NAVI repeat Katowice victory over Astralis in Pro League stage 2

5-4-2020 21:53

Natus Vincere came back from a map down to beat Astralis 2-1 in their first match in ESL Pro League Season 11 stage 2.

In the rematch of the IEM Katowice semi-final clash, Natus Vincere justified their status as world No.1 as they took down Astralis to get their Pro League stage 2 campaign off to a flying start. The Danes, who have been No.2 in the world rankings since being dethroned by NAVI on March 9, looked determined to establish a new order as they came out firing on all cylinders and outclassed their opponents on Inferno, but then the CIS side responded in kind and dominated proceedings on the following two maps to join fnatic at the top of the standings.

A 1v2 clutch from Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth in the opening round of the series set Astralis up for a hot start on the offensive side of their map pick. The Danes raced to a 6-1 lead, prompting Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov to call a tactical pause in a bid to halt the Terrorists' momentum. Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev, who couldn't find a single frag in the first five rounds of the game, then finally woke up and began to wreak havoc with the AWP as he roamed the map looking for picks, helping NAVI to close the gap to five rounds before the break.

s1mple led the charge against Astralis in the three-map affair

Xyp9x went huge in the second-half pistol with three kills to his name, kicking Astralis further into the lead. Natus Vincere still tried to fight back but could not find a way through the Danes' brick wall defense, with Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen and Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif pulling off multi-kill rounds as Astralis cruised to an easy victory.

The Danish team carried that momentum into Dust2 and jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but then NAVI picked up the pace and began to string rounds together after coming out victorious in the opening duels, which often forced Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander's troops into save situations. It was almost like watching a repeat of the first half of Inferno but this time with the CIS giants in command as they strolled to a 10-5 lead.

NAVI further added to their lead with a successful 5v5 retake on the A site and rode that momentum to a 14-5 lead. Astralis rallied back and began to chip away at the deficit, but the CIS side quickly hit map point, eventually putting the game to bed on a shoddy buy following three Desert Eagles kill from Ilya "⁠Perfecto⁠" Zalutskiy.

Train was Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov's time to shine. The Russian talent racked up 17 kills as Natus Vincere secured 10 rounds against a leaky Astralis defense, with Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz looking a far cry from his usual self on the AWP.

Astralis went into their T side determined to turn things around, but their pistol round victory was immediately traded back by NAVI on a force buy. By the time they gathered themselves, the Danes were already too far behind, and two rounds were all that they could master as the CIS giants kept their defense compact and ran away with the game.

ESL Pro League Season 11 EuropeBest of 3

Astralis

Matchpage

5th April 2020

Natus Vincere

Inferno

Dust2

Train

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Xyp9x	53 - 44	+9	71.2	74.6%	1.15
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz device	49 - 45	+4	77.9	63.4%	1.05
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen dupreeh	46 - 45	+1	74.4	69.0%	1.04
Emil 'Magisk' Reif Magisk	37 - 42	-5	64.6	69.0%	0.93
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander gla1ve	36 - 49	-13	67.2	67.6%	0.86

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev s1mple	57 - 43	+14	82.0	67.6%	1.22
Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov Boombl4	48 - 47	+1	77.2	69.0%	1.07
Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov electroNic	41 - 44	-3	76.5	69.0%	1.06
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev flamie	38 - 40	-2	49.3	76.1%	0.92
Ilya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy Perfecto	41 - 48	-7	70.5	67.6%	0.90

Group A

TEAM

Astralis never beat perfecto. EZ for the best player of all time #GodS1mple

2020-04-05 21:55

75 replies

expected ngl

2020-04-05 21:54

9 replies

ez bliat navi real top1

2020-04-05 21:56

4 replies

Insert image of S1mple feeding device banana

2020-04-05 22:11

3 replies

s0mple onliner

2020-04-06 00:26

1 reply

Dev2ce flair checks out

2020-04-06 00:39

m.imgur.com/r/globaloffensive/JPhXF2m

2020-04-06 00:53

what a nice game.. and. please can someone nerf s1mple.. he looks like is playing in a smurf .. LUL

2020-04-05 22:32

The best player in the world right now surely

2020-04-05 23:12

2 replies

yes he is .. and the thing is that he doesn't lose his confidence.. that's why he's so consistent

2020-04-06 00:24

2020 looks like s1mple's year so far. Even by a long shot. No one out-performs him right noe.

2020-04-06 00:44

Unfortunate for Navi that Major is delayed. They are in red hot form.

2020-04-05 21:59

45 replies

True but this way Navi can extend their era until at least November even if they dont win the major.

2020-04-05 22:00

39 replies

online era is not an era

2020-04-05 22:02

28 replies

Who decides that? You?

2020-04-05 22:09

a tree would have come up with a better argument than you..

