Na`Vi replace NiP at TECHLABS Finals

28-10-2013 19:09

TECHLABS Cup have announced that NiP will not be attending TECHLABS Finals in Moscow on November 16-17th, and will be replaced by Natus Vincere.

Following their decision to drop out of the current fifteenth season of ESEA Invite, NiP have now also bailed out of TECHLABS Finals, which are set to take place in three weeks time in Russia.

The move comes after losing two straight tournaments to VeryGames and losing their unofficial number one in the world ranking, which they've held onto since the beginning of CS:GO.

Na`Vi get to attend TECHLABS Finals after all

Replacing them will be the runner-ups of TECHLABS Minsk, Natus Vincere, who most recently placed 5-6th at RC EMS One Fall 2013 Finals after a loss against Universal Soldiers.

NiP also released an official statement regarding their decision to withdraw from the competition, which they qualified for by winning TECHLABS Moscow in March, which you can read below:

"NiP will not be able to attend the Techlabs Finals in Moscow due to the otherwise busy schedule. NiP has attended more or less every single tournament for the last year. We will attend ESWC before DreamHack and then go on a much needed vacation."

As 3DMAX' roster has changed by more than 50% since winning TECHLABS Minsk, a rematch will be organized on October 30th between US and 3DMAX in best-of-three format to determine the fourth team:

Astana Dragons	Natus Vincere
LGB eSports	3DMAX / Universal Soldiers

TECHLABS have also announced the exact prize distribution that will be used to divide the $20,000 prize purse of the the Finals event in Moscow:

1. $10,000 + Game Show League & DreamHack Winter slots
2. $5,000
3. $3,500
4. $1,500

Casting lineup, full schedule and the bracket will be announced on November 4th. TECHLABS will take place on November 16-17th in Moscow and HLTV.org will travel on-site to provide you with full coverage of the event.

Nice )

2013-10-28 19:09

5 replies

hope to see US

2013-10-28 19:19

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i.minus.com/i8hcvbujVSsNL.gif :D

2013-10-29 14:13

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biceps strong

2013-10-29 17:42

lmfao

2013-10-30 03:37

yeap

2013-10-29 15:11

i'm guessing nip are wanting a long holiday and time to prac.

2013-10-28 19:10

I think relaxing can help their current form.

2013-10-28 19:25

saving strats for dhw

2013-10-28 19:46

2013-10-28 20:07

which strats? there are none.

2013-10-28 21:28

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thatsthejoke.jpg

2013-10-28 21:50

nice for them. hope to see US there ;p

2013-10-28 19:11

+ slot DHW

what do you mean?

2013-10-28 20:16

NiP already has a slot for DHW plus they are in need of some rest, I think it is because of their schedule that they are playing ""bad"" lately.

2013-10-28 20:59

Don't you think they could want to get some extra money?

2013-10-29 07:06

Come on NiP eswc is comming :D

Hope NiP's vacation has a positive influence on them and they finally come to their senses and kick fiffy.

2013-10-28 19:12

fiffy played pretty good last weekend.

2013-10-28 20:20

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2013-10-28 20:34

Not against VG what matters. Nor has he played good against VP and AD. NiP goal is to be #1 so it's not enough if you rack up frags against top 5-10 teams but sucks vs best teams.

2013-10-28 20:40

Silence that stupid talk of yours, fiffy has to be in NiP, the atmosphere matters aswell as personal skills and tactics.

2013-10-29 01:24

played pretty "well" :)

2013-10-28 21:16

US will take top1.

.... replace NiP at ESWC incoming

LGB to win it!

2013-10-28 19:13

what's game show league? any infos about it? hope US will take down 3dmax :)

2013-10-28 19:14

same question

2013-10-29 15:09

NiP saving fifflaren for dhw

2013-10-28 19:15

im really curious to see how nip will do at dhw

2013-10-28 19:18

When US will play for slot vs 3dmax?

"As 3DMAX' roster has changed by more than 50% since winning TECHLABS Minsk, a rematch will be organized on October 30th between US and 3DMAX in best-of-three format to determine the fourth team"

2013-10-28 19:21

Thanks, sorry didn't read news ^.^

2013-10-28 19:44

1. LGB 2. AD 3. US 4. NAVI

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LGB over US, AD and NaVi? loled

2013-10-28 19:34

LGB better than US and NaVi

2013-10-28 19:37

you will change your mind after lan

2013-10-28 19:41

do you know that LGB won over Na'Vi on lan?

2013-10-28 22:47

he does but hes sure it wont happen again

2013-10-29 10:30

LGB, navi.... both sucks

2013-10-29 17:43

I agree.

2013-10-28 19:39

maybe online

2013-10-28 19:47

AD is top of this party

R.I.P NiP

2013-10-28 19:20

ez tournament for AD...

2013-10-28 19:22

1. AD 2. US/LGB/NA`VI 3. US/LGB/NA`VI 4. US/LGB/NA`VI

US/LGB/NA`VI over US/LGB/NA`VI, US/LGB and NA`VI? loled

^ this btw i think 3DMAX will win that BO3 against US!

2013-10-29 00:03

Atlast! AD will be champ ;)

2013-10-28 19:27

First ESEA and now Techlabs. Come on NiP! :( This was NiP's tournament...

where can i get the current ranking?????????

2013-10-28 19:30

TOP 3 OF DA W0RlD AS OF NOW! 1 VG 2 AD 3 NiP any other questions?

