Na`Vi defeat Liquid; pick up second win

Two teams with 1-1 records met on Overpass in the third round of the Swiss group. Liquid kicked it off on the CT-side with the pistol round victory and made it 3-0 with the anti-eco wins.

The North Americans retook the B-site in the first weapon round to extend their lead to 4-0. Despite a 2vs1 advantage in the following round, Natus Vincere played too aggressively in a post-plant situation and Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella capitalized to make it 5-0.

electronic had two crucial clutches against Liquid

Liquid's aggression on A-long in the next round didn't pay off as Ioann "⁠Edward⁠" Sukhariev got a triple kill to get Natus Vincere their first round. The CIS team tied the game at 5-5 after winning a 3vs4. nitr0 and company edged it and had an 8-7 lead at halftime.

Natus Vincere grabbed the second half pistol round and made it 10-8 after securing the anti-eco rounds. Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov clutched a 1vs2 and a 1vs3 in back-to-back rounds to extend his team's lead to 12-8. Liquid were reset after winning a round and Natus Vincere closed out the game with a 16-9 scoreline.

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Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE	20 - 18	+2	86.4	64.0%	1.14
Nick 'nitr0' Cannellanitr0	17 - 19	-2	80.6	64.0%	1.00
Josh 'jdm64' Marzanojdm64	13 - 17	-4	57.9	60.0%	0.71
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	12 - 21	-9	48.9	64.0%	0.55
Wilton 'zews' Pradozews	10 - 20	-10	55.3	56.0%	0.54

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple	23 - 13	+10	103.0	80.0%	1.67
Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic	22 - 12	+10	94.0	80.0%	1.60
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	24 - 16	+8	99.3	80.0%	1.51
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	15 - 16	-1	66.6	68.0%	1.10
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	11 - 15	-4	46.9	60.0%	0.76

2-0
Quantum Bellator Fire	FaZe
G2	SK
2-1
MOUZ	Natus Vincere
1-1
fnatic	Astralis
Gambit	Space Soldiers
1-2
Vega Squadron	Liquid
0-2
Cloud9	Virtus.pro
BIG	North