Natus Vincere win ESL One New York

3-10-2016 07:30

Natus Vincere win ESL One New York over Virtus.pro following a nail-biting finish to the grand final (2-1; Cobblestone 3-16, Train 16-8, Mirage 19-17).

Virtus.pro kicked off the ESL One New York grand final in style. Paweł "⁠byali⁠" Bieliński began their Terrorist half on Cobblestone by grabbing four kills and a 1v1 clutch in the pistol, and another clutch came from Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski in round six for a flying 6-0 start.

Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács's triple in a low buy gave Na`Vi their first round, but then it was Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski to shut down the opposition with a stunning 1v3 triumph, as Virtus.pro continued dominating the half with explosive executes that would make Alfred Nobel proud.

Natus Vincere's already slim chances went up in flames after Snax pulled off another shocking clutch, that time around an all-headshot 1v4 in the second pistol round. The CIS-based team managed to win the next forcebuy, although Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas put up one more 1v3 afterwards to secure map one in stunningly dominating fashion at 16-3.

Snax gave us one of the most memorable plays of 2016

Accepting the huge loss on map one, Natus Vincere showed a formidable Terrorist performance on Train, grabbing a 5-1 lead early on. VP looked lost on the defence, as they dropped another gunround and elected to force up under the pressure, but nothing worked and Na`Vi went on to grab five more consecutive rounds.

The last four rounds were split evenly between the two due to the Poles winning a shoddy forcebuy for a 12-3 half in favour of Denis "⁠seized⁠" Kostin's squad. Falling short in the pistol round, VP still had some life left in them, as byali's quad with a deagle allowed his team to go up to 6-13.

Once Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev gave his opponents a taste of their own medicine with a fantastic 1v4 clutch in a forcebuy, the map was nearly over as Natus Vincere closed Train out at 16-8 thanks to opening kills from GuardiaN in the last two rounds.

Mirage decided it all and it was Na`Vi to get up to a quick 4-1 lead as CT at the beginning. Their economy got reset shortly afterwards however, and once more when the next two gunrounds were traded as VP grabbed their first lead on the last map.

s1mple's display on the second half of Mirage gave Na`Vi several crucial rounds

The last three rounds of the first half went back and forth, but the Poles still went over with a one-round lead. That lead was soon lost following Na`Vi's comfortable pistol round win.

s1mple's plays turned three close rounds around, putting his team in a great position to snatch the title away from Virtus.pro. The Poles were in another advantageous situation at 8-13, although that time GuardiaN was the one to step up to the plate to win a fantastic 1v3 clutch.

The Polish players finally stepped up with individual plays to get on the board and survive several more rounds, clawing back to an even 14-14. At that point Na`Vi broke the streak to reach match point and Ioann "⁠Edward⁠" Sukhariev nearly finished it off with a 1v3, but Jarosław "⁠pashaBiceps⁠" Jarząbkowski saved the day in the end and took the game to overtime.

Edward and s1mple then turned another unfavorable situation around, while TaZ won a 1v2 in the following round before VP got a 2-1 half to their name. The exciting plays didn't stop there as GuardiaN provided another triple to make it even once more, helping Na`Vi grab the title just two rounds afterwards at 19-17.

ESL One New York 2016Best of 3

Natus Vincere

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Virtus.pro

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ESL One New York final standings:

1. Natus Vincere - $125,000

2. Virtus.pro - $50,000

3-4. Liquid - $25,000

3-4. SK - $25,000

5-6. fnatic - $8,500

5-6. OpTic - $8,500

7. Astralis - $5,000

8. G2 - $3,000

I always knew they could do it <3

2016-10-03 07:30

35 replies

GG easy, come at me poles

2016-10-03 07:31

27 replies

Your ukrainian and NaVi its a russian team.

2016-10-03 09:54

25 replies

CIS team which has its headquarters in ukraine

2016-10-03 09:57

24 replies

CIS means russian komrate :D

2016-10-03 10:03

19 replies

No it means ex udssr... which is the commonwealth of indipendent states now. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_..

2016-10-03 10:24

13 replies

Grow up.

