NAVI dropped out of the fight for leadership in ESL One Cologne, having lost in the group stage. In their last match they lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas. Before that, the Swedes beat BIG just as convincingly and were eventually able to leave the group. One of the participants NiP Fredrik "REZ" Sterner commented on this victory as follows: “This is NiP, which they have never seen before. They looked shocked. This is a new version of NiP, and we continue to develop. I think that in the future we will be able to show even better results.”
The Swedish team maintained control of the game from the very beginning. On the map Overpass they managed to gain an advantage, bringing the score to 14: 4 not in favor of NAVI. After switching sides, Natus Vincere were able to seize the initiative for some time and close the gap, but they still failed to defeat NiP. On Train NAVI started with several victories in a row, but the advantage turned out to be short-lived. Ninjas in Pyjamas maintained control. After switching sides, the position of the CIS team only worsened, and as a result, they lost this map with a score of 16: 3.
After the match S1mple described the game with Ninjas in Pyjamas as shameful. The players have yet to draw conclusions from their defeat. Meanwhile, the Swedish team advanced to the quarterfinals. It is still unknown who her opponent will be.
