NAVI vs. Astralis: the return of the principled derby or the easiest one for the "Born to Win"?
The first semi-final of IEM Cologne 2022 will begin very soon, within which the teams NaVi and Astralis will meet - the once irreconcilable rivals who fought for the highest places. Unfortunately, now the Danish team is far from ideal, while the "Born to Win" are considered one of the main favorites of the championship. Nevertheless, this meeting promises to be entertaining, because the teams, having significant experience, are worth each other and intend to finish the first half of the season on a positive note.
During the current tournament, NAVI has not yet suffered a single defeat, having managed to defeat MOUZ (2:1), NIP (2:0) and Movistar Riders (2:1) at the group stage. In turn, the Danish team has already managed to lose to 00NATION (6:16) and FaZe Clan (0:2), but still found the strength to get into the playoffs. In addition, on the eve of Astralis won a strong-willed victory over MOUZ (2:1), thus gaining additional practice before the semi-finals.
Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:
- Astralis won at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 19:17.
- NAVI's victory in the ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:1.
However, in each of the two matches, the teams played in different compositions.
We will probably skip the Vertigo and Dust 2/Mirage maps this time, which will definitely play into the hands of the Danish team. And yet NAVI looks much more confident on all other maps, leaving Astralis not much choice.
You can find a detailed analysis of this meeting in our video.
Latest NAVI results:
- Victory over OG with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over NIP with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:1.
Astralis latest results:
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by FaZe Clan with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:1.
IEM Cologne 2022 takes place from 5 to 17 July in Germany at the Hyatt Regency Cologne and LANXESS arena venues. As part of the championship, 24 teams from Europe, the CIS, Oceania, China, North and South America are fighting for a prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as rating points in the BLAST Premier table.
Interim results of IEM Cologne 2022
- 1st place: $400,000 + 3,200 BLAST Premier points
- 2nd place: $180,000 + 1,600 BLAST Premier points
- 3rd-4th place: $80,000 + 1,000 BLAST Premier points
- 5th-6th place: MOUZ and Team Liquid — $40,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 7th-8th place: Ninjas in Pajamas and FURIA Esports — $24,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 9th-12th place: Team Vitality, Team Spirit, Cloud9 and G2 Esports — $16,000
- 13th-16th place: Heroic, Outsiders, 00NATION and ENCE — $10,000
- 17th-20th place: Sprout, TYLOO, Imperial Esports and BIG - $4,500
- 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Complexity Gaming, MIBR and ORDER — $2,500
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Last week's highlights of esports: IEM Cologne, DPC 2021/2022 finals and competitive League of Legends resumeLet's talk about the main events that took place last week.
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