On Saturday, Natus Vincere defeated Astralis in the ESL Pro League Season 15 group tournament. Thus, Natus Vincere and Heroic approach the final day of games in Group D undefeated, and on Sunday they will have to fight for the leadership in it.
In this match Kirill «Boombl4» Mikhailov, who missed the first games of the group stage due to a positive test for coronavirus, returned to the NAVI lineup. The CIS team once again proved their right to take the top spot in the world ranking by defeating the Danes in a hard-fought three-card match. On the first of them (Ancient) NAVI won with a significant advantage (16 – 4), but on Nuke and Inferno the forces were almost equal, and «born to win» managed to win only with a slight advantage.
A lot depends on the result of the upcoming match with Heroic for both teams: the winner will not only advance to the main stage with a record score of 5 – 0, but will also be able to start participating in it directly from the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, Astralis, who won only two matches in the group stage and lost the other two, will face Complexity for a playoff spot. In case of a win, the Danes are guaranteed to advance to the next stage, and in case of a loss, the outcome will depend on the result of the AGO vs Evil Geniuses match and the total number of cards won.