2013-10-29 10:32

haha AD before nip xDpdP

2013-10-29 12:00

cute isnt it

2013-10-29 23:41

its really chance for Natus Vincere

gl navi

2013-10-28 19:31

AD are favorites, but still hard to predict

2013-10-28 19:32

what the hell are with nip ?

2013-10-28 19:35

-ceh9 and NAVI will be champion...

2013-10-28 19:36

-seized, -kibaken +kucher, +Fox

2013-10-29 04:07

They've been better than everyone else... -ceh9 + fox

2013-10-29 20:59

NiP giving up everything for DHW, i will laugh so hard if VG's gonna win that too.. (with all the other lans where won't be there NiP)

so stupid, playing games against enemies is the best practice there is for dhw

yeh if they want to save strats etc :D VG has new starts in every lan and they are attending every lan except this :D

2013-10-28 19:43

which strats? NiP have NONE!

2013-10-28 21:31

yeha lol most stupid comment ever... the best way to practice on newb level is just playing games since improving mechanics > all but once u are on a fairly high level the best way to practice is lean back , analyze the rounds you lost and replay the scenarios to see what u could have done different. playing matches is only teachning you to keep your mechanics (Aiming and timings) sharp.

2013-10-28 20:18

I'm guessing if NiP fail at DHW Fifflaren could finally be in trouble.

Now AD top1 easy.

2013-10-28 19:56

Hope LGB wins this !

2013-10-28 20:04

2013-10-28 22:19

Even through that I never liked NAVI, I think they will take 1st place..

2013-10-28 20:09

LGB has a title to defend (which they won against NaVi last time!)

2013-10-28 20:15

Yep, I think LGB will do a lot of damage too..

2013-10-28 20:41

AD favorious of this tournament. NAVI has everything to prove, Its either win or lose. LGB are coming in as underdogs without any fairly high pressure and they are absolutely capable of bringing this title home

Astana or LGB are favourites for #1 place.

NiP doesn't want to suffer the humiliation of losing to Astana Dragons and settle for $5,000. Not saying NiP would have lost, but they seriously need to work on their game.

2013-10-28 20:17

lolz

2013-10-28 20:19

Finally, we can see what LGB can really do on LAN. Are there the same ONLINERS as PD, or really good team on LAN too.

2013-10-28 20:24

they already won over over Na`Vi

2013-10-28 20:50

ceh9 rly easy player :(

2013-10-28 20:29

lgb got this

2013-10-28 20:39

US!

2013-10-28 20:46

us easy

2013-10-28 20:49

n1!!

2013-10-28 20:51

niceee

Well, Astana Dragons have a clear road now, I'd bet on them.

-ceh9 and kibaken becaues with those 2 players navi cant be good.

2013-10-28 21:00

Idiot, kibaken was second best player in Na`Vi @ EMS One Finals.

2013-10-28 21:07

No need to call anyone names. Thank you.

No need to call anyone names. ^ lol, np.

2013-10-29 10:20

finally, good lan with topteams in Moscow i'll be there for sure

2013-10-28 21:01

AD vs LGB in the finals easiest prediction of my life

2013-10-28 21:06

US>LGB and it will be easy, you will see :)

2013-10-28 22:12

not really lol

2013-10-28 23:49

lol nope

2013-10-29 00:57

LGB will get it!

2013-10-28 21:19

I dont think being "burned out" is the reason VG is beating NiP, but i have to say, i dont think ANY team in 1.6 history has EVER attended so many tournaments in a row and kept playing soooo many hours like NiP players have been doing for over a year. They indeed need and deserve a vacation.

2013-10-28 21:39

thats right man. but i think that they are burned out!

2013-10-28 22:51

just kick fifflaren and take in delpan already !

2013-10-28 21:51

Hope for LGB

2013-10-28 21:59

GL NaVi, even tho LGB will win

2013-10-28 22:41

LGB easy

2013-10-28 23:35

US rade 3dmax an finał ad vs us

I want NaVi to take a DH spot..... Hopefully the finals are NaVi vs AD 1. AD 2. NaVi 3. LGB 4. US

2013-10-29 00:28

Pulling out of 2 tournaments. Maybe NiP guys know something that we don't?

2013-10-29 00:38

They know that they need a rest.

it's not a question of rest in my opinion teams have caught up with nip who relied heavily on aim and solo player performances now we are seeing other teams who have come on par with forest and gtr aim game sense so now tactics matter the most and vg and others are superior atm so nip need to work out their starts if they want to have a chance

2013-10-29 02:40

Well, I presume it is easier to work out those strats you mention with a relaxed mind instead of trying to do so hopping from one event to another. Therefore I think it is indeed a matter of having a break to relax and refresh themselves (physically and mentally).

2013-10-29 02:54

you are right sir

2013-10-29 03:15

AD,go go go.

2013-10-29 02:12

nice , 4 strong teams

2013-10-29 06:11

1. US 2. AD 3. LGB US showed at the last but it is very strong. Lost to VG by stupid mistakes! If they play like last win the tournament.

2013-10-29 06:35

this is gonna be nice for me either ad or lgb but the others can impress to seeing how they played last week

2013-10-29 07:15

easy4dragons

2013-10-29 07:36

1. AD 2. LGB 3. US

2013-10-29 08:08

Stop blaming fifflaren... I think he's played quiete well for the most oart at that EMS One even, at least in a few matches and there was 1 match where he even top fragged having 30 kills or some overall on 1 map...whereas Xizt was way behind...

2013-10-29 10:35