StarSeries S4: to the playoffs!
NAVI.GG.BET make it to the playoffs!
The Bo3 against 
Heroic was the final chance for 
NAVI.GG.BET to get into the playoffs of StarSeries Season 4, and the Bo3 ended in a 2:1 victory for Natus Vincere squad, as we secure the ticket to the playoffs!
NAVI.GG.BET
Heroic
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [1:0] Heroic
The first game was off to a very good start for Natus Vincere, as the pistol round and the subsequent 3 went our way; even the gun round did not salvage the situation for the opponent. The round 5, though, was the first one for Heroic to claim, but the next one set them back again. Despite that, the opponents were not discouraged by it, and the series of trades set out - NAVI maintained the lead, but the finances on both teams were the limiting factor. 3 rounds were picked up by Heroic, as we had to eco; the opponents tied the game, but we still took the first half 8:7.
The second pistols were NAVI's again, but the force buy went to Heroic and they tied the game again 9:9. The Ts were forced to eco, the opponents broke ahead, but we did not allow the opponent to get too far away, taking it back to 11:11. NAVI had a couple of good, but close rounds and the score went in favor yet again. Heroic went back up again, with the score coming incredibly close - 14:14. Allowing the opponent to get the match point was definitely not in our plan, and we did not allow it - 15:14, and the subsequent 16:14 to seal the map 1!
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [1:1] Heroic
The game on de_mirage saw NAVI.GG.BET play as CTs, with the pistol round going the way of the opponent, and Heroic capitalized on it to claim 3 points before the buy round. As we managed to buy, we started to rack up points for ourselves, tying the score 3:3. The advantage did not tilt the way of NAVI just yet, though, as we traded the following round 4:4, but the 5th point left the opponents with the poor economy. Three more rounds - 7:4, and we broke the 10-round milestone, ending the half 11:4.
The second pistols was done flawlessly by the opponent, as we lost all 5, which allowed Heroic to gain another round, as they started to string the points. Our lead shrunk significantly, until we lost it altogether, 11:11. Another effort propelled them forth, and ultimately they closed in on 15 points, despite the resistance coming in from NAVI and several clutches - 11:15, taking the map 11:16 very soon, as we move to map 3.
Game 3 - Natus Vincere [2:1] Heroic
It all came down to the third map, de_overpass; even if our winrate on the map is not stellar, we were ready to give it all to make it to the playoffs. Pistols went to Heroic, while the force buy was taken by Natus Vincere. Round 3 saw Zeus step up massively with an ace, yet the next couple was taken by the Terrorists. The see-saw continued, as 3:3, and then 4:4, hit the board. The rounds were getting very close, with 1-2 people alive remaining at the end of the rounds.
We finally managed to hit a streak, as our economy was still not at its peak. We broke the 8-round mark, and the half seemed to have stabilized a bit. 3 more rounds for Natus Vincere werу very good, as Heroic did not get anything done for the rest of the half - the first half is ours, 11:4.
The second half pistols finished with a knife by s1mple, giving him a solid economic boost - high risk, high reward. The first 3 rounds boosted us up very close to the goal, and we hit the match point - 15:4, as Zeus stood up to 1v1 duel with JUGi. NAVI were eager to make it happen, and did our best to finish off the opponent - we take map 3 and secure the ticket to the playoffs!
