Natus Vincere Claim CS: GO StarSeries Season 5

After a long a grueling tournament, Natus Vincere have claimed their first championship win of 2018, taking down NRG Esports in the Grand Final at StarSeries Season 5. With the backing of the home crowd, the Ukrainian team concluded the finals 2-0 in front of the raucous Kiev crowd to claim the prize pool of $125,000. Here’s a brief breakdown of the series.

NRG Esports selected Overpass as their map of choice, while Na’Vi selected Mirage, with Nuke to be the deciding map. Na’Vi started strong by gaining a lead on Overpass, but it was answered by NRG swiftly, leaving the scores 8-7 in favor of Na’Vi at the halftime mark. When the teams rejoined the battle, it didn’t take long for Na’Vi to prove their dominance, ending the map 16-8 in Na’Vi’s favor and setting up a potential match point.

The second clash on Mirage once again saw Na’Vi putting on a show, as they surged ahead 9-6 at the halfway point. Though NRG tried their best to mount a comeback, the match would ultimately end 16-7 in favor of Na’Vi as they claimed victory in a relatively short series.

This is the first championship victory since December, where they claimed victory at DreamHack Winter. For more CS: GO action, check out OpTic Gaming’s latest addition to their already impressive roster, as they announce a new OpTic India CS: GO team.

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