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NAVI defeat Vitality to secure IEM Cologne playoff spot; BIG see off Liquid

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Time Stamp: July 10, 2021 3:18 PM - Modified On: July 10, 2021 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere have assured themselves of a playoff spot at IEM Cologne after defeating Vitality in three maps in Group B's upper bracket semi-finals. The CIS giants stuttered, then moved into high gear, brushing aside their opponents on Nuke and Mirage with impressive attacking displays after making a false start on Overpass. This was yet another chapter in the continued battle between Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev vs. Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut, but Saturday's result was a product of NAVI's collective performance, rather than individual brilliance from their Ukrainian star, who at times

G2 eliminate NIP; advance to BLAST Premier consolidation final

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Time Stamp: June 19, 2021 6:00 PM - Modified On: June 19, 2021 - Published By:
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G2 are through to the consolidation final of the BLAST Premier Spring Final after besting NIP 2-1 in the lower bracket. The European side claimed revenge against Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser and company after being eliminated by them in Flashpoint 3, and are now faced with a header against Natus Vincere for a spot in the grand final - a match which marks the first time the two teams will meet since they removed Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub and Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev from their rosters. The series started off in less than

Gambit beat Complexity to book upper bracket final spot in BLAST Premier Spring Final

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Time Stamp: June 17, 2021 1:04 PM - Modified On: June 17, 2021 - Published By:
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"We've got to prove that we can beat them; we've been so close in the past," Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke said in the pre-match interview. "Now it's time to f--king beat them." Like two weeks ago, in the IEM Summer Group A lower bracket final, Complexity came close but couldn't get over the line. This time around, they were defeated in two close maps by Gambit, who are through to Saturday's upper bracket final against the winner of BIG vs. Natus Vincere. It was yet another case of so close yet

BIG send G2 to lower bracket in BLAST Premier Spring Final

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Time Stamp: June 16, 2021 10:19 AM - Modified On: June 16, 2021 - Published By:
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BIG managed to win Dust2 and Vertigo in a three-map affair against G2 to advance in the upper bracket of the $425,000 tournament. Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische and Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş were crucial to the victory, showing up in style in their map victories. G2 streak of finishing at least top at the last three events they attended is in danger after they fell short to Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz and co. The 2-1 loss to BIG comes after a humbling defeat to Gambit in the semi-final of IEM Summer, with the

OG overcome Vitality to reach IEM Summer grand final

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Time Stamp: June 12, 2021 2:44 PM - Modified On: June 12, 2021 - Published By:
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OG defeated Vitality 2-1 in the semi-finals of IEM Summer 2021, reaching their first grand final since Flashpoint 2 in December of last year. The team's AWPer Mateusz "⁠mantuu⁠" Wilczewski recorded another great game (1.22 rating) to ensure the victory against Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire's team, giving OG a chance to secure their first trophy from a top-tier event. OG are looking to complete the dream run The semi-final series provided three enthralling maps, with both teams taking their opponents' picks and the winner being decided on Overpass where Shahar "⁠flameZ⁠"

GuardiaN to stand in for Trident, seized returns

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Time Stamp: June 10, 2021 3:06 PM - Modified On: June 10, 2021 - Published By:
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Trident have reinstated seized in the active lineup following the in-game leader's brief spell on the bench and brought in former Natus Vincere and FaZe star Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács on a stand-in basis, the Russian organization has announced. Meanwhile, Mikhail "⁠tricky⁠" Krutov has been benched from the team. The legendary sniper has returned from a long dry spell to help out the Russian side. The Slovakian has spent most of the time on the sidelines following his benching in Natus Vincere at the beginning of 2020, and since he stood

Gambit stop Akuma’s miracle run to lock EPIC League CIS grand final spot

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Time Stamp: May 29, 2021 4:02 PM - Modified On: May 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Gambit have secured a place in the EPIC League CIS grand final following a stunning 2-0 win over Akuma, stopping the underdogs' hot streak at the Regional Major Ranking event after the surprise of the tournament took down the region's No. 2 and No. 3 teams, Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro, in the first two rounds of the upper bracket. Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov's squad now await their opponent in the title decider, scheduled for Sunday at 19:00 . They will be joined by the winner of the Akuma-Virtus.pro consolidation final, a

BIG defeat Complexity to move on in Flashpoint 3 upper bracket

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Time Stamp: May 11, 2021 2:47 PM - Modified On: May 11, 2021 - Published By:
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BIG claimed a 2-0 victory over Complexity in their Flashpoint 3 opening match with wins on Nuke (16-14) and Dust2 (16-8). Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz and Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş led the way for their team across the series with consistent performances to make it three wins from three over the international squad in 2021, wracking up a 6-0 map score in the process. The win comes as a much-needed boost for the German squad after a disappointing showing in DreamHack Masters Spring, in which they picked up a single best-of-one victory

NAVI power past FURIA to reach DH Masters Spring semi-finals

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2021 6:31 PM - Modified On: May 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere are through to the semi-final stage of DreamHack Masters Spring following a 2-1 victory over FURIA. The CIS team had to come back from a map down after wasting four map points on Inferno - one in regulation and three in overtime -, but the following two maps were a controlled detonation of FURIA, who seemed to have run out of energy and ideas. There is no doubting the quality of NAVI's performance tonight, especially after that first map (which could have easily gone their way). Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠"

Code S: Trap & Zest advance to RO8, playoff bracket set

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Time Stamp: April 18, 2021 12:49 AM - Modified On: April 18, 2021 - Published By:
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The round-of-sixteen concluded with Group D, where Trap and Zest prevailed over sOs and Armani to clinch the final two playoff spots. Top seed Trap advanced in first place with a perfect 4-0 map score. In his initial series against Armani, he took game one with an unexpected all-in, and then took game two with a hanbang-style mid-game attack. Trap went on to safely navigate his way out of a potentially tricky winners' match against sOs, with his vigilance protecting him against sOs' repeated attempts to go for hidden Dark