NAVI won against Liquid in the upper bracket of Group A at IEM Katowice 2023, ending a short lose streak of three matches in live matches. The Ukrainian club also guaranteed themselves a slot at least in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Natus Vincere defeated the American team 2-0, but Inferno and Anubis went in just opposite scenarios. While on the first map NAVI dominated the entire map, winning 16:5, on Anubis they had to make a comeback from 8:13 to catch up with their opponents 19:17 in overtime.
MVP - s1mple, but electroNic also did well
The last few matches for the Natus Vincere captain were going very well in terms of statistics - this time electroNic became the top fragger with a 45-37 record and a 7.0 rating. He also reminded YEKINDAR of his statement towards NAVI by shouting "The easiest team in the play-offs!"
However, the best player in terms of rating was s1mple: 43-28, 7.1 rating, and the most open kills like Sharipov's result - 10.
In Liquid's team, YEKINDAR (42-38) became the leader despite setting an anti-record for the match with 12 first deaths.
Next NAVI’s opponent
Ahead for the "yellow-blacks" lies an even more difficult opponent - G2. In live meetings with this organization, they lost three times in a row. But on February 7th at 5 PM, NAVI will have a chance to break another losing streak and earn a place directly in the semifinals of IEM Katowice 2023. The schedule and detailed statistics of the championship are available on its page.
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