Natus Vincere finished in 5th-6th place at the BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, the first tournament for the club after Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev went inactive. In a close quarter-final, the team lost to Complexity.
Throughout the match, the teams exchanged wins on their chosen maps (Anubis by NAVI, Overpass by Complexity), but the real drama unfolded on the decisive Nuke. The "yellow-blacks" lost two crucial clutches, which deprived them of the chance to triumph.
If in the first clutch NAVI somehow gave away a 2v5 situation, then in the second hallzerk won a 1v3 for the match point.
Ultimately, Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski emerged as the leader in rating – 7.4 points and a 59/45 statistic speak for themselves. The American also played a significant role in leading his team to the semi-final.
Tomorrow's game day starts at 16:30, with the first match between Cloud9 and Vitality, and at 19:30 the FaZe - Complexity match begins.
BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 is taking place from November 22 to 26 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Teams are competing for a prize pool of $425,000. The champion will also earn a slot at the BLAST Premier: World Final 2023.
Header image: BLAST | Michał Konkol
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