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Natus Vincere, the CIS + 1 Slovak mix, have risen into prominence since the pickup of star and sidekick Egor “flamie” Vasilyev. The team, along with Sergey “starix” Ischuk at the commanding reins, have cemented their spot as a top 3 team, only next to a closely fought Luminosity Gaming and kings of the hill fnatic. Led by stars Vasilyev and Slovakian superstar AWPer Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovacs, the hopes of CIS continue to shine in the lights of the international stage, winning tournaments and falling second to those which feature fanatic. Much like that of Flipsid3.ESP, the teams are backed by a support squad of legendary 1.6 members, Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko and Ioann “Edward” Sukhiarev. Topping off the team is their second youngest player and captain, Denis “seized” Kostin, who is the backbone player of the squad.



Natus Vincere’s top 3 placing is backed by successful offline and online events. Boasting a LAN contend-able record in the EEPL S3, a 3rd-4th placing at IEM Katowice X (to LG 0-2), and a win at the Counter Pit League Season 2 Finals, the Na`Vi squad aim to finish what they left off at the last major, redeeming themselves after suffering a breaking loss to EnVyUs. Will they do it here at Columbus?



At their most recent event, Counter Pit League Season 2, it was Kovacs (instead of Vasilyev at Katowice X) who cemented himself as the main figure of Na`Vi’s recent success, charting himself at the top of HLTV’s stats in categories such as top rating, most AWP kills, and more. I do not want to disregard flamie, who had a weak event to that of his monstrous IEM Katowice performance (top 5 in highest rating, best performing player on the Na`Vi squad), but barely shaved the +1.00 average rating to support his team’s championship run. I would not like to speak of that as a truly great showing, as their only competition at Counter Pit would be a tier below FlipSid3, a mute Virtus.Pro, and a parent-less Astralis.



Natus Vincere, the CIS + 1 Slovak mix, have risen into prominence since the pickup of star and sidekickEgor “flamie” Vasilyev. The team, along withSergey “starix” Ischuk at the commanding reins, have cemented their spot as a top 3 team, only next to a closely foughtLuminosity Gaming and kings of the hillfnatic. Led by stars Vasilyev and Slovakian superstar AWPerLadislav “GuardiaN” Kovacs, the hopes of CIS continue to shine in the lights of the international stage, winning tournaments and falling second to those which feature fanatic. Much like that ofFlipsid3.ESP, the teams are backed by a support squad of legendary 1.6 members,Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko andIoann “Edward” Sukhiarev. Topping off the team is their second youngest player and captain,Denis “seized” Kostin, who is the backbone player of the squad.Natus Vincere’s top 3 placing is backed by successful offline and online events. Boasting a LAN contend-able record in the EEPL S3, a 3rd-4th placing at IEM Katowice X (to LG 0-2), and a win at the Counter Pit League Season 2 Finals, the Na`Vi squad aim to finish what they left off at the last major, redeeming themselves after suffering a breaking loss toEnVyUs. Will they do it here at Columbus?At their most recent event, Counter Pit League Season 2, it was Kovacs (instead of Vasilyev at Katowice X) who cemented himself as the main figure of Na`Vi’s recent success, charting himself at the top of HLTV’s stats in categories such as top rating, most AWP kills, and more. I do not want to disregard flamie, who had a weak event to that of his monstrous IEM Katowice performance (top 5 in highest rating, best performing player on the Na`Vi squad), but barely shaved the +1.00 average rating to support his team’s championship run. I would not like to speak of that as a truly great showing, as their only competition at Counter Pit would be a tier below FlipSid3, a muteVirtus.Pro, and a parent-lessAstralis. In the Shadows of fnatic





What troubles Na`Vi coming into this major is fnatic, who is Na`Vi’s never-ending kryptonite. The team, who boasts a huge head-to-head lead over Na`Vi, always walk over the hard working squad (with the exception of the EEPL S2 LAN finals, which went down to a full bo5 thriller). Not to add (currently the best CS:GO rivalry in this time period) is the Brazilian squad LG. Led also by 1.6 player and Brazilian community figure Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, (both GuardiaN and FalleN have capitals at the first and last letter. Coincidence? I aren’t think that.) both teams play the slow and strategic style, using grenades and the clock to their advantage. Not to add, the nail biting matches they have had against each other puts these teams in a stalemate against each other. In their last bo3 showing against each other at IEM Katowice X, an innovative and thrilling de_overpass and closely fought de_inferno set the epitome of how close these two teams were against each other.



In the end, their slow approach to the game is what kills the team. Not to add their overuse of grenade tactics is what kills the beast in the end. This is heavily exploited by fnatic, especially at their last LAN finals (SL i-League LAN). Not to mention against other teams of Astralis and co., the round timer is forces botched executes and rushed attempts to plant the bomb. Whether they can rethink their strategies when playing fnatic or LG is up to Na`Vi. Either way, I expect at least a semifinal placing from the team, and for them to make it out of their groups in 1st seed. It will only get harder as they reach the semi finals, where they have the potential to face fnatic or LG, who could eliminate Na`Vi. In their group stage is a weakened Virtus.pro, a slowly growing G2.Kinguin side led by Kevin “Ex6TenZ” Droolans, and a newly reformed C9 led by 1.6 coL player Andrew "Irukandji" Timmerman. All of these sides have a huge gap against Na`Vi; anything other than a clean first is an upset for the men in yellow.





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What troubles Na`Vi coming into this major is fnatic, who is Na`Vi’s never-ending kryptonite. The team, who boasts a huge head-to-head lead over Na`Vi, always walk over the hard working squad (with the exception of the EEPL S2 LAN finals, which went down to a full bo5 thriller). Not to add (currently the best CS:GO rivalry in this time period) is the Brazilian squad LG. Led also by 1.6 player and Brazilian community figureGabriel “FalleN” Toledo, (both GuardiaN and FalleN have capitals at the first and last letter. Coincidence? I aren’t think that.) both teams play the slow and strategic style, using grenades and the clock to their advantage. Not to add, the nail biting matches they have had against each other puts these teams in a stalemate against each other. In their last bo3 showing against each other at IEM Katowice X, an innovative and thrilling de_overpass and closely fought de_inferno set the epitome of how close these two teams were against each other.In the end, their slow approach to the game is what kills the team. Not to add their overuse of grenade tactics is what kills the beast in the end. This is heavily exploited by fnatic, especially at their last LAN finals (SL i-League LAN). Not to mention against other teams of Astralis and co., the round timer is forces botched executes and rushed attempts to plant the bomb. Whether they can rethink their strategies when playing fnatic or LG is up to Na`Vi. Either way, I expect at least a semifinal placing from the team, and for them to make it out of their groups in 1st seed. It will only get harder as they reach the semi finals, where they have the potential to face fnatic or LG, who could eliminate Na`Vi. In their group stage is a weakened Virtus.pro, a slowly growingG2.Kinguin side led byKevin “Ex6TenZ” Droolans, and a newly reformedC9 led by 1.6 coL playerAndrew "Irukandji" Timmerman. All of these sides have a huge gap against Na`Vi; anything other than a clean first is an upset for the men in yellow.Writer: DinKleBeRG Editor: Amazingxkcd CSS: FO-nTTaX Graphics: DearDave The world is burning and you rather be on this terrible website discussing video games and your shallow feelings