The number-one-ranked team on HLTV has just been picked apart by Team Spirit who looked shaky leading upto this match. The clash of the two juggernauts of CIS, resulted in a complete domination of NAVI as the defending champions suffered an embarrassing defeat pulling them 1-2 down in the table.
VETO
- Spirit removed Inferno
- Spirit removed Dust2
- Natus Vincere removed Vertigo
- Natus Vincere removed Anubis
- Natus Vincere removed Ancient
- Spirit removed Nuke
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Mirage; Winner: Team Spirit; Score: 13:2
Spirit got off to the strongest start against the most unlikely opponent. donk walked in with a hot hand and nothing could stand in his way as Team Spirit secured 10 rounds in the first half alone. NAVI somehow scrapped two rounds in the first half but it wasn’t enough to hide their embarrassing performance.
After a 10-2 half, there was no room for a comeback, and pistol round loss sealed the deal for NAVI. The defending champions did not get a chance to play the game, let alone mount a comeback which begs the question of whether they can make it to the next stage of the Major.
This Team Spirit victory should be attributed to a poor performance of NAVI and after yesterday’s loss to MIBR, NAVI needs to win all their remaining games in order to make it through.
Team Spirit having secured their second win of the series, they are just another victory away from qualification.
