ECS Challenger Cup: the first victory!
2 close and exciting games!
The first series of 
NAVI.GG.BET at ECS Challenger Cup was 
EPG in a Bo3 series. The games ended with the victory of NAVI in 2 close games!
Natus Vincere
EPG
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [1:0] EPG
The pistol round was taken by the opponent, as we lost a few players rather early on, but an AK-47 by NAVI allowed us to take one back. That was it for a while, though, as EPG took 4 in a row. NAVI got the second round on board, but got reset immediately, as we ran out of time twice. The score eventually hit 2:8, and our position was far from good. Towards the end of the round, though, NAVI got themselves together and take a few more to make the score not as bad - 6:9 is the end of the first half.
The second pistols was taken by NAVI right away, as well as the next one. Finally, we have awakened from the slumber of the first half, tying the score and even claiming the advantage - 12:9. The streak continued, as we continued to take more and more.
Only after 7 rounds of NAVI EPG managed to pick up their first point, which made our economy a tad weaker. A few rounds for the opponent made their position stronger, but NAVI had no intention of giving up that easily. The game was becoming very close, with 1 round difference coming in soon, We've hit the first match point immediately, though, and finished the game 16:13.
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [2:0] EPG
The second game started off with a pistols victory for Natus Vincere. The first buy round did not help EPG, as we were coordinating and executing with a great precision, not allowing even for a single slip for 8 rounds straight - the first half was already secured, and only at that point did EPG get their first round on board, but it did little good. A few rounds were traded, but we maintained the lead, finishing the first half with 11:4.
The second pistols went to EPG and the half seemed to fall apart for NAVI, as the lead was diminishing rapidly, score going all the way to 11:7, and the first buy round did not contribute anything to our score. We have finally gotten 3 on board, with Zeus even getting a knife kill. We still seemed to be unable to close the game, as the points were traded, ultimately ending in 14:14. The next 2 rounds were very swift, as we claim the second game and the series 2-0!
