NAVI crush MIBR 2-0!

Natus Vincere and MIBR were both in a spot of bother before they met on the server. The clear favorites of Group C were, without too much debate, the CIS-giants of NAVI. Their start to the ESL Pro League Season 13, however, was more challenging than expected. Losing to both FURIA and Gambit previously, NAVI were in need of three points when facing the challenge of MIBR. Fortunately for the side of NAVI, they managed exactly this with a 2-0 victory against the Brazilians.

The first map took place on Mirage, picked by the Brazilians of MIBR. Both rosters have previously shown their capabilities on the map of Mirage and it definitely showed today as well. With “s1mple” leading NAVI and “chelo” MIBR the two teams went toe to toe, seeking to find the slightest edge over their opponents. After a failed knife attempt by “shz” allowing “s1mple” to clutch up and put NAVI back on the board the map went to overtime. Ultimately it was NAVI to take home Mirage with an intense 25-23 victory. 

The second map was picked by NAVI. Perhaps surprisingly the second map wasn’t to be played on Nuke, but instead Dust2. Taking a completely different turn than map one on Mirage was the second map on Dust2. From start to finish it had NAVI’s name written all over it and despite MIBR’s best attempts they were simply not able to stop the confident NAVI roster on Dust2. With “s1mple” once again on top of the leaderboard, NAVI defeated MIBR 16-8.

The 2-0 victory against MIBR marks the second win of NAVI’s ESL Pro League Season 13 campaign as well as three much-needed points. With the three points, they remain a real contender in Group C.

25-23 NAVI (Mirage) | s1mple 1.60 Rating / 98.3 ADR / 52-28 K-D

16-8 NAVI (Dust2) | s1mple 1.68 Rating / 113.2 ADR / 24-15 K-D

Highlight of the Bo3-series

MVP

Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev | 1.62 Rating - 76-43 K/D - 103.3 ADR - 81.9% KAST