On Saturday, Natus Vincere defeated Astralis during the group tournament of ESL Pro League Season 15. Thus, Natus Vincere and Heroic are approaching the final day of games in Group D undefeated, and on Sunday they will compete for leadership in it.
In this match, Kirill “Boombl4” returned to the NAVI lineup. Mikhailov, who missed the first games of the group stage due to a positive test for coronavirus. The team from the CIS once again proved its right to occupy first place in the world rankings, defeating the Danes in a bitter fight on three maps. On the first of them (Ancient), NAVI won with a significant advantage (16 - 4), but on Nuke and Inferno the forces turned out to be almost equal, and the “born to win” managed to win only by a small margin.
A lot depends on the result of the upcoming match with Heroic for both teams: the winner will not only advance to the main stage with a record score of 5 – 0, but will also be able to start participating in it directly from the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, Astralis, which won only two matches in the group stage, losing the other two, will have to fight for a playoff spot with Complexity. In case of victory, the Danes are guaranteed to advance to the next stage, and in case of defeat, the outcome will depend on the result of the AGO match against Evil Geniuses and the total number of cards won.
