Astralis reverse-sweep NAVI to claim ESL Pro League S12 title

4/10/2020 - 23:00

The Danish team came back from two maps down to win their first trophy in almost five months.

Astralis rallied past Natus Vincere with a reverse-sweep on Sunday to win the ESL Pro League Season 12's European division. After almost six hours and over 120 rounds, the Danish team finally claimed their first victory against NAVI in 2020 — following three losses — in a nail-biting series that could have easily gone the other way.

NAVI entered the final with a one-map advantage due to coming from the upper bracket, and they quickly doubled that lead with a convincing performance on their pick of Dust2. But doubt started to come into their mind following close losses on Nuke and Train, where they alternated between dominant and downright ordinary, and they simply fell flat on Overpass, where Astralis were on the front foot from the offset.

Playing their third match of the weekend, the Danish team made an inauspicious start to the series as their defence was cut through by NAVI's players with ease during the opening stages of Dust2. A trio of AWP kills by Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen over on B gave Astralis a little bit of a breather after five painful rounds, but it would take them a while to get into their stride. After watching NAVI increase their lead to 8-2, the Danish team finally tightened up and managed to reduce the deficit to three rounds before the break.

Astralis win their first title since Road to Rio

Astralis picked up where they left off and quickly equalised the score on the back of a flawless pistol round. The landscape of the game changed after NAVI had money in the bank, however, with the CIS giants locking up the game in the 28th round following a trio of frags by Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov to put an end to the Danes' comeback hopes.

dupreeh, who was the sole Astralis player with an above-average rating on Dust2, carried his strong form into Nuke as he pulled off a quad-kill in the pistol round to kick his team into the lead. But it did not last: Natus Vincere took control of proceedings in the gun stages, keeping Astralis' players at bay to secure a 9-6 lead at the half.

Things went from bad to worse for Astralis, whose strategy to lobby crunch NAVI in the pistol round backfired horribly. The CIS team increased their lead to 12-6, but Astralis tightened up once they finally had guns and gradually took the upper hand. With the score tied 13-13, Ilya "⁠Perfecto⁠" Zalutskiy's triple-kill looked to have sent NAVI on the way to victory, but Astralis held on and eventually took the map in the final round of regulation with a 1v2 clutch by Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz.

Train began at a frantic pace as rounds went both ways and neither side was able to take a firm grip of the game. But that quickly changed: after that highly-contested early period, Astralis took the game by the throat and outplayed their opponents for the rest of the half as Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov's troops lacked solutions and struggled to get any map control. With 23 frags to his name and nine multi-kill rounds, Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen was the nickname on everyone's lips as the Danes enjoyed a commanding 13-2 lead.

The game seemed to be a foregone conclusion as Astralis quickly picked up two rounds — the first with nothing but P250s — to get within touching distance of victory. Down 7-15, NAVI dug deep to withstand the pressure and won eight rounds without response, but their efforts would be in vain: after a first overtime that did not determine a winner, Astralis won two rounds in each half in the second set of extra rounds to level the series at 2-2.

Astralis came out on Overpass with guns blazing, racing to an 11-4 lead following a dominant T display, with device leading the charge with 20 kills and a 109 ADR. NAVI came fighting back and brought the deficit to a minimum after a bright start to their T side, but a comeback was not on the cards as the Danes made one final push to seal the victory with a string of rounds.

ESL Pro League Season 12 EuropeBest of 5

Natus Vincere

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4th October 2020

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Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov electroNic	96 - 87	+9	90.7	1.19
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev s1mple	100 - 87	+13	80.5	1.15
Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov Boombl4	73 - 85	-12	70.9	0.93
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev flamie	77 - 88	-11	70.5	0.92
Ilya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy Perfecto	68 - 81	-13	59.7	0.88

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz device	91 - 73	+18	70.0	1.13
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen dupreeh	83 - 86	-3	76.8	1.11
Emil 'Magisk' Reif Magisk	94 - 90	+4	80.7	1.11
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen es3tag	82 - 81	+1	67.5	1.03
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander gla1ve	77 - 84	-7	69.0	0.92

ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe final standings:

1. Astralis - $99,000
2. Natus Vincere - $54,000
3. Heroic - $34,000
4. MOUZ - $30,000
5-6. BIG - $31,500
5-6. Complexity - $31,500
7-8. Spirit - $25,000
7-8. ENCE - $25,000
9-10. OG - $20,000
9-10. Vitality - $20,000
11-12. fnatic - $19,000
11-12. G2 - $15,000
13-14. AGO - $13,000
13-14. FaZe - $13,000
15-16. GODSENT - $12,000
15-16. Ninjas in Pyjamas - $8,000

Ez for dev1ce - the best player in the world and GOAT of CS! Navi back to reality!

