The Grand final at IEM Cologne 2021 is live right now and NAVI were the ones to strike first. They took Dust2 16-11 over G2 to take the first map in the bo5 series. NiKo and company from G2 are now looking to tie up the series by taking their map pick of Mirage.
Watch the match live here:
Live: G2 vs NAVI (Grand final)
On Dust2, NAVI’s Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev got his fourth ACE at the prominent event and broke records for the most ACE’s any player has ever had at a big event. He also started off the Grand final with a 30 bomb, 1.11 KPR, and a 1.80 Rating.
RECORD BREAKER. ?@s1mpleO WITH HIS 4TH ACE OF #IEM COLOGNE.
THE MOST OF ANY PLAYER AT A BIG EVENT. EVER. pic.twitter.com/umqRnJCWE8
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 18, 2021
