NAVI dismantles FURIA in quick fashion and qualifies for playoffs at IEM Katowice
The best team in the world is back in form!
NAVI has started 2022 on shaky ground after mixed results at BLAST Premier Spring Groups and a narrow victory against ENCE yesterday. But to be fair to s1mple and company, there has still been an aura surrounding the team, that when things get serious, NAVI is still in control and above all else.
Today the Ukrainian/Russian roster had the opportunity to qualify for the playoffs at IEM Katowice. FURIA was in their way, but not for long. A near-perfect CT side on Mirage gave NAVI a 13-2 lead on the first map that finished before four of the FURIA players had scored double digits on the scoreboard.
On Nuke NAVI just continued their grind towards a quick win. As commentator Mohan "launders" Govindasamy stated in the first half "it almost looks like a scrim" after NAVI tried to execute the same opening four times in a row. In the second half, FURIA tried to make a comeback with Kaike "kscerato" Cerato in excellent shape, but the Brazilian could not do it alone. NAVI won the map and can now look forward to a meeting with either FaZe or Fnatic in the battle for a direct spot in the Semi-Finals at IEM Katowice. FURIA drops down to the lower bracket, where G2 awaits.
NAVI - FURIA 2-0 | IEM Katowice
16-2 (Mirage) | 
electroNic – 1.96 Rating / 21-6 K-D / 116.3 ADR
16-12 (Nuke) | 
kscerato- - 1.77 Rating / 34-18 K-D / 130.4 ADR
MVP: Denis "electroNic" Sharipov - 1.45 Rating / 41-23 K-D / 97.0 ADR