7 replies

So these touraments are just 4fun?

2020-04-05 22:20

At least my argument is better than yours. Nt though

2020-04-05 22:23

5 replies

#146 there's my argument what's yours?

2020-04-05 23:50

Cant find it. Copy paste it if u think it's relevant

2020-04-06 03:50

Literally three comments below + you have not enough braincells to CTRL+F for #146

2020-04-06 09:49

I see u have enough brain cells to assume everyone operates hltv on a computer. And i read ur argument. My argument is at #86 and #95

2020-04-06 16:21

there's a "search in page" on mobile also. Winning online is not comparable to winning on LAN. Until now online was irrelevant and every third party affiliate wanted to remove online as much as possible (see ESL PRO League before Corona came in). It isn't a matter of "not playing seriously". It's about being composed in front of pressure and a huge crowd. That is what makes champions.

2020-04-06 19:07

+111

2020-04-05 22:12

They started "era" with the win of LAN tournament and the fact that they are able to perform online as well only works in their favor.

2020-04-05 22:36

8 replies

Exactly +1

2020-04-05 22:40

An era is considered domination of a certain team with wins across multiple big LANs, including a major. You can't consider Na'Vi era just because they won Katowice and doing good in some online matches in groups.

2020-04-05 23:46

6 replies

1. NIP had an era never won a major. 2. Who says it has to be a LAN? Winning big tournaments should be enough like ESL pro league

1. NIP had 87-0 2. It has to be LAN because that's the spot where pressure comes in. Where's that pressure online? Ask every pro if you don't believe me...

2020-04-06 11:04

u are dumb, its literaly donkey who have sex with frog and the outcome is you. what kind of stupidity is this.

2020-04-06 04:22

I personally don't really care about all this "era" stuff and honestly couldn't care less how other people, including you, treat "era" term. The point is that you said they have no era because of online, and this is completely wrong, since they started to perform well at LAN: first Blast, then Katowice. Whether you call it "era" or not -- I don't care, that's not what I'm arguing about.

2020-04-06 10:35

Well I was talking about an "era", which define the history of the csgo. Is Na'Vi looking to be the most in form team? Sure. But they still got a long way until it can be stated that they dominated this period of CSGO.

2020-04-06 11:01

No, you were literally talking about online, as if they didn't perform on LAN recently. #54: "online era is not an era" Stop making excuses and just stfu already. Be a man and have enough courage to admit you were wrong.

2020-04-06 11:53

Katowice was still lan :) astralis just couldnt cheat with crowd for once

2020-04-05 23:25

UUH another s1mple fanboi

Easily triggered :D

2020-04-06 00:13

Cry in Africa. They need water over there.

Yeah I'm crying tears for whoever has a conversation with you. Not sure if the majority of community are literally retarded or just baiting, but in your case I'm pretty sure it's the first option.

2020-04-06 11:07

:( why are u in denial? U hate navi that much??

2020-04-06 16:23

Actually I don't hate them at all, they're at the top of the teams I'm rooting for.

2020-04-06 19:04

Have a good day :)

2020-04-06 19:09

Salty as fk lmao

What era

2020-04-05 22:07

Era of being top1 in the world?? No??

2020-04-05 22:10

Being number one does not mean a team has an era

U get top1 by consistently winning tournaments or making top2s and top4s in tournaments. And staying at top1 for a certain amount of time means you have an era. If Navi keeps their rank until at least november, they would have an era

2020-04-05 22:15

Not necessarily, if there are no big LANs by November, Na'vi does not have an era just because they're #1. You can't just look at statistics and come to conclusions, you need to take in the context first. Of course if they win these online leagues and some LANs then yes they would have an era.

2020-04-05 22:18

That's what I said. To stay at top1 u gotta win. If u win u have an era. We are basically saying same things. I know having no lan tournaments diminishes their chances of having an era but if they win EPL and other online leagues as you said, they will have an era. Wether it's a short one or long, we'll see.

2020-04-05 22:22

Ok sorry mens((( didn't understand you at first

2020-04-05 22:31

All good mens :)

2020-04-05 22:37

holding #1 doesn't mean era it's about dominance and titles na'vi lack both

2020-04-05 22:44

They lack both "for now" Let's enjoy EPL and see who wins.

2020-04-05 22:50

are you a thug?

2020-04-05 22:04

He is a thug's doctor. See him if u r sick and a thug.

stfu u beggar

2020-04-06 13:24

Looks like you forgot to take your daily dose of cow cola

2020-04-06 18:44

Hehe.... Like muhhamad raping 9 year girl in jannat 🤣😂🤣🤣😂

2020-04-06 19:01

fix - perforator

Russia Ilya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy 41 - 48 -7 70.5 0.90

17 replies

Still won.