2020-10-04 23:02

80 replies

dev1ce finally will get top1 this year, albeit online, its still top1

2020-10-04 23:03

37 replies

s0mple. once a loser, always a loser

2020-10-04 23:04

19 replies

Insane comeback after being 0-2 down The year of reverse sweeps, yikes

2020-10-04 23:11

18 replies

the real GOAT wins

2020-10-04 23:14

Lol dev0ce top1? Lol he did even less kills than s1mple

2020-10-04 23:15

13 replies

and 4 more majors :)

2020-10-04 23:30

11 replies

its kind of hard to win majors playing 2v5 almost every game vs some1 who has the best coach, igl ,top 3 entry fragger in the scene and a guy who is overall top 6 rifler. Edit: and xyp best clutcher and support player on the scene.

2020-10-04 23:51

10 replies

i mean NaVi needs another star player, i like flamie, he seems like a nice guy, but his performance is a roller coaster, perfecto is still young and he will grow as a player, Boombl4 has its downs as a fragger, but the tactics that NaVi have used sometimes caught Astralis by surprise

2020-10-04 23:56

7 replies

Anyone else think it’s odd how mousesports got less prize money than 5th and 6th place??

2020-10-05 01:10

6 replies

just checked, wtf lmao

2020-10-05 06:54

They explained it on Danish tv, and I didn't understand a thing! 😁

2020-10-05 08:48

Because teams also getting money from each win. Mouz most have less wins overall

2020-10-05 11:09

The regular prize pool looks like this: 1st - 75,000 2nd - 30,000 3rd - 18,000 4th - 14,000 5th-6th - 11,500 7th-8th - 9,000 9th-10th - 8,000 11th-12th - 7,000 13th-14th - 5,000 15th-16th - 4,000 ------ On top of this, each team is awarded a bonus of 4,000 for each regular season win. ------ Astralis - 75,000 + 6x4,000 = 99,000 NaVi - 30,000 + 6x4,000 = 54,000 Heroic - 18,000 + 4x4,000 = 34,000 Mouse - 14,000 + 4x4000 = 30,000 Big - 11,000 + 5x4000 = 31,500 Complexity - 11,000 + 5x4,000 = 31,500 Ence - 9,000 + 4x4,000 = 25,000 Spirit - 9,000 + 4x4,000 = 25,000 OG - 8,000 + 3x4,000 = 20,000 Vitality - 8,000 + 3x4,000 = 20,000 G2 - 7,000 + 2x4,000 = 15,000 Fnatic - 7,000 + 3x4,000 = 19,000 AGO - 5,000 + 2x4,000 = 13,000 FaZe - 5,000 + 2x4,000 = 13,000 Godsent - 4,000 + 2x4,000 = 12,000 NIP - 4,000 + 1x4,000 = 8,000

2020-10-05 11:30

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thanks bra

2020-10-05 14:48

Ah okay, kinda odd but makes sense I guess

2020-10-06 09:41

it's hard to win literally anything when you are toxic af and baiting all the time

2020-10-05 08:58

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He doesnt need to prove that he is the best individual player cuz everybody knows that. Thats why u device fans will always say "s1mple 0 majors". Device team is stacked with good players, s1mple has 1 good player and rest are trash. We saw what happened to astralis when glaive left. Edit: u just agreed that device has better teammates wich is the reason why he won all those majors.

2020-10-05 09:35

I also think Deve does not care, just as we do not care about you,

2020-10-04 23:50

At least cis have teams to cheer for, not like fins ;))

2020-10-04 23:17

Boom! Roasted! XD man that was harsh on the fins

2020-10-04 23:46

Enjoy your t3 teams KEKW

2020-10-05 09:44

Na'Vi prove again that their Katowice run was a fluke

2020-10-04 23:07

Reaching the finals of a huge tier-1 tournament and close game against Astralis mean that Katowice was a fluke? You're so funny :D

2020-10-05 01:35

5 replies

The final score was 3-2 out of which 1 map was from the map advantage.. but yeah, cLoSe GaMe

2020-10-05 05:47

I mean... Nuke and Train could easily have gone the other way aswell. If you just look at 3-1 based on maps played, its not that close. But if you look at 16-14 (and the way they won nuke) and the double OT on Train after a massive Comeback, i think its pretty fair to call in a close game.

