Live updates from BLAST World Final quarter-finals
The playoffs in Abu Dhabi, UAE begin with the quarter-finals: Cloud9 vs. MOUZ and later NAVI vs. G2.
Natus Vincere 13-6
G2
Natus Vincere have secured their spot in the semi-finals. From the brink of elimination against ENCE, Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen and company are now through to the arena after defeating G2 in three maps. Mihai "iM" Ivan popped off on the final map, surpassing the 2.00 Rating on Nuke.
| K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 - 42 | +1.99% | 83.9 | 79.2% | 1.34 | |
| 54 - 44 | +3.10% | 77.0 | 77.8% | 1.27 | |
| 53 - 43 | -1.31% | 68.4 | 76.4% | 1.13 | |
| 46 - 45 | -2.32% | 75.4 | 75.0% | 1.09 | |
| 37 - 51 | -0.97% | 59.9 | 77.8% | 0.93 |
G2 |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 - 48 | +1.40% | 68.5 | 69.4% | 1.05 | |
| 44 - 50 | -0.71% | 75.4 | 63.9% | 0.98 | |
| 50 - 48 | +0.83% | 63.1 | 70.8% | 0.96 | |
| 41 - 50 | +0.15% | 69.3 | 68.1% | 0.95 | |
| 39 - 53 | -2.28% | 57.7 | 72.2% | 0.83 |
Natus Vincere 10-6
G2
Four kills by Mihai "iM" Ivan with dualies in the second pistol round put Natus Vincere firmly in the driver's seat on the defense as they have gone on to win three out of the following four rounds to hig double digits.
Natus Vincere 7-5
G2
Natus Vincere put up strong numbers on the attacking side of Nuke with Mihai "iM" Ivan showing his best version. The Romanian rifler, who hasn't always been able to live up to his potential, is showing his best self with 140 ADR and 16 frags in the first 12 rounds.
Natus Vincere 5-2
G2
G2 hit back after losing the pistol conversion, but then crumbled as Natus Vincere have found effective play around Yard and are putting in round after round on the attack.
Natus Vincere 1-1
G2
G2 won the first pistol round on Nuke, starting on the CT side, but failed to defend a Secret hit in the second round as Natus Vincere tied things up 1-1.
Natus Vincere 13-11
G2
Natus Vincere closed out Inferno in the last round of regulation to tie the series up 1-1 and force a Nuke decider. Justinas "jL" Lekavicius was the one to do it after Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy died in a 2vs2 situation and he refragged his dead teammate by mowing down the remaining CT players.
Natus Vincere 11-10
G2
Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy downed G2's two biggest stars, Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov and Nikola "NiKo" Kovač on the A site to secure his team maintained the lead going deep into the map.
Natus Vincere 9-8
G2
Natus Vincere lead by one as both teams are entangled in an early brawl for control in the second half. Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen and company sprung ahead despite two entry kills by Nemanja "nexa" Isaković in the 17th round.
Natus Vincere 5-7
G2
G2 didn't manage to get their biggest lead after the attacking side of Inferno, as Natus Vincere tallied five CT rounds and came alive after Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen's clutch, but they are still in the lead going into the defense.
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