League finished 11–12. ESL One Los Angeles 2020 ended a little better, as Nigma finished in 7-8th places.
We believe that our guys will start the tournament with a victory! Join the live broadcast and support Natus Vincere! #navination
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha
so bad
illias
Nigma
Miracle-
w33
Mind_Control
GH
Kuroky
Game 1 — NAVI [0 : 1] Nigma
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha
so bad
illias
Nigma
Miracle-
w33
Mind_Control
GH
KuroKy
A relatively equal game for the starting phase of the match. However, we should note that at first Natus Vincere players took the advantage, but soon the opponent leveled the situation in terms of overall net worth. By 20 minutes Nigma players got the lead - the difference between the teams was 4k gold.
By 28 minutes, our team lost the bottom lane, not being able to counter the opponent's push. As a result, the advantage of Nigma has grown to 18k gold. A minute later, NAVI players conceded — 0 : 1.
Game 2 — NAVI [0 : 2] Nigma
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL-
9pasha
-
so bad
illias
Nigma
Miracle-
w33
Mind_Control
GH-
KuroKy
In the early stage the opponent played very aggressively: by 21 minutes of the game our team had only one outer tower left. The opponent had a solid advantage — 4k gold.
At 29 minutes our team acknowledged their defeat, not being able to confront Nigma players with anything. 0 : 2 — NAVI started the tournament with a loss.
