On April 18, Heroic was able to defeat Natus Vincere for the first time since 2018. In the previous stage of the tournament, the Danish team beat forZe and fnatic. Thus, thanks to three consecutive victories, she has guaranteed herself a spot in the Legends stage of the majors. NAVI, who won two matches out of three, still has a chance to get to PGL Major Antwerp – whether it will materialize will largely depend on the outcome of tomorrow's match against Vitality.
The first map of the match was Mirage, on which NAVI managed to win with a score of 16 – 11. However, the next two maps (Mirage and Inferno) were left to Heroic, with Alexander «s1mple» Kostylev commenting after the match that his team made silly mistakes.
Heroic's ingame leader Kasper «cadiaN» Möller mentioned in his post-game interview that the match was very tense. He suggests that difficult external circumstances also played a part in Natus Vincere's loss, which undoubtedly prevents players from staying fully focused, so the fact that they are still performing at a high level is something he respects. Møller added that he was proud of the victory over Natus Vincere, as the confrontation with this team gave him many sleepless nights.