2020-10-05 13:16

I honestly just feel bad for s1mple lol

2020-10-06 08:36

no, but the absence of a broken gun takes away the potential of Navi fkin tier 1 team brutally in a tier 1 event grand finals.

2020-10-05 06:27

+1 According to hltv logic every top team losing a match should disband! 😁

2020-10-05 08:50

god i hope so ... he soo deserves it

No, s1mple is clearly top 1 this year, device doesn't deserve it

2020-10-05 03:55

Wtf? How does device deserve it this year? Astralis has been nowhere o.O

2020-10-05 05:55

bruh even es3tag has higher rating than device, astralis has been shit this year there is no way that device is top 1

2020-10-05 07:21

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S1mple is a wonderful player! Let him have the honour. (Dev1ce can look at the trophy collection and the bank account and probably feel fine about it.)

2020-10-05 08:59

Astralis have been shit you say? Based ob what? Because they haven’t been dominant like last year? That have won 2 tournaments this year, and I’m pretty sure almost my other team would be more than happy to trade results. I’m not saying that Device should be 1st this year or that Astralis are an obvious no. 1 this year, but they are still really good and probably still the last team anyone wants to meet in a final.

2020-10-05 09:30

ofc they are still a top 5 team this year, shit year compared to 2018 or 2019 , sorry for confusion

2020-10-05 09:53

????? dev1ce isnt even top 3 this year imo

2020-10-04 23:16

I dont know I think they dont like Device probably they will give to s1mple again

2020-10-04 23:58

objectively, s1mple still has 1st position

2020-10-05 07:35

Very ez. The idea of losing 3 maps in a row L0L

"Ez" ... THE most ridiculous comment on hltv. It was a great, tuff and even match. DON'T give me the "ez" babble. It's DISRESPECTFUL to these pro's, working 10 hours a day.

2020-10-04 23:05

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Cheers for being respectful, it was a very good game, congrats on your teams win. Next time hopefully NaVi will win))

2020-10-04 23:08

Thank you! I just want to watch some great cs! Yes, I'm Danish, Astralis-fanboy and all that, but there is NO SHAME in losing to a great opponent! NaVi has shown us some wuuunderful stuff in this tournament! 👍👍👍

2020-10-04 23:12

I totally agree with you, that game was very close. Navi had better individual skill, but Astralis still had some great tactics. Match was very interesting, congrats Astralis fans with win. But i still feel kinda sad for Navi 😭

2020-10-04 23:25

Don't be! Astralis was the better TEAM in a long match, but ANY team will have serious problems against NaVi in the future! Including Astralis: It was close!

2020-10-04 23:29

Everything is coming back to normal, Astralis top 1 and navi top 2

2020-10-05 03:59

It was the "natural order of the universe" for some time, but I'm not so sure now. Time will show.

2020-10-05 07:55

Thanks for support! I wish Astralis will have even more victories!

2020-10-05 14:39

Imagine NAVI's raw skill + Astralis tactics combined

+1 those pros deserve respect regardless of their win or lose. The hard work and dedication all of them put is worth giving respect for!!

2020-10-04 23:19

+1 Imagine working 10 hours a day for years ... only to go up against the best of the best ... And then someone goes "ez" when you win a duel or a match ... It's hopeless, ridiculous, imbecile, uneducated ... and stupid. Yes: A pro makes difficult stuff LOOK "ez" to the untrained eye ... which tells me, there are quite a few in here! 🤣🤣

2020-10-04 23:23

Totally agreed. Feels good to see mindful people here.

2020-10-04 23:36

Exactly this. This grand final matchup was excellent. The amount of work and dedication the players of NaVi and Astralis display is very impressive. This ESL S12 series had a level of competitiveness that exceeds many other professional sports. Was sad to see s1imple's face after they lost. gg

2020-10-05 00:16

Thank you! Also, those morons talking about scripted matches whenever the round wins don’t alternate, should stop writing at hltv

2020-10-04 23:47

Criminal minds suspect others of being ... criminals!

2020-10-05 07:58

NaVi just play clutches like dogs

2020-10-04 23:06

2020-10-04 23:10

Device the legend Device the consistent Device the winner Device the MVP Device the best

Device is device but s1mple is the GOAT. Also ZywOo > device.