2016-10-03 10:54

12 replies

Get_Rekt

2016-10-03 11:04

6 replies

Get_Life

2016-10-03 11:37

5 replies

My attempt on snax's INSANE 1v4 clutch: youtu.be/fzGLxmZzSfs response is appreciated :) new to this department!

2016-10-03 18:52

1 reply

2016-10-03 21:13

Get_Right

2016-10-03 22:47

2 replies

Get_Laid

2016-10-03 23:15

youtube.com/watch?v=e3uOMCfopR8 Ima just go KMS now.

2016-10-04 00:55

grow up? wtf, get some education instead.

2016-10-03 11:38

4 replies

Hahah ... maybe you learn what mean word independent. Or its to hard do open a dictionary? ;>

2016-10-03 11:58

3 replies

English?

2016-10-03 13:27

supid

2016-10-03 16:09

yes? and what was your logic again? you said Navi isnt a CIS team, you said its a russian team which headquarters are in Ukraine. and now stop being dumb and stop crying.

2016-10-05 15:29

poorlak hiding behind eu flag sad!

2016-10-03 14:15

Do you have to be racist?

2016-10-03 17:58

Polish isn't a race. It would be xenephobic.

2016-10-04 23:31

You know what I mean don't be clever.

2016-10-05 00:29

nt Stalin

2016-10-04 01:09

Ukraine is going to be russia in few months but nice try :))

2016-10-03 17:55

Negative.. nice try tho... you're too influenced by the media

2016-10-03 18:42

Are you shure?

2016-10-03 18:59

I don't watch tv bro I just know that daddy Putin is going to take over Ukraine maybe they gonna at least give us Lviv back ;-;

2016-10-03 20:03

static.blastingnews.com/media/photogalle.. nt my friend axaxaxaxa

2016-10-03 18:10

Ez for guardian, the world's best awper

2016-10-03 07:41

WorldEdit is miles ahead.

Smithz is ages ahead of both of em :)

2016-10-03 08:25

XD nice bait

2016-10-03 08:58

Hunden is even better!

2016-10-03 10:07

zeus was the problem

2016-10-03 09:33

Would appreciate sticking with the pseudonyms of the player throughout the atricle, makes it harder to read if you're using real names imo.

2016-10-03 18:12

Nice job Na'Vi. Showing up S1mple :D

nice blow job Kappa

2016-10-03 10:04

gj navi

why

wtf

Faster than me cumming lel

that was quick

that was fast

:( PASHA

PogChamp

lul

ggwp NaVi top1 confirmed

In no way shape or form :D Hahaha!!! It's great to see them winning for once, but they gotta keep it up.

2016-10-03 22:21

GG NA'VI

i bet you had written up for VP as well

nice

Is this rigged that u make a post literally in the last second of the match and u even include story of last rounds ?

Yeah because they can't write the article during the game and have two versions ready or something?

2016-10-03 07:32

vittu parkele satana podpaska

U mad?

2016-10-03 07:46

Nomad

2016-10-03 10:38

woah you totally rekt him

2016-10-03 09:02

Podpaska? In polish it means suspender :V (thing that woman use)

2016-10-03 17:57

still trash.

HAYAI DESU

Nice!! wp

16-3 first map then LUL ez birthday boy s1mple!!!

Congratulations Na'Vi!!!!!!

NICE WP NAVI

Finally they win smtn lmao

Lol

GG!!!

Ez pz

GuardiaN best.

AWESOME LAST MAP

2016-10-03 07:33

so happy for s1mple, and Na'Vi

"neo legend" they said hahaha

you are dumb

2016-10-03 07:37

nah, i'm not american.

2016-10-03 07:47

nah,you are just swedish and salty at that.

2016-10-03 07:58

He is af

2016-10-03 07:48

GuardiaN!!!!!

top 10 Kappa

legendary, what a legendary series + the semis leading up to this... gg wp to both teams

2016-10-03 07:34

Nice )

Natus Vincere congratulations win ESL One New York 2016...

sick final, well deserved by navi.

so fking good -GuardiaN

Congrats! Guardian crying <3

fucking guardian...who's cutting onions in here?!

zeus was the problem apparently

[*] VP

SO happy for Guardian!!!! They FINALLY do it, so deserved. GGs to VP as well

What a great, great finale. Legendary teams clashing once again, tears being shed now that Na´Vi FINALLY clinch one. Virtus having finally overcome SK. Satisfying event. Glad I stayed up for this.

