This past weekend we saw NAVI Win the StarLadder CIS RMR for 2021. Here is how it all went down:
Final Standings + Winnings:
- 1st – $40,000 – Natus Vincere
- 2nd – $15,000 – Gambit Esports
- 3rd – $12,000 – Team Spirit
- 4th – $10,000 – K23
- 5th – $7,000 – forZe
- 6th – $5,000 – Entropiq
- 7th-8th – $3,000 – Nemiga Gaming
- 7th-8th – $3,000 – 100PingGods
- 9th-10th – $2,500 – Akuma
- 9th-10th – $2,500 – Virtus.pro
NAVI win StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 – How did they do it?
Natus Vincere started the tournament in Group A of the group stage. Here they were up against teams like Gambit, ForZe, Nemiga as well as Akuma. Fortunately NAVI won 3 and lost only 1, getting them 2nd place in the group, enough to qualify to the playoffs.
Playoffs
Their first match-up in the double-elimination bracket was against Team Spirit. Here, Team Spirit put up a solid fight, but it was NAVI that took the series win (2-1). Then came Gambit Esports, #1 ranked worldwide at the time of writing. NAVI started out strong, winning Dust 2 16-8 but Gambit clutched up in the final 2 maps. This dropped Natus Vincere to the lower bracket where they took down Team Spirit for a second time. With this win in the lower bracket final, NAVI progressed toward the Grand Final.
Grand Final
This is where they were tasked with rematching their main rivals, Gambit Esports. Gambit has a default win, and won the first map of the series, Ancient. However what followed was a dominant performance from NAVI, winning all 3 maps consecutively. Here is how it all ended:
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