NAVI fend off FURIA; set up quarter-final fixture against Vitality

Valeriy "⁠b1t⁠" Vakhovskiy and Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev were on fire to help their side close out Ancient in dominant fashion.

NAVI's Ukrainian duo crushed FURIA on the final map of the series

Natus Vincere are through to the quarter-finals of Gamers8 after coming out on top of a 2-1 series against FURIA (11-16 Nuke, 16-13 Mirage, 16-4 Ancient).

Shaky form on the first two maps of the series leaves NAVI with a lot to work on ahead of their quarter-final series against Vitality, especially given Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire's side ban Ancient — the only map that NAVI comfortably secured.

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Gamers8 2023
17/08/2023
22:30
Match

The Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen-led side started FURIA's pick of Nuke in stellar form, but garnered just one round in a very flat-looking T side to lose the map 11-16. Mihai "⁠iM⁠" Ivan stepped up after a relatively quiet map one to will his team through Mirage, a map that ended up contentious despite NAVI drumming up a 14-6 lead.

That was in part thanks to a phenomenal map from Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo, who ended with a 31-17 K-D, as well as a pair of clutches from Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato and Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes. Those rounds still weren't enough, however, and NAVI ended up narrowly edging out their pick 16-13 to force an Ancient decider.

There, b1t was completely unstoppable, absolutely tearing apart FURIA's A site attacks round after round. iM's consistent ability to shut down the Brazilian team in middle and additional strong fragging from s1mple added to what was a lopsided scoreline for Natus Vincere and a disappointing end to the series for FURIA, who mustered just four rounds before being sent packing from Gamers8.

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Nuke
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Mirage
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Ancient
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 Natus Vincere K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
57 - 40 +17 77.8 76.3% 1.24
61 - 49 +12 85.6 65.8% 1.20
53 - 51 +2 70.7 71.1% 1.00
45 - 50 -5 74.6 67.1% 0.99
44 - 45 -1 63.4 72.4% 0.96
 FURIA K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
58 - 55 +3 83.9 78.9% 1.19
50 - 49 +1 74.8 67.1% 1.08
43 - 56 -13 62.8 67.1% 0.87
42 - 49 -7 53.4 65.8% 0.86
42 - 53 -11 70.2 68.4% 0.84
Brazil Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes
Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1032
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.66
Brazil Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo
Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo
Age:
32
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1699
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.60
Romania Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Age:
24
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
962
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.69
Finland Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Age:
26
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
1180
KPR:
0.63
DPR:
0.65
France Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Age:
30
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
2172
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.70
Ukraine Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
607
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.63
Ukraine Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
1.24
Maps played:
1710
KPR:
0.85
DPR:
0.63
Brazil Kaike 'KSCERATO' Cerato
Kaike 'KSCERATO' Cerato
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.14
Maps played:
1023
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.58
#1
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Brazil Anarchy_BR
NT
2023-08-17 00:22
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nt
2023-08-17 00:24
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they tried
2023-08-17 00:26
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I have my doubts about iM and jL.
2023-08-17 00:26
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7 replies
Feel like jL has been solid if not stand out, but I definitely agree with doubts on iM.
2023-08-17 01:17
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1 reply
#41
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Norway Gjellan
Yeah so far I have to agree. I doubt this is what navi was expecting when they acquired him.
2023-08-17 15:42
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#20
Faceit level 6  | 
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Spain Marshall_D_AdreN
jl is good, im is the most inconsistent player ever
2023-08-17 08:20
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2 replies
He is consistently bad in NaVi
2023-08-17 08:37
0
is that title belong to Rez, Konfig and Brollan?
2023-08-17 09:58
0
#32
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
EmiliaQAQ | 
Ireland pj4
JL does well in his role. He just kinda sucks on certain maps. Nuke and ovp. Perhaps not used to the positions quite yet. Other than those maps he is a beast.
2023-08-17 10:07
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#34
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Romania bLaZe_420
Both of them carried s1mple on mirage but we don't talk about that :)
2023-08-17 10:22
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s1mple and b1t = goat duo when both in form
2023-08-17 00:32
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4 replies
b1t lifegame today on Ancient, tomorrow he will be b0t like always when zywoo owns him
2023-08-17 03:23
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3 replies
#19
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India shoom123
Flag checks out
2023-08-17 06:37
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same as all Brazil scene?
2023-08-17 08:36
0
What about Fallen on Mirage
2023-08-17 10:11
0
gg
2023-08-17 00:43
0
Easiest 15K FURIA ever made
2023-08-17 01:08
0
Well, theyre coming back little by little, KSCERATO stats starting to come back, bc of his paps death, maybe in EPL, they can get more stable, but i doubt a full potential until it.
2023-08-17 01:34
0
New Furia seemed like a superteam that is is barely the old Furia. Hope they just need more time
2023-08-17 02:16
0
4 replies
Furia have "just needed time" since the before the Krieg was nerfed.
2023-08-17 05:53
0
#23
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Europe yommamas
Yeah, like 10 more years, right?
2023-08-17 08:33
0
1 reply
two more weeks
2023-08-17 11:45
0
#37
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Brazil jaONzyS
yesterday's game got me excited, but the date to prove something is the EPL, if you don't get a good result there (semi final), this team can think about changes... although I think it won't happen, no at least until the beginning of the year
2023-08-17 12:28
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just another elimination for the "best" Brazilian team right now, OMEGA LUL
2023-08-17 03:02
0
#12
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Fifflaren | 
Brazil matheuscoelho
CSBR in 2023 TopKEK
2023-08-17 03:21
0
#14
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Brazil Sukoru
Fallen the washed up paycheck stealer destroyed another team, who would've thought
2023-08-17 03:34
0
2 replies
Expected from god tier HLTV analysts bro :D
2023-08-17 08:44
0
art = piece of 💩
2023-08-18 04:13
0
xd
2023-08-17 04:11
0
It's official: previous lineup was better than current one.
2023-08-17 05:06
0
#18
b1t | 
India Mr_UNX
Fallen on Mirage was godly
2023-08-17 06:01
0
they should've bring in mongolz instead of furi
2023-08-17 08:26
0
#22
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Korea DiPark
FURIA fans after signing falleN : "We'll be a steady tier1 team!" Reality : can't stop getting eliminated at the early stages ROFL
2023-08-17 08:26
0
1 reply
#24
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Europe yommamas
you love to see it
2023-08-17 08:33
0
#25
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Europe yommamas
Brazilbros absolutely silent
2023-08-17 08:35
0
EZ4NAVI
2023-08-17 09:00
0
lost 1 map lmao
2023-08-17 09:21
0
good job navi, Aleksib outplaying his opponents once again, so smart dude omg, and with great aim
2023-08-17 10:32
0
#38
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Brazil Exfm
Where are the loud brazillians? kekw
2023-08-17 13:38
0
#39
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Finland sway777
Too bad Fallen joined furia so late. This move should've happened years ago
2023-08-17 14:16
0
#40
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Palestine d1zzy_b
gg
2023-08-17 14:26
0
#42
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Kazakhstan Anatoli
furia disappoints every time
2023-08-17 16:49
0
deserved for using autosniper on nuke
2023-08-17 16:51
0
3 replies
#44
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Palestine d1zzy_b
lmao that was "peak" art not being able to use an OP weapon
2023-08-17 16:53
0
2 replies
an easy weapon to create high impact with, yet dude was camping at ramp all the time
2023-08-17 17:09
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1 reply
#46
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Palestine d1zzy_b
afraid af
2023-08-17 19:12
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