2020-10-04 23:48

s1mple 8 Trophy NO MAJOR Device 25 Trophy 4 MAJOR 2 MPV MAJOR 1 GRAND SLAM what si worng whit you. I want to bee Device, he is also better looking hahahahhaha

2020-10-05 12:04

There is a reason why Team rankings and individual rankings are separate. You could be in a perfect 'team' and hence win many tournaments. But there can be a player who is a generational talent, a prodigy, but couldn't find a great team to win tournaments. If the ranking system for best individual players, can't recognize this prodigy talent, it's a failure of system. Messi is acclaimed as GOAT, even though he has no world-cups to show for it. As far as individual skill is concerned, s1mple definitely outperforms everyone else. Individual ranking is based on Average damage per round, Kills/deaths ratio per round, impact rating, percentage and number of opening duels won, number and percentage of 1vX clutches won, number of multi-kill rounds achieved, team contribution (KAST), number of MVPs, number of EVPs, number of tournaments won, consistency factors, and 10 other factors. The formula for this is made by the makers and experts of CS. It doesn't matter who does the calculation, you, me, or a computer. The result will be the same. It's very objectively determined who is the best player and who is the GOAT. There's no scope for personal opinion.

2020-10-06 11:39

I speak for myself, and what I'm talking about is also something that Astralis strives for, and that's also what NAVI strives for. Money ,, Astralis earns more than NAVI Astralis has won more money in counter strike Trophy: All pro players have a dream of winning a MAJOR ,,, not 4 like Astralis, winning 1 major in his life is one of the biggest things you can achieve, winning 4 MAJOR is something we will not see, maybe about 15 years. If you ask Simple ,,,, will you be number 1 player in the world for 5 years in a row, or will you win 1 MAJOR, what you you he will say, I will mean to win a MAJOR DEVICE CONTINUOUS is the best in the world, you can read about it, If we have a scale from 1 to 10 Simple in one year, 7.7.9.10.8.9.6.10.8.7- Device of 1 year. 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9 It creates 25 Trophy 4 MAJOR 2 MPV MAJOR 1 GRAND SLAM If you ask simple ,,, you want it or your own stats ,,, then he would take devices

2020-10-06 16:54

Simple is the best player in the world and he deserves a MAJOR,, Im Danish,,for me Device is the best player in the world hahahaah

2020-10-06 16:56

SOMTHING ELSE Danish Counter Strike WE ARE NOT HERE TO TAKE PART WE ARE HERE TO TAKE OVER Danish players in teams. ASTRALIS HEROIC COMPLEXITY MOUSESPORT OG FAZE GODSENT NORTH

2020-10-05 12:20

s1mple is true MVP: twitter.com/ESLCS/status/131286257611672.. and for sure S1mple is the GOAT

2020-10-05 00:11

0 majors, you cant be the best without winning one single major. Choked hard every time it matters. device GOAT

2020-10-05 00:35

#210 + Dev1ce = 0 top1s you cannot be GOAT without top1s :)

2020-10-05 00:38

9 replies

He is on my top 1. HLTV top 1 is not official, its just one guy making a top 1 for HLTV.org. Just like when I make the top 1.

2020-10-05 00:41

8 replies

HLTV is not "just a guy" there are several experts who use NUMBERS. Sorry, but your "personal feelings" are very bad argument of deciding true Top1. :) S1mple is true top1 and GOAT of CS.

2020-10-05 00:42

No, its just one guy using numbers. Which is dumb. In football they don't decide the winner of Ballon d'Or based on most goals scored. Or most assists. Titles matters - its the only thing that matters - and device won 4 majors - the biggest tournament in CS:GO - s0mple won zero. 0. Nothing.

2020-10-05 00:44

4 replies

Blast have more prise money then your major

2020-10-05 02:04

So? It has nothing to do with money, but prestige.