2016-10-03 07:35

God s1mple

Congratz!!!

Last map was awesome, good games all around.

grats

FINALLY NAVI, S1MPLE IS THE SOLUTION

2016-10-03 07:36

FINALLY!!! I'm really happy atm, Jesus..

EU didn't watch final Make events in EU ffs

I could catch the 3rd map

i thought it was a 1,000,000 prize pool, how come first place is only getting 125,000

only? donate me 15 $ dollars il cry

2016-10-03 07:57

it was a 250000 prize pool only.

2016-10-03 07:59

ggwp both teams!

Gg but edward should retire, like 2 years ago

he played an insane series, why would he? also theres no young CIS talent that isn't taken anyway, basically a germany situation with everything except the very top being cheater infested and shit

2016-10-03 07:38

If he havent got lost so often and havent repicked like silver navi wouldve won much much more over last years

2016-10-03 07:44

insane? cmon man xD

2016-10-03 07:56

Cannot believe where CS in general goes.. What a game.. GuardiaN deserves it :)

PAPA so good but Gurdian is better more !

NAVI congratulations, congratulations S1mple MVP ESL NY

gg deserved!

The best tournament of 2016

Guardian + S1mple = deadly combo :D

At last they are did it <3 NAVI

2016-10-03 07:39

GG WP NAVI and VP Hltv should switch the ranking 1. VP 2. Navi 3.SK

1.navi 2.sk 3.vp

2016-10-03 07:40

1. SK 2. VP 3. Na`Vi (won't happen tho)

2016-10-03 07:55

NAVI lost a lot of positions after MLG MAJOR =/

No...this is not gonna be the new rank...it will be SK, NAVI and then VP...or SK, VP and NAVI close to VP...

Na`Vi will be in top5 but not in top3 I guess

2016-10-03 08:16

zeus replace S1mple is good solution

Respect navi!!!

ggwp Navi

GG NAVI you guys deserved it

s1mple haters can stfu now lololol

best final!

GG,VP was the better team in regulation,but navi was better in overtime

gg wp congrats

well deserved. GG s1mple

2016-10-03 07:43

Happy to see Edward and Guardian finally win one <3

didn't see finish VP vs SK. VP really won that one what? SK was toggling all over the place. I'm impressed and scared in the same time.

2016-10-03 07:45

That last map was absolutely insane, I'm so happy I stayed up for it.

Btw swiss system rules. So many interesting matchups

yeah it is a really cool system

2016-10-03 12:46

same old NEO he has a good tournament, then the other one hes bottom fragging... and snax+byali need to step up too bad

2016-10-03 07:50

great tournament

2016-10-03 07:51

so happy for NAVI <3 finally guys <3 finally guardo <3

great final and great last map s1mple and GuardiaN showed up big time Now we have very interesting situation, three teams are on the same level and they are the absolute top. I wanna know if Na`Vi can win a bo3 against SK.

2016-10-03 07:53

S1mple the best!

Well played NAVI...I cried to see guardiaN crying! Sniff...so f*** good!!! They deserved =D

2016-10-03 07:54

amazing tournament Navi deserve it s1mple #CSGOD

so sad for vp they played a crazy game

Navi will win next major imo, no one will stop them :D

gg Virtus.pro, you guys were fantastic as well well deserved for Na'Vi and s1mple

It is worth sleeping for 2 hours, Na'Vi, it happened.

What a great tournament. Ggwp

Good job NaVi!

2016-10-03 08:04

Gz to NaVi. Top3 teams looking very nice atm.

2016-10-03 08:18

cya sk n00bs

2016-10-03 08:21

7 replies

pretty sure SK would have won if they met Navi in the finals

2016-10-03 08:23

16-6

2016-10-03 08:26

they couldn't even beat virtus.bots hahahha ofc not :D navi too strong

2016-10-03 08:28

Is that why VP beat SK and VP lost to Na'Vi? Nice logic. You are just salty SK came third/fourth.

