An unexpected grand final awaits in IEM New York CIS

Not many would have thought going into the tournament that the two final competitors at IEM New York CIS will be Virtus.pro and Nemiga, in front of strong and heavy equipped teams like NAVI, forZe and Spirit. Nonetheless, is VP- Nemiga, the exact matchup for today’s grand final.

Nemiga has had a surprisingly good campaign, taken down a number of strong opponents on their way to the final, by only losing 4 out of 15 maps throughout the entire tournament. The Belarusian team produced a very good playoff run with first a 2-0 win against forZe in the quarter final, followed by an also very confident and strong victory over a well-playing Spirit team in the semi final.

They will play a very strong Virtus.pro side who hasn’t lost a game going into the final. The VP team has cruised through every obstacle at their way, dropping only two maps in the process. Yesterday, they defeated the #5 in the world and the strong favourites NAVI consisting of stars like s1mple, electronic and perfecto.

The top performers for the two finalists have been.

Nemiga - lollipop21k: +60 k/d-ratio, 1.21 rating – Jyo: +29 k/d-ratio, 1.12 rating.

Virtus.pro - Jame: +89 k/d-ratio, 1.23 rating – YEKINDAR: +17 k/d-ratio, 1.18 rating.