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Navi moves to the Esports World Cup grand finals (Image - EWC)
The semifinals for Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) Esports World Cup went as expected, with G2 Esports and NaVi taking down their opponents to secure a spot in the Grand Finals. While things went buttery smooth for G2, NaVi had an embarrassing moment.
Virtus.pro had a tough time facing NaVi after the first few rounds. The team secured the pistol round to gain a few round lead, however, once G2 was on full buy, it got challenging for VP. Eco, Full buys, nothing worked as the team failed to secure another round in the first half.
This continued in the second half, with VP only securing one round before G2 closed the game. The second game saw G2 with a back-to-back nine rounds before VP could move past zero on the board. The first half has made it quite clear that it wasn’t VP’s day.
Pistol round for the second half also went to G2 and while VP did put in a few rounds, it wasn’t close enough to make a comeback. Both matches saw NiKo pop-off while star player from VP were struggling to make any impact on the game.
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NaVi bounces back after embarrassing loss
After defeating FaZe Clan, NaVi went full force in the semifinals only to face an embarrassing loss in their own map pick. The entire first half saw the team manage to secure only a single round. This was the only round the team managed to secure in the first map, making NaVi fans sweat.
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Thankfully, the team recovered in the second half with wonderful and b1t activating. The first half went by pretty decent, but the team dominated MOUZ in the second half as NaVi fans were starting to worry this might be the end.
The final game was on mirage, and fans finally took a sigh of relief after NaVi took a six-point lead in the first half. This was followed by a wonderful finish to move on to the grand finals and face G2 Esports.