2016-10-03 08:32

yup

2016-10-03 08:55

in fact their logic is stupid, then liquid should beat SK in the last major? by winning Fnatic and Navi?

2016-10-03 15:29

you forgot Kappa

2016-10-03 12:39

GJ s1mple!

2016-10-03 08:24

Been calling it for 3 weeks that SK will go out in the semis and that Na'Vi will win in NY. Finally it came true.

Closer than expected from Virtus.pro But s1mple and GuardiaN deserved it <3 If someone cries,you know its been hard

It's an emotional team like Na'Vi. Imagine how they were feeling after the first 16-3-they probably thought they are going to choke yet another final so ye.

2016-10-03 09:05

what a final map! gg

2016-10-03 08:27

navi are in the land of dreams

grats navi

ez 2 mouz

2016-10-03 08:33

2016-10-03 08:41

I image how ZEUS feel: they kick me out the team and take Major: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

2016-10-03 08:50

Lan not major

2016-10-03 09:06

His comment is from 2017

2016-10-03 10:12

Sorry then mu russ friend

2016-10-03 16:36

"Major"

2016-10-03 09:18

Grats for NaVi for win first tournament above 50+k prize for 1st place in their history of cs;go. Bad for european that we can watch match only from VODs. Time zones sucks in this case.

2016-10-03 08:57

VP were tired, that's why IvAn won.

2016-10-03 08:59

Realy happy for Na'Vi - GG! Glad that Virtus beat SK. wp both teams.

2016-10-03 09:07

3 2 2

2016-10-03 09:14

I always knew they will do this <3<3

2016-10-03 09:15

ggwp for vp! Max reps:D Beating SK in the semis is a nice feat initself. However im glad for navi. Finally a win. And with seized as the igl for the first time. HellRaisers must be feeling awkward af atm:D

2016-10-03 09:24

gg wp... Best final this year...

2016-10-03 09:26

Well deserved! so happy for Na'Vi

2016-10-03 09:29

only saw the last map overtime, intense

2016-10-03 09:53

VP fked up on CT OT.. getting caught with knives out in connector etc But GG and another good tournament for my team <3

Guardian+s1mple+flamie = deadly trio

2016-10-03 10:02

Yea, fantastic team. TOP 1 at the moment.

2016-10-03 11:08

2016-10-03 10:28

S1mple making it s1mple for Na'vi

2016-10-03 10:41

2016-10-03 10:49

so now its official ? zeus was the problem ? :d

2016-10-03 10:59

Legendary Na`Vi is back!!! 1.Na`Vi 2.Sk 3.Virtus.throw

2016-10-03 11:01

1. Navi 2. VP 3. SK at the moment, RIP SK, but not long consecutive big tournament

all year > right now. 1 SK 2 VP 4-6 Na'Vi

2016-10-03 11:21

nt kuben. 1.NA`VI 2.SK 3.VP

2016-10-03 19:47

nt musambaN1.

Virtus pro played much more and vs Sk it was more emotional game, they were tired af, skill GG WP both teams

2016-10-03 11:03

gg navi, vp was very close, fantasting game with SK and 16-3 cobble :O But navi have Simple and Guardian :) Congrtulation.

2016-10-03 11:06

You want to hear a joke: fnatic and GOSENT switching players :DDD

2016-10-03 11:13

2016-10-03 11:15

Once again, while Team Liquid make it big in a notable event, you have shroud streaming World of Warcraft while at home. And yet, some people still think C9 is better than Team Liquid ecks dee. I knew Na'Vi would win. The SK era is over. It's the Na'Vi era now. And this is just the beginning for the CIS team. There are still things that need working on, just like Liquid still have things that need to be worked on. 2017 is going to be a really exciting year for NA CS and the CIS region.

2016-10-03 11:17

Ye, Cloud9 has a great future ahead as #1 NA team. Hopefully they can live up against EU teams.