2020-04-05 22:24

16 replies

Still bot

15 replies

Imagine losing to a bot lmao

2020-04-05 22:49

14 replies

I mean, everyone else in navi is gr8. Except perfecto

2020-04-05 22:51

13 replies

Perfecto is playing his role. His role isn’t a start player it’s having impact rounds which he is doing. I don’t know what your watching, he had some huge rounds like that 3k deag round to seal it

2020-04-05 23:33

But that's exactly what I'm saying. His role fits Na'Vi perfectly. When i say he is not gr8, I mean't individually and decision making wise. The other individualls in Na'Vi are poppin' off and he isn't. I exaggerated when I said bot, but I said it regarding his individual skill. Just a little heads up, there that last round was really the only one ;D

I get what your saying. I’m just coming at it role wise. His role is perfect in Navi, do I think he might be a great fit somewhere else? Prob not but the team he’s on it’s working. He’s not selfish and is unafraid to die. Always nice having a guy who’s not mad being bait or afraid to have non all star stats.

2020-04-06 00:22

Tbh that does change my perspective about him. Thanks!

2020-04-06 00:45

Holy cow! This never happens on hltv no one ever changes their minds lol :) Have a good day bro, hope your safe where ever you are and don’t get the ronia!

2020-04-06 01:38

You too mate ;D

2020-04-06 02:26

I guess I'm an inovator xD

2020-04-06 02:27

Hahahaha good we need some in the world today 😘

2020-04-06 06:42

Guess so

2020-04-06 14:53

He just entered tier 1 cs from tier 3 Give him some time From a top 30 team to a top 1 team

2020-04-06 04:45

If he performs better individually, I will finally say Na'Vi era :)

2020-04-06 14:52

soon he will men)) just remember the days when electronic joined Navi he had similar performances in the start but after 6momths or so he came back stronger and now one of the best riflers in csgo

2020-04-06 15:17

Okay =)

2020-04-06 17:03

Expected. Top1 >>> top2.

2020-04-05 21:53

top1 > top3*

top 3 > top 8

2020-04-05 22:19

Who is top1 and top2 in ur opinion then?

U got him confused

2020-04-05 23:54

destroyed

gg!

Well played gg to both teams

Nice to read this non toxic comment.

Wasnt 2019 zywoo era since he was top1?

2020-04-05 23:26

Era as a team

2020-04-05 23:27

after katowice and after blast. in fact, navi haven't lost to astralis since may 2019.

That's a respectable stat. +1 to GOATS

2020-04-05 21:57

Navi and goats dont match

Cry in Africa. They need water over there

Oh man, I cant pass them coronavirus. They already have enough diseases

2020-04-05 22:52

When this is over the water that I cried during so many nights will be shipped to them. Lets help Africa!

2020-04-05 22:54

Lmao I like your humour +1

2020-04-06 03:48

+1 for you too m8

2020-04-06 14:51

OG top1

expected

Ez 4 best team in the world :3 botstralis fanboys where are you???

so ez

lol

AstralisEraNeverEnd, where are you? IDIOT

So ez

get rekt

name checks out, kremlin bot

on LAN and on LINE cry is free cuckmark

2020-04-05 22:03

Nt Americanski s0mple fanboy. How about supporting domestic teams instead of stanning a ukranian nolifer who usually gets pity MVPs when he and his team loses a tournament?

2020-04-06 00:41

Cry more. It makes me happy when danes cry.

2020-04-06 03:51

Game is the way of connecting people through entertainment & anyone from another region will be fan of other region. It is based on favours.

2020-04-06 06:16

EZZZZZZ S1MPLE > EC0V2C3

+11 change ur name to Being_Navi_Fan_is_Amazing

Nah you should stick to your original name, it suits you better.

2020-04-06 00:42

EZ4#1TEAM

Where are guys, who wrote "one week era"?

I mean, they wont win the tournament so..

2020-04-05 22:46

they wont win blast group they wont win kato they wont make it out of the group just shut up already xd

2020-04-05 23:22

Dang, I predicted them to win Kato m8. I never said anything about other events, I just let it play out. The reason why I'm saying that Na'Vi won't win this tournament is from a tactical POV. If you analyse very closely, you will see what I mean. Not sending hate to Na'Vi, afterall, if they win, I will be extremely surprised and happy for them =) And please man don't be toxic for just one comment D:

2020-04-05 23:44

just got beaten 3 times in 3 games at 2020

Nice

Well played NaVi - now I hope Astralis will win the rest of their games. Much fun to watch the game - although heartbroken. But NaVi #2 favourite team and they deserved the win

2020-04-05 21:58

Gg. That was an enjoyable series. Glad to see xyp9x winning clutches again.

