The MongolZ beat NAVI to reach Astana playoffs

Narrow wins on Inferno and Mirage saw the Mongolian side become the first to reach the bracket stage in Kazakhstan.

The MongolZ completed a 3-0 run through the Swiss group stage of PGL Astana by taking down Natus Vincere in a two-map series, bringing the head-to-head in 2025 between the teams to 2-2.

Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen's men couldn't convert upon a hot start on Inferno, where they went up 7-1 off some solid offensive AWPing from Ihor "⁠w0nderful⁠" Zhdanov but collapsed entirely in the second half after losing several crucial rounds, including a 4v2, to let The MongolZ steal a 13-11 victory.

The MongolZ carried that momentum into Mirage to go up 7-2 while Natus Vincere struggled to find purchase, set back by costly misses from w0nderful and sloppy holds from Mihai "⁠iM⁠" Ivan.

A triple from w0nderful helped Natus Vincere recover near the end of the half, only for The MongolZ to hit their stride after the swap thanks to winning the pistol and conversion.

Valeriy "⁠b1t⁠" Vakhovskiy pulled back a crucial 1v2 and combined with iM in a 2v4 in an embattled end to the map, with the game tied at 10-10 and 11-11, but The MongolZ clinched victory in two crucial late rounds to deny Natus Vincere the recovery and book their ticket to playoffs.

Matchpage
2
0
12th May 2025
13
Inferno
11
13
Mirage
11
 The MongolZ K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
32 - 30 +1.27% 72.4 72.9% 1.04
33 - 32 -1.91% 71.5 72.9% 1.04
31 - 32 +2.33% 75.4 68.8% 1.03
32 - 34 +2.20% 71.0 72.9% 0.96
26 - 33 -1.58% 77.1 68.8% 0.93
 Natus Vincere K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
35 - 33 -0.28% 78.0 87.5% 1.18
36 - 27 +0.63% 80.2 66.7% 1.10
29 - 29 -0.41% 68.7 70.8% 1.04
35 - 33 -0.60% 72.9 70.8% 0.99
22 - 35 -2.06% 65.8 68.8% 0.78
Romania Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1227
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.69
Finland Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Age:
28
Rating 1.0:
0.93
Maps played:
1445
KPR:
0.62
DPR:
0.65
Ukraine Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Age:
22
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
872
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.63
Ukraine Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov
Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
652
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.58
Lets go Mongolz
2025-05-12 15:57
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ez for mongols ... in group stages
2025-05-12 15:57
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#10
gabs | 
Romania cala07
ofc monBOTZ
2025-05-12 15:58
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1 reply
fan of eco farmer 0.78 LMAO NaVi lost because your favorite Romanian is terrible
2025-05-12 16:07
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#36
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Australia hoangii
you are forgetting that blad3 is saving his real strats for the major
2025-05-13 02:00
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1 reply
valid point
2025-05-13 11:35
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Techno is back
2025-05-12 15:57
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#4
dea | 
Hong Kong den1dea
Nice
2025-05-12 15:57
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lol
2025-05-12 15:57
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#6
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Mongolia TmJay
EASY
2025-05-12 15:57
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Awesome.
2025-05-12 15:57
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#8
gabs | 
Romania cala07
"navi disband" if it was 13-11 13-11 to navi everyone would have been happy life yey no hating
2025-05-12 15:57
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#32
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China DlDDY
-iM
2025-05-12 19:47
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yippeeee
2025-05-12 15:58
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#11
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Latvia Al3xwh1t3
Lets Go Mongolz! Pepenavi go grind
2025-05-12 15:59
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#12
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Russia j1s_
That was a close game but Im happy for the mongolz
2025-05-12 15:59
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#13
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Russia TEMHOMECTO
expected
2025-05-12 16:00
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#14
bLitz | 
Latvia g45
mongolz4ez
2025-05-12 16:00
1
Navi hopeless
2025-05-12 16:07
0
Fake top 5 team losing to real top 5 team
2025-05-12 16:07
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2 replies
Just wait for the playoffs 😀
2025-05-12 16:11
0
1 reply
well, last 2 H2H had Navi winning the group stage match and Mongolz winning the playoffs one
2025-05-12 16:22
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#18
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States TacticalSanta
Navi fans will literally wait forever, it took them roughly 8 years to reach an "era" level form. and they threw it away because some video game players don't have great positions on the war.
2025-05-12 16:10
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2 replies
#23
Faceit level 10  | 
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Cayman Islands LasMedicinas
I think it was more about cocaine
2025-05-12 16:34
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#28
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Russia KopHuLLloH
it wasn't even the players, it was a wife of one of them
2025-05-12 18:35
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iM LOOOL
2025-05-12 16:15
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1 reply
I'm lol too
2025-05-12 16:39
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#21
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United Kingdom Jonty04l32
Rough series for iM... he's going to need to step up if they want to stay alive in Astana. I say they definitely make playoffs but won't make Top 2 given their current form.
2025-05-12 16:19
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Mongolz top1 in this year
2025-05-12 16:57
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#26
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Sweden Vrede
lol yikes ofc
2025-05-12 17:09
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#27
Faceit level 6  | 
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United Kingdom slayw00rld
navi lost on purpose to not face spirit this early, big brain move
2025-05-12 17:24
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#29
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United Kingdom carltonXD
love to see navi lose. they're like the new falcons. the team to hatewatch
2025-05-12 19:23
0
2 replies
#31
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Russia KopHuLLloH
i don't disagree, but what are your reasons?
2025-05-12 19:44
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1 reply
#38
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United Kingdom carltonXD
i dunno really. not fun to watch. not humble. all seem like miserable humans
2025-05-13 11:26
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#30
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Korea syjeon
GGs to NaVi, would propably win if iM played better today. LETS GO MONGOLZ!!!
2025-05-12 19:23
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1 reply
MongolZ have too much aura, it intimidates iM and makes him lose gunfights. Expected win from the boys.
2025-05-12 21:19
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#33
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KiMaRR | 
Lithuania disesion
Romania Mihai 'iM' Ivan 22 - 35 -13 65.8 0.78
2025-05-12 20:24
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that was a banger match. loved seeing the Mongolz just turn it on and go aggro with no fear. The meta is a little too passive right now and CS2 rewards aggression.
2025-05-12 23:04
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TheMongodZ
2025-05-13 03:42
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i love these guys. Keep going Mongolz
2025-05-14 09:05
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