2016-10-03 11:45

That's a hard Kappa LUL

2016-10-03 12:07

On Saturday shroud was at the Logitech booth signing autographs lol

2016-10-03 12:55

Navi era hahahah

2016-10-03 15:31

Na'vi has the potential to be a top 1 next year, they need only win tournaments. VP really good lan, thanks for the emotions!

2016-10-03 11:20

nice gj!

Dear HLTV admins! It is imperative that you also post the winning moment videos for each LAN as it ends.

2016-10-03 11:54

OMG must watch snax 1vs4 USP WTF youtube.com/watch?v=6O2Nqzz1ayQ

2016-10-03 12:19

amazing

Great game and tournament, 2 of the 5 best series in 2016 played here! (SK vs VP and VP/Na'Vi) Too bad for VP, I wanted them to win after beating SK with such fashion but they sadly slacked in Mirage in some rounds, I feel like they are so confident in Mirage that they don't practise it as much when other teams have clearly showed they've catched up to them. Oh well playing all day probably didn't help them but you have to win no matter what, wp to Na'Vi.

2016-10-03 13:10

VP looked better than Navi and SK on Mirage but the couldn't complete them to Win in regulation by losing so silly rounds ffs. And in OT especially vs NaVi they looked really tired probably

2016-10-03 13:39

yeah VP played better, they lost both pistols on Mirage and they still could have won 16:14 in regulation. Several big mistakes in those pistols and also when 14:14 cost them the map. Still I think they are the best on the map but they don't perform with that high level and consistently as they used to, also other teams got better at the map. Sad because yes, that 3rd map defeat was definitely on them

2016-10-03 14:20

But they didnt lost because they became so cocky or other Teams Became better they lost as you said because they didnt win a pistol round and made some silly mistakes but nothing that you can give the fault of the Map how good they play. And as you said they didnt perform with the high level that was the reason why the mistakes came and they were really exhausted probably from the Semi Finals.

2016-10-03 14:28

VP really deserved to win the tournament they played better :-( But the longer the match went, some "feeling came up that NaVi will win" they simply looked fresher than VP obviously and I am proud that my second favourite Team won :-) But I wish that VP would've won it :-(

2016-10-03 13:37

VP didn't deserve shit. If they want a tropy, they have to earn it. Simple as that. There is no such thing as "X deserves Y" - you either win, or don't. Simple doesn't deserve shit either. The fuck is this - kindergarten? So many pussies saying "simple deserved this (especially that it was his Bday". He wants a trophy - he needs to win it. You can keep getting to finales, and keep losing. That only means they were good enough to get there, but not good enough to get first prize. Work harder and beat enemy next time.

2016-10-03 15:41

Of course VP did deserve it as much as NaVi did deserve. Analyst desk said that VP played better which they did but sometimes that doesnt help you to win as you've seen. NaVi had the fresher mind and the Will to win a bigger event! I would love to see how NaVi would've played in the final after such a long sick fight vs SK and a shorter break.

2016-10-03 18:35

GG NAVI & WP VP <3

2016-10-03 13:44

n1 navi

2016-10-03 13:54

Gj navi

2016-10-03 14:09

wp navi G2 - $3,000 ahhahhahaahahhahahahaahahah

2016-10-03 14:11

VP losing both pistols definitely cost them the map, they could have easily won if only they would have won one. The other factor was Byali and Neo not showing up.

2016-10-03 14:21

byali not showing up?lol

2016-10-03 15:18

yep, I'm talking about Mirage which was not only the key map but the closest one where everyone is needed. I know he played great in the other maps but those were one-sided maps. Byali is still known for, with few exceptions, godlike performances along with Snax when the Plow is activated but you always felt he lacked the consistency of Snax or the others when things weren't going VP's way. In a Bo3, he always showed up at least in that one map and I remember a lot of the times it was Mirage, he is known for his performance in that map so that's why it's a surprise. Still better performance tha in Cologne and similar to MLG, being 2d best performer in the team again which is so important for VP. So overall great event for him but it'll always be secondary if they don't manage to win these big events...

2016-10-03 16:10

G2 LUL

2016-10-03 14:24

wp both teams

2016-10-03 14:27

wtf s1mple wearing a rolex datejust?