Yeah, sad to see Magisk falling a bit off though. Xyp was great as he has been the whole EPL 11 so far

Agreed xyp9x has been popping off this whole year

2020-04-05 22:05

#2?

2020-04-05 22:06

My #2 favourite team - my #1 is Astralis ofc

2020-04-05 22:08

Nice!!!!

device < simple Glaive < Boombl4 Dupreeh < electronic Magisk < flamie Xpy9x < perfecto

2020-04-05 22:01

Magisk=flamie(too unstable)

Xyp9x >> Perfecto

Okay, first off it's Xyp9x, and secondly Xyp9x >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Defecto

2020-04-05 22:48

well no shit

2020-04-06 00:31

Perfecto bot wtf

2020-04-06 04:38

Boomb4 ate Astralis again 🍔🍔🍔😆😆😆

Boombl4 is fat but still moving on ladder & make zeus kill!!! How he did with his weight xD 😂😛😀😂😛😀😂😂

2020-04-06 06:21

GGWP NaVi. Expected result because they are the better team, but you never know with these online games.

Nice bait

? It's not bait, it's more common for the lesser team to upset online than at LAN so I genuinely thought Astralis had a shot before the game.

2020-04-05 22:56

I knew it wasn't, I just can't agree with you saying that they are better. Facts aprove it, but I just can't say that ;/ Something about Astralis I genuinely don't know what it is, but I will always say that Astralis are better than Na'Vi.

2020-04-05 23:38

Oh, well I'm no NaVi fan but they're objectively the better team. Fnatic and Mouz are looking strong right now too. It's a shame this isn't LAN because I think this tournament could be the best we've seen in some time.

2020-04-06 00:00

Yeah, agreed

2020-04-06 00:18

SOOO EZZ FOR TOP 1

ez4navi <3

Well played NaVi play good, but perfecto still bot

He has bad stats but I don't remember any bad play/fatal mistake from him today, do you ?

2020-04-05 22:13

They won. So there was not any fatal mistakes, obv. He sucks

You absolutely right man

2020-04-05 23:05

And he said "today" xD Which means... Defecto = Bot

2020-04-05 23:39

He's a bot but he's a bot that fits well into Navi

2020-04-05 22:30

GG Na'Vi, GG Astralis. But i still hate online CS because in almost every match teams has technical or Internet issues.

same at lan

calling it now , both to meet in the finall too and Astralis to rekt them. But GG today .

Device is still good but far from his peak

Such pro wow better pros won again, wow such unreal, lan, online, any way u want, wow such pro UA / RU, such gamage, noone can do woow :D

where are now kids who were crying navi fluke etc? rofl

Pause year for cs, who can actually think that online tournemants are relevant

2020-04-06 01:10

It's epl All events will be online rn, even blast spring finals Every top 10 team plays online on same event as navi So this is relevant

2020-04-06 08:25

2020-04-05 22:17

AHAHAHAHAH, NICE HEADLINE

hahahaha what a title

2020-04-05 22:28

Fucktards haters where are you? :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

2020-04-05 22:29

- Mitze Dupree xd

god

Expected, Astralis era is over

2020-04-05 22:34

gg(((((((((((

2020-04-05 22:35

this is the year NaVi win a major

2020-04-05 22:39

stfu haters

2020-04-05 22:45

Its really enjoying to read that topic name oof feels good

Astralis cant beat Perfecto Their psycha is sitting when they Play against him Fact not opinion

Imagine thinking perfecto is the reason why navi is winning xd

2020-04-06 01:09

I believe you

2020-04-06 09:21

so what is reason so many rosters still without top1 with perfecto iem 1 places in groups on blast and esl LUL

2020-04-06 15:04

This time Navi did not break down on train at least

2020-04-05 22:55

S1MPLE.

2020-04-05 23:16

dont worry later this blyat team will get rape by mouz ;d

2020-04-05 23:24

botrigan and botj vs S1mple and electronic lul

2020-04-05 23:30

ez for the best team in the world.

2020-04-06 00:54

Na'Vi era is happening

2020-04-06 02:09

Astralis domination to end in 2020 it seems

2020-04-06 03:25

WP Na'vi

2020-04-06 04:39

Where are astralis fans !???

2020-04-06 04:43

im there

2020-04-06 06:51

WHERE? XDDD

2020-04-06 13:32

where are all these clowns with hate threads after the first map

2020-04-06 08:34

Astralis has created a monster by giving the return to the blast

2020-04-06 10:53

I don't know how the hell this roster of NaVi can be TOP 1. Like on paper, their roster sucks, but in the game, it looks much better. While for Astralis, idk. what's going on with them. Maybe it's because of online, but im really surprised by their performances so far.

2020-04-06 15:47