Outsiders advance to the grand finals of The International 2022 qualifiers in Eastern Europe

Natus Vincere took on the Outsiders in the upper bracket final of The International 2022: Eastern Europe Qualifier. The winner of the match advances to the grand finals of the qualifiers and will fight for the coveted slot in the main stage of The International 2022. The match format is bo3. Below we will talk about how the duel of the two favorites of the qualification went.

The Outsiders started the first map with solid play in the laning stage, as well as regular ganks to the mid lane. At the 8th minute the score was 1:5 in favor of the Outsiders. At the same time, gpk and the team took a significant lead in terms of total cost. At the 14th minute, their advantage was 4,000 gold. Natus Vincere looked noticeably weaker than their opponent. At the 27th minute, the score was 5:20 in favor of the Outsiders, and the dominance by total value was close to 19,000. Solo and the team endured until the 33rd minute and were forced to surrender.

At the 4th minute, the Outsiders shed their first blood, laise dies on Lycanthrope. No[o]ne- rehabilitates mid lane with a double kill 3 minutes later. RAMZES666 looked much more confident at the beginning of the match, but in the 20th minute the Born to Win managed to kill three opponent's heroes. The score was 11:9, and the Russian team was leading by a total cost of 2,000 gold. After that, NaVi kill Roshan, Aegis gets V-Tune, who plays Templar Assassin. Natus Vincere destroyed the T2 tower on the bottom lane in the 26th minute. 10 minutes later the Outsiders were leading 17:13 with a 15,000 advantage. Gpk and their teammates will win the map in 45 minutes, end the series with a score of 2:0 and are on the verge of winning the qualifiers.

The Eastern Europe qualifier grand final is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:00 EEST. And NAVI will play in the finals of the losers bracket against the winner of the BetBoom Team match against One Move.

Recall that The International 2022: Eastern Europe Qualifier runs from September 3rd to 7th this year. 14 teams are fighting for the only ticket to the main event of the year, The International 2022. Participants who take 2nd and 3rd place will continue to play in the Last Chance Qualifier.

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