For the first time in 2022 we got to see the two best CIS teams in the world clash. Cloud9 and NAVI gave each other a go on Mirage, where the winner would be 2-0 in the Legends Stage at IEM Rio.
The first half was a close dance between the two teams. NAVI took an 8-7 lead into the second half on their T side. Here NAVI finally found multiple rounds wins in a row to create a gap. But never write off Cloud9! The resilient roster found a way back from 7-13. Suddenly Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov woke up and destroyed NAVI. The Russian rifler had gone missing in the Challengers Stage, but against NAVI he was the difference maker. Ax1Le went 33-20 in K-D and drove his team to a 16-14 win on Mirage!
Cloud9 is now 2-0 up after having taken down both FaZe and NAVI on the same day. Could they go all the way?
NAVI – Cloud9 0-1 | IEM Rio Major Legends Stage
14-16 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} Ax1Le – 1.70 Rating / 33-20 K-D / 124.0 ADR
