Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 is coming to its logical conclusion. In the decisive match, teams like Natus Vincere and Team Vitality will face off. The winner, in addition to the Champions Cup, will earn the grand prize of $400,000, as well as invitations to the BLAST Premier World Final and IEM Katowice 2025. The format of the match is bo5. Which of the notable participants will be the best of the best? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Natus Vincere uniforms
Natus Vincere have already started 2024 with a win at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A, which secured the players a trip to the RMR tournament. At BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, NAVI won their group and secured a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. Top 8 at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 allowed the Ukrainian team to earn $24,000. 3-5th place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A allowed the Ukrainian club to go to the Major tournament. And PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 itself ended with the triumph of Born to Win. In addition to their status as world champions, Natus Vincere earned the $500,000 grand prize, as well as invitations to BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 and Esports World Cup 2024. The 9th-12th place at ESL Pro League Season 19 provided the players with $23,500 in prize money. The Ukrainian club demonstrated the same result at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024, receiving $5,000. Silver at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 brought Natus Vincere $85,000 in prize money. And at Esports World Cup 2024, NAVI emerged victorious, earning a top prize of $400,000.
Earlier Natus Vincere took part in BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024. According to the results of the draw, the Ukrainian team got into Group D. In the first match NAVI defeated BIG with the result 2:0 (Dust 2 - 13-7, Mirage - 13-3). In the finals of the top net the team Ledge beat Team Liquid in a full bo3 series and fell to the losers. There the Ukrainian club once again outplayed BIG on two maps (Dust 2 - 13-7, Mirage - 13-3). In the grand final of the group Natus Vincere again met Team Liquid and lost to them with a similar result. In the Play-In stage Born to Win played against Complexity Gaming. The 2-0 victory (Anubis - 13-11, Nuke - 13-6) ensured the Ukrainian team the 5th-6th place in the standings, $12,500 in prize money and an invitation to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024.
Natus Vincere got into the group stage of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 directly, bypassing the Play-In stage thanks to their place in ESL World Ranking. In Group A, the Ukrainian club started their performance with a 2-0 win over Brazilian paiN Gaming (Anubis - 13-4, Mirage - 13-4). In the semifinals of the top grid NAVI outplayed Astralis on two maps in a row (Ancient - 13-4, Mirage - 13-7). The decisive match against the Portuguese from SAW ended with the Ukrainian team winning the full bo3 series (Nuke - 9-13, Ancient - 13-2, Inferno - 13-6), which guaranteed their place in the semi-final play-offs. In the final stage of the tournament NAVI outplayed MOUZ with the result 2-0 (Inferno - 16-14, Mirage - 13-11).
Statistics of Natus Vincere's last results:
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:0
- 2:1 win over SAW
- Victory over Astralis 2:0
- 2:0 win over paiN Gaming
- 2:0 win over Complexity Gaming
Team Vitality uniforms
The new year started for Team Vitality with a win in Group A at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, which earned them $22,500 and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, ZywOo and his teammates failed to please their fans, finishing 13th-16th in the standings and earning $10,000. A place in the top 4 of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B secured the team's trip to Denmark for the LAN Championship. At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, Team Vitality reached the semi-finals of the tournament, thus finishing in the top 3-4 at the first Major Championship of the season. The players received $80,000 as a reward. The silver medal at the ESL Pro League Season 19 Major added another $80,000 to the team's coffers. At the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024, Vitality finished second and earned $42,000 in prize money. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024, the team finished in the top 3-4 of the championship and was awarded $40,000 in prize money. A trip to Esports World Cup 2024 resulted in a 5th-8th place finish for the team and earned Vitality another $40,000 in prize money.
The previous professional tournament for Team Vitality was BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024. According to the results of the draw Vitality got into Group B. Their first opponent was GamerLegion. The victory in the full bo3 series (Anubis - 10-13, Mirage - 19-17, Dust 2 - 13-5) ensured the players' access to the final of the top group. There, ZywOo and his teammates defeated Astralis on two maps (Nuke - 13-7, Dust 2 - 13-11). In the grand final of the group Team Vitality met Astralis again and defeated them with the result 2:1 (Vertigo - 10-13, Mirage - 13-10, Nuke - 13-7). The 1st-4th place finish earned Vitality $22,500 in prize money and a trip to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024.
Team Vitality Long Competed at IEM Cologne 2024 in Group B. The team outscored FURIA Esports 2-0 (Inferno - 13-3, Mirage - 13-2) in the quarterfinals of the top set. Making it to the semifinals of the gridiron, Vitality defeated FaZe Clan in a complete bo3 series (Inferno - 8-13, Dust 2 - 16-12, Anubis - 13-9). A win over MOUZ on two maps (Dust 2 - 13-6, Vertigo - 16-13) put ZywOo and team into the play-offs semi-finals. There the European club faced the main sensation of this championship, the SAW team. However, Team Vitality were able to outplay the Portuguese with a 2-0 score (Nuke - 13-6, Dust 2 - 13-5), which ensured their place in the grand finals of the competition.
Statistics of Team Vitality's latest results:
- Victory over SAW with a score of 2:0
- Victory over MOUZ 2:0
- Defeat FaZe Clan 2:1
- Victory over FURIA Esports 2:0
- Victory over Astralis with the score 2:1
Match History of Natus Vincere - Team Vitality
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Natus Vincere - Team Vitality
Both teams are in good playing form, although the Ukrainian club has shown some instability recently. Let's bet on the victory of the team Natus Vincere.
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