StarSeries Season 4: the first triumph!
A deserved victory
The first game of NAVI.GG.BET as StarSeries Season 4 was against HellRaisers in a Bo3. The match ended in a clean 2:0 victory by NAVI.GG.BET.
Natus Vincere
HellRaisers
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [1:0] HellRaisers
Pistols round on de_cbble was taken by NAVI, as we got numbers advantage very fast. HR did not manage to pick up anything till the buy round, and despite the victory then, we pulled off a reset, yet it did not last long, as HR pulled the game back - 4:4. From then, the opponents claimed a series of rounds, as NAVI economy wasn't at an all-time high. Some points still went our way, but ultimately, the half was taken by HellRaisers 6:9.
The second half started with the pistols round our way, and we finally tied - 9:9, even getting an advantage, which was soon reclaimed by HR. The game tied at 12:12, and slowed down significantly, both teams were slowly picking up the rounds, but ultimately, NAVI picked up the 15th round for the first match point, with not that much of a buffer to play against. However, the said buffer was left untouched as we swept the map, taking the game 1 16:13.
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [2:0] HellRaisers
Pistols round was taken by NAVI, but the following 3 rounds went to HR, putting our economy in a pretty bad state. Despite that, the game was becoming a lot closer, with both teams trying to give up as little as possible. We finally caught up with the opponent, with 4:4 on the scoreboard, but NAVI did not manage to establish a convincing advantage, with only 1 round gap for a while. Towards the end of the half, though, a couple of decisive rounds sealed the deal, as the half closed at 9:6.
The first round of the second half saw CTs unable to defuse the bomb on time, giving us the first point of the half, which was successfully transformed into a very good lead. 6 rounds in a row, and the first match point hits - 15:6. NAVI wanted to get the job done as efficiently as possible, without giving the opponent as much as a chance to come back, and closed out the game 16:6, with a 2-0 for the series!