Today, a showmatch took place between the teams Natus Vincere and Vitality, organized by their common sponsor GG.BET. After three maps, Vitality defeated NAVI with a score of 2-2!

The first map was Inferno, where the teams played with their usual lineups. Despite the "showmatch" format, it was clear that the teams were playing for the result. However, "born to win" (NAVI) won the map with a score of 16-8!

The next map was Anubis. It was on this map that the snipers switched teams. Specifically, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev joined Team Vitality, while Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut joined NAVI.

With the updated lineup, Vitality defeated Natus Vincere on Anubis with a score of 16-8! However, s1mple occupied the last spot on the scoreboard, with only 18 kills.

The final map was Overpass, where the teams completely mixed their lineups:

Vitavi:

• Dan "apEX" Madesclaire 
• Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev 
• Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut 
• Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovsky 
• Shahar "flameZ" Shushan

Navity:

• Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen 
• Emil "Magisk" Reif 
• Justinas "jL" Lekavicius 
• Lotan "Spinx" Giladi 
• Ivan "iM" Mihai

In this match, Vitavi won with a score of 16-14! Interesting facts after the match:

• b1t - MVP of the showmatch 
• s1mple - the only player who won all the maps in the showmatch 
• apEX debunked rumors of his retirement after the match

Guys, don't worry. I'm not planning to retire just yet. We'll see when I make that decision. But when the time comes, I plan to take a year-long break and undergo a digital detox, that's for sure.

Both NAVI and Vitality made changes during the offseason. While the French club limited themselves to signing flameZ, the "yellow-blacks" (NAVI) changed three players and switched to the English language. The first tournament for both teams will be the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, which starts on July 13.