NAVI — ESL Pro League Season 12 runner-up
The Born to Win receive $54.000
ESL Pro League Season 12 is over, and Natus Vincere is the runner-up of the tournament. Congratulations!
The Born to Win started the run from the group stage. The first opponent was GODSENT — beaten 2 : 0. In the second match NAVI got defeated by ENCE (0 : 2), but then 2 : 0-ed BIG and AGO. Round 5 and 6 had very tough games, with OG and Heroic facing us — both series went to Natus Vincere 2 : 1. The last match of the group stage saw NAVI win the game against G2 (2 : 0).
Place | Team | W/L | Rounds | Points |
1 | Natus Vincere | 6–1 | +50 | 18 |
2 | BIG | 5–2 | +25 | 15 |
3 | ENCE | 4–3 | +11 | 12 |
4 | Heroic | 4–3 | +11 | 12 |
5 | OG | 3–4 | +23 | 9 |
6 | G2 Esports | 2–5 | -42 | 6 |
7 | AGO | 2–5 | -69 | 6 |
8 | GODSENT | 2–5 | -9 | 6 |
Due to 6 wins in the group stage, NAVI advanced into the playoffs from the upper bracket. In the quarterfinals the Born to Win defeated mousesports (2 : 1), moving on to Complexity in the semifinals (2 : 0). In the winners' finals, the Born to Win challenged Heroic (2 : 0) and made it into the grand finals.
In the final match of the tournament, NAVI faced Astralis. The series was a very intense one, but alas, our guys stopped one step short of the trophy, despite a solid show on Dust2, taking the second place — 3:2 for the Danes.
Playoff bracket
- Quarter finals
- Semifinals
- Winners’ finals
- Grand finals
- Winner
- Losers’ round 1
- Losers’ round 2
- Losers’ round 3
- Losers’ finals
In addition to the second place at EPL Season 12, NAVI also earned $54.000, $30.000 of which were given fo 1st place, and $24.000 for 6 group stage wins. Congratulations to guys — it's been a worthy and intense run! We are grateful to the fans who supported our team throughout their journey. #navination.
ESL Pro League Season 12 results:
1 place: Astralis — $99.000
2 place: Natus Vincere— $54.000
3 place: Heroic — $34.000
4 place: mousesports — $30.000
5–6 places: BIG, Complexity — $31.500 each
7–8 places: ENCE, Team Spirit — $25.000 each
9–10 places: OG, Team Vitality — $20.000 each
11–12 places: Fnatic — $ 19 000, G2 Esports — $15.000 each
13–14 places: AGO, FaZe Clan — $13.000 each
15–16 places: GODSENT — $12.000, Ninjas in Pyjamas — $8.000