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NaVi has repeated their victory over BIG in the lower bracket finals at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups. The Ukrainian organization bounced back from a tough loss to Liquid and locked in the same scorelinesas their previous match.This defeat at the hands of NaVi sends BIG to the BLAST Showdown. The Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen-led side have now locked in a Finals appearance at the Fall Groups.
NaVi vs BIG - Fall Group Rosters
Map Veto
Unsurprisingly, the veto was the same as the two teams' last match, with the only difference being BIG’s choice of a CT start on Mirage.
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BIG’s Dust2 False Dawn at Fall Groups - 13-7
BIG’s win over Virtus.Pro was a great result, especially with the Dust2 win that showed signs of a return of the German stronghold on that map. But this game against NaVi failed to impress. In the post-match interview Krimbo was incredibly open about his feelings on the map.
“It’s sad how we lost on Dust2, but you better smile about it than be fully in pain”
It was clear from round 1 that NaVi was incredibly confident in this game, with jL bringing out a round 2 R8 Revolver and taking 4 kills to shut down BIG’s economy early. Economic control was the name of the game for NaVi, as they denied BIG any comfortable rounds. The international side even won a full-eco, allowing them to take 4 in a row to close the half.
A pistol win for NaVi meant that they extended their lead to 11 before BIG’s CT gun round. That finally sparked some life for BIG, but it was clearly not enough. NaVi took another 13-7 win on Dust2.
iM the Mirage Specialist? - 13-3
iM was the surprise star of the previous Mirage game in the Fall Groups opener against BIG. The Romanian rifler dropped 23 frags there and repeated that success with 21 in this game. This continues his incredible campaign at the Fall Groups with a 1.32 rating average. Despite BIG flipping their side choice, it made little difference to the match result. rigoN was the only person fragging for the German side, and NaVi controlled the map from start to end, taking a 13-3 win.
NaVi will now head to a Liquid rematch to decide who will take the Copenhagen ticket. The NA side has come out of the doors absolutely swinging, with Roland “ultimate” Tomkowiak putting up solid performances to boot. Can NaVi do what BIG couldn’t and take the Fall Groups win?
Featured Image via Stephanie Lindgren and BLAST
