IEM New York: Na`Vi, Being One Map Away from Elimination, Make it Out of the Group
IEM New York: Na`Vi, Being One Map Away from Elimination, Make it Out of the Group
Natus Vincere, who are considered to be the strongest team in the CIS region and one of the best teams in the world, has had a rough group stage at the RMR-event IEM XV – New York Online. After defeating Cyber Legacy (2-1) and K23 (2-0), the team surprisingly lost to Virus.pro (0-2) and forZe (0-2) .
Prior to the match against forZe, one of the team’s players, Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy, had been tested positive for COVID-19. The team’s captain Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov also felt unwell, however was tested negative. After the two losses, Na`Vi found themselves in a situation where they needed to finish their last group stage series against ESPADA with the 2-0 score to qualify for the playoffs. Luckily for their fans, the “born-to-win” managed to do just that.
Group Stage Results:
Group A | Group B | ||||
1. | Virtus.pro | 5-0 | 1. | Team Spirit | 5-0 |
2. | forZe | 3-2 | 2. | Gambit Esports | 4-1 |
3. | Natus Vincere | 3-2 | 3. | Nemiga Gaming | 3-2 |
4. | ESPADA | 3-2 | 4. | Ethereal | 1-4 |
5. | K23 | 1-4 | 5. | Winstrike Team | 1-4 |
6. | Cyber Legacy | 0-5 | 6. | HellRaisers | 1-4 |
Now, Natus Vincere are set to face Gambit Esports in the quarterfinals, the series is scheduled for October 23rd, 1:00 PM UK time. Should Na`Vi succeed, in the semifinals they will play with the leaders of Group A Virtus.pro (October 24th, 1:00 PM).
On the other side of the bracket, forZe will face Nemiga Gaming in the quarterfinals (October 23rd, 4:30 PM). The winner will face Team Spirit in the semifinals (October 24th, 4:30 PM).
Playoffs Bracket:
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Intel Extreme Masters XV – New York Online: CIS is the final RMR-event of this year for the region. The tournament will conclude on October 25th, its winner will secure $20,000 in prize money and 2500 RMR points.