BIG dominate a stunned NaVi roster 2-0

With a win streak of 9 matches in a row, at the time of playing against BIG, Natus Vincere seemed almost impossible to beat. Sitting on six points in Group C the CIS giants have had a remarkable run, with “s1mple” leading the charge. BIG, however, have seemed very potent themselves, only losing narrowly to fnatic in their first two games. The series started off on Dust 2, the map pick of BIG and despite being one of NaVi’s good maps it was the German roster to start the strongest with a victory on their own map pick. BIG didn’t slow down on the second map of the series either. Continuing confidently, they made Natus Vincere look foolish on their own map pick of Mirage. Not allowing their opponents any room to breathe, the BIG roster closed out the series against NaVi with a 2-0 victory.

The first map was the pick of BIG and saw the Bo3-series kick off on the map of Dust 2. Being infamous for its open spaces and ability to force 1v1 duels it is by no means a map that Natus Vincere are strangers too. BIG, however, seemed confident and ready to fight “s1mple” and NaVi and looked good from start to finish on Dust 2. With both teams eager to take home the first map of the series it was a close affair in the first half of Dust 2. After posting a strong T-sided performance it was the BIG roster to have a slight lead going into the second half of the map. The second half brought more close battles across the map, however, a strong and well-organized CT-sided defense from BIG proved to be too difficult for NaVi to break down and at the scoreline of 16-11 they would have to see themselves bested on Dust 2.

The second map of the series was NaVi’s map pick. Just as yesterday’s match against mousesports, the Natus Vincere roster opted for Mirage as their map pick. Unlike yesterday’s match against mousesports, however, it was a completely different Natus Vincere roster on Mirage. From start to finish it was BIG to have control, not allowing NaVi any space for free. At the impressive scoreline of 10-5, favoring the Germans of BIG, the Bo3-series was slowly slipping out of the hands of NaVi. All BIG had to do in the second half of Mirage was to finish what they had started in the first half, and they did exactly that. A stunned NaVi didn’t manage to post more than two rounds in the second half and at the scoreline of 16-7 it was BIG to take down the giants of NaVi with a 2-0 victory.

Map 1 – Dust 2

16-11  BIG | K1to 1.32 Rating / 86.0 ADR / 23-16 K-D

Map 2 – Mirage

16-7 BIG | tabseN 1.76 Rating / 137.5 ADR / 25-16 K-D

Highlight of the BO1-series

MVP

Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz| 1.37 Rating - 42-34 K/D - 101.2 ADR - 78.0% KAST