ESL One Birmingham 2020: victory vs Gambit Esports
The game starts at 16:00 CEST
Today 
Natus Vincere will fight with another representative of the CIS - 
Gambit Esports. The format of the match — best of 3.
The opponent is not in a particularly good spot: Gambit Esports lost all four matches. In other words, they need to achieve the best possible results in the remaining matches.
Note, though, that the team has 2 stand-ins for ESL One Birmingham 2020 — 
Blizzy and yol. This might be the reason the team is experiencing some difficulties in the tournament.
NAVI has to win in order to continue the fight for a spot in the playoffs. We believe in the success of our team in the upcoming match! #navination
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha
so bad
illias
Gambit Esports
dream`
gpk~
Blizzy
XSvamp1re
yol
Game 1 — NAVI [0 : 1] Gambit Esports
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha
so bad
illias
Gambit Esports
dream`
gpk~
Blizzy
XSvamp1Re
yol
Both teams played equally in the first 20 minutes of the game. The opponent had a small advantage — 2k gold, which wasn't very significant for the initial stage of the game.
In mid-game, the opponent took the lead and gained a solid advantage of 10k gold. The situation of our team became quite difficult.
The match ended at 58-minute mark after a series of fights, in which the Gambit Esports had the upper hand. The opponent won the final team fight and won the first game — 0 : 1.
Game 2 — NAVI [1 : 1] Gambit Esports
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha
so bad
illias
Gambit Esports
-
dream`
gpk~
Blizzy-
XSvamp1Re
-
yol
NAVI players had a good early stage of the game, due to which they took a small advantage. After the first 20 minutes of the encounter, the difference between the teams was 20k gold in favor of Born to Win.
At 30 minutes after the series of fights, the opponent conceded. 1 : 1 — the decisive game of the series is ahead!
Game 3 — NAVI [2 : 1] Gambit Esports
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha-
so bad
-
illias
Gambit Esports
-
dream`
gpk~-
Blizzy
-
XSvamp1Re
yol
Natus Vincere players had a very confident start: three core heroes took the first places in the table net worth standings. However, in general, the difference between the teams was very small by 15 minutes of the game — only 2k gold.
In mid-game, NAVI players had several very successful fights, after which our team led in a series. The advantage of Born to Win by 23 minutes was already 9k gold.
The match ended at 26 minutes after another successful fight for our team. The opponent recognized their loss: 2 : 1 - victory for Natus Vincere!
