NiP brush NAVI aside to secure ESL One Cologne playoff spot
NiP are through to the playoff stage of ESL One Cologne after easing past Natus Vincere in a one-sided series. The Swedish team showed that Thursday's victory over world No 1 BIG was no fluke as they demolished NAVI in just two maps, ending a losing a streak against the CIS giants that had stretched to five matches, four of them 0-2 series. "This is a NiP they've never met before," Fredrik "REZ" Sterner said after the match when asked about the team's record against NAVI. "They got pretty shocked.