2016-10-03 14:35

congratz NaVi.

2016-10-03 14:38

both teams are incredible right now. too bad the final wasn't sunday with fresh start. oh well... deserved Na'Vi and respect VP

2016-10-03 14:39

gratz Na'vi, HB s1mple , good game !!

2016-10-03 14:51

amazing series. thanks no BR in finals. best final 2016

2016-10-03 14:52

Best tournament in 2016 so far Congratz NaVi !

2016-10-03 15:35

2016-10-03 15:37

haha no polekelekeleks spamming on hltv

2016-10-03 15:43

NAVI <3 ALELUIA

2016-10-03 15:46

The finale was strange. Plow in favour of VP, plow in favour of NaVi, and then head to head on third map + OT. Certain plays by VP looked strange. I don't know if that's them being exhausted, but I would not be surprised if the whole thing was rigged if favour of Liquid (semifinal pairs)/ NaVi (in finale). Drama has to happen and this attracts audience, this in terms means more money for companies. So much for competitive spirit. The game looked fake as hell on Mirage - as if VP hesitated or stopped pushing on purpose. Certain peeks didn't make sense either. I call this finale bullshit, and I would call it bs if SK was there and lost in similar fashion. NaVi just don't have the spirit and teamplay to beat SK/VP. Fuck fake CS. Keep watching rigged plays.

Proof?

2016-10-03 15:56

There is no proof. I'm just one guy who is annoyed by bullshit organization. No team should play finale "right after" extremely exhausting semi-finals. You could see VP were dog-tired. SK would be too. Any team would be. NaVi was fresh and relaxed. So much for fair game. I am 100% sure VP would take finale in 2-0 fashion if they were fresh right before finale. Whoever plays in any event finale should not be put under such stress. That is guaranteed less chance for a "tired" team.

2016-10-04 00:59

"right after" ? the final started 2 hours later

2016-10-04 01:12

GG NaVi! Great tournament

2016-10-03 15:48

2016-10-03 15:57

wheres the russian retard that always makes threads against s1mple?

2016-10-03 16:01

he is dead probably, after this event. a few seconds after Na`Vi became top1

2016-10-03 19:46

So amazingly happy for NaVi, what a legendary MENTAL comeback from a devastating 3:16 loss on 1st map to win the even in the overtime of the last map... GG clips.twitch.tv/esl_csgo/DifficultChough.. Zeus is happy, but is sad that he was not part of those emotions at the same time... twitter.com/navizeus4444/status/78293464.. gg

2016-10-03 16:16

2016-10-03 19:30

gg wp gz!

2016-10-03 16:17

so happy for guardian<33

2016-10-03 16:18

2016-10-03 16:52

gg expected

2016-10-03 17:27

Thank you ESL & NaVi! twitter.com/ESLCS/status/782816264934658.. twitter.com/ESLCS/status/782749198013886.. seized twitter.com/seizedwf/status/782862711340.. edward twitter.com/TwitchEsports/status/7828157.. guardian twitter.com/guardiancsgo/status/78288265.. s1mple mvp twitter.com/HLTVorg/status/7828303454566..

2016-10-03 18:07

DESERVED WHAT SUP NOW HATERS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2016-10-03 19:25

great tournament by navi and first 250k turnemnt win. vp the true winner, our grandpas were just tired

2016-10-03 19:38

yeah keep going with these excuses, you'll feel better :)

2016-10-04 01:10

legendary Navi are back!!!

2016-10-03 19:45

the best team, well-deserved!

2016-10-03 19:59

well played both teams, really good tourny!

2016-10-03 20:12

Nice to see Na'Vi win something. But I'd rather see VP win this. Anyhow, let's hope Na'Vi can keep performing for once. Edit: Ah, Na'vi Looked so happy :) Very noice!

2016-10-03 22:26

Not salty or anything, but if the grand final had been played on another day, we might've had a different outcome. VP had just played a 4 hour long intense match against SK, while Na'Vi had a nice 4 hour long break.

2016-10-04 05:15

we might've seen harambe

2016-10-04 12:06

youtube.com/watch?v=puInBuRnn5M

2016-10-06 03:39