NAVI hang on against OG
Natus Vincere (NAVI) took on OG in the elimination game at IEM Cologne 2023 as the two new rosters were fighting for survival. A three-map series saw NAVI come out on top at the expense of OG.
The elimination game got underway on OG's pick of Anubis with NAVI starting on the T side. A couple of s1mple multi-kills including a quad against the full eco saw NAVI got 3-0 up. An A spilt in the first gun round saw NAVI keep their lead clean and it was 5-0 start before a regali triple saw OG get their first defensive round. Relentless A hits, as NAVI found a weak spot in OG's defence saw them end their T side with a 11-4 lead.
A FASHR triple including a double opener at mid saw OG take the second pistol and it was four in a row to start the second half. It was an Aleksib triple hold at B that got NAVI their first CT round and quickly got map point at 15-8. OG managed to string together a couple of rounds as it seemed like they might take it to overtime but iM's 1v2 saw NAVI secure the map at 16-13. It was b1t and iM on top of the scoreboard with 23 and 22 kills respectively.
OG picked up the pistol with nexa stepping up with a triple but NAVI responded with the force buy to tie the game. The rounds kept trading until NAVI went on a streak and a s1mple 1v1 secured the half at 8-6. OG kept themselves alive with a 7-8 half as k1to's triple saw them keep it to a one round game.
OG tied the game after picking up a clean second pistol on Inferno and then made it five in a row to lead at 12-8. F1KU held on in a 1v2 that saw OG turn around a 3v4 post plant on the B site to build a five round lead. It was finally a b1t and s1mple A hold that put NAVI on the board but a k1to 1v1 on the B site again saw OG convert a man disadvantage situation to secure 14. A k1to double opener in Banana saw OG secure map point and they closed the map on an upgraded pistol buy to go 16-11.
The series decider got underway with NAVI starting on the CT side and a s1mple and Aleksib double saw them take the pistol. b1t got a quad mow down on the A site against pistols and a jL double with the MP9 in Cave in the first gun round saw NAVI start with a 3-0 lead. A FASHR double entry on the B ramp saw OG pick up their first T round in round five. NAVI began to run away with the half at 9-4 but a F1KU triple in a 3v5 situation saw OG get their fifth as they ended the half with a 5-10 deficit.
iM's double opener on the pistol saw NAVI pick up the second pistol and it was a 12-5 lead to kick things off before OG stole a round on the B site with pistols thanks to a FASHR double opener on the five-seven. OG made it three in a row but an 1M 1v1 against regali on the B site saw them get back on the board. NAVI turned around a 3v5 to secure map point thanks to a critical double kill from iM and NAVI closed Ancient at 16-10 to keep themselves alive in Cologne.
Natus VincereOG| Natus Vincere |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy |
63 - 46 | +17 | 80.5 | 78.0% | 1.28 |
| Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev |
50 - 45 | +5 | 62.9 | 74.4% | 1.09 |
 Mihai 'iM' Ivan |
56 - 53 | +3 | 74.3 | 69.5% | 1.05 |
 Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen |
48 - 48 | +0 | 74.3 | 70.7% | 1.04 |
 Justinas 'jL' Lekavicius |
48 - 52 | -4 | 63.4 | 74.4% | 0.93 |
| OG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković |
52 - 51 | +1 | 66.8 | 73.2% | 1.02 |
 Dion 'FASHR' Derksen |
45 - 54 | -9 | 67.8 | 69.5% | 0.98 |
| Iulian 'regali' Harjău |
50 - 42 | +8 | 52.9 | 70.7% | 0.97 |
 Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas |
45 - 56 | -11 | 71.4 | 68.3% | 0.94 |
 Nils 'k1to' Gruhne |
48 - 63 | -15 | 67.0 | 58.5% | 0.83 |
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