2020-10-05 02:07

Money its main thing, take off money will see how mutch this kids play for prestige

2020-10-05 08:11

Teams replaced rosters after majors, not blast tournaments. Major matters even more than money

2020-10-05 09:24

2020-10-05 17:31

Are you fcking kidding me? HLTV ranking is based on statistics and the standard ranking formula, that includes the K/D ratio, Average damage per round, impact rating, opening duel success rate, clutch success rate, number of multi-kill rounds, KAST, number of tournaments won, number of tournaments where the player has been in grand finals and on and on. There are tens of mathematically formulated factors for deciding rankings, and there's no scope for any doubts, because it is mathematically calculated. Titles matter a lot for team rankings, but a little lesser for individual rankings. However, titles won is indeed also a factor for individual rankings. It's not based on one person's feelings. Stop making absurdly nonsensical, child-like statements. Best player is best individual skill. There have been generational talents in all sports, but they couldn't find great teammates and never won the majors or world-cups (like Messi). That doesn't make them any less capable. Similarly, a team that works perfectly in synergy can become the best team of all time. That doesn't make the individual players the greatest. There's a reason why team ratings/rankings are separate from individual ratings and rankings. Once again, it's never a bad thing to learn late. The rankings are extremely objective, just as much as 2.0 rating is. It doesn't matter who does the calculation - you, me or a computer. The logic for ranking is made by the makers and experts of the game. There's no scope for subjectivity like you are saying.

2020-10-05 17:39

sorry but, he will take top 3 again

2020-10-05 00:06

Dupreeh and Magisk > Device

2020-10-05 00:32

Except he was the 3rd best player in the series

2020-10-05 06:52

as much as i wanted Navi to win, this has been the best final during this online era GG -XYP9X + EZTAG

Such a final yea

Best BO5 in a long time, even before it went online

Agreed. It had me on the edge of my seat until the end. Sad for Navi wins but still the game was super fun!!

2020-10-04 23:20

cant even count how many hearth attacks i had during this bo5, both teams played well but astralis was the better team today, ggwp to both teams

2020-10-04 23:35

Ggwp indeed!!

2020-10-04 23:39

BEST MATCH THIS YEAR. GRATS TO ASTRALIS AND GG. ASTRALIS PROVEN THEY'RE TOP 1 ONCE AGAIN

2020-10-04 23:38

hmmmmm

Hello? Anyone home?

Did you see the score or are you just deluded. NaVi just got stopped

Thought so.

Very Good final. Unlucky that we sadly didn't win :( GG WP Astralis (((((

No shame in losing to a great opponent, and I would have said the same the other way around! It was WUUUUNDERFUL cs from both superteams!

+1 very unlucky Train T side but insane game

+1 what an interesting series this was. They made my sunday!!

2020-10-04 23:21

Probably one of the greater finals in a while! (And btw: Really looking forward to see how NA CS is doing compared to EU!) Enjoy your Sunday! Bedtime for me! 😎👍

Goodnight!!

2020-10-04 23:37

+1 finally some1 without hate towards Na'Vi

2020-10-04 23:49

He he ... Thank you. I never understood how you can "hate" someone you don't know. Can't say I "love" NaVi ... because I don't know them! Therefore: I don't "love" Astralis ... I DON'T KNOW THEM PERSONALLY! But I LOVE some great cs! And tonight's game was absolutely wonderful between these two superteams! 👍👍👍

2020-10-04 23:54

Yes it was, feelsbad that I have no pc right now, I wanted to make a thread about respecting both teams and etc, but it didnt happen, I've met only disband and s1mple < device threads :( At least I've met you, have a nice day ;)

Thanx, man! The "hltv experts" always get busy with "fix threads" and all that, whenever a top team loses a match. It is absolutely ridiculous. Astralis was the better TEAM against NaVi today, but ANY team - including Astralis - will have a tuff time against NaVi in the future! Looking at the scoreboard it could've gone the other way. NaVi made it all the way to the final of a huuuuge tournament. I wouldn't consider "team fix" as the first thing Monday morning! 😎👍

2020-10-05 00:05

+1 "I never understood how you can hate someone you don't know." Very well said mate, so many people in the world don't seem to understand it lol.

2020-10-05 00:20

s0mple choked again xD

I dont think he choked. Astralis was just better. Both teams deserve respect for delivering such a great final!!

The s1mptronic duo couldn't carry :((( too heavy lmao

Again Astralis too good

Lower Bracket Run with close matches in there, 2 matches yesterday and starting with a 1 map disadvantage yet against all odds, they managed to defeat them while the opponent looked hot af throughout. This is truly, an exceptionally brilliant performance that i didnt expected at all. GG

and losing the first map (d2) which propably is demoralising af

yea like how the hell they kept their cool 3 maps in a row.

yes sir, Astralis deserves a lot of praise for such grit and determination which didnt let them falter because of a 2 map lead.

2020-10-04 23:28

Best team for a reason

+1 , always has been

For you to understand, they had a 1-0 advantage from the very beginning and they were also given the first pick a map, they even lost with such an advantage lol, there is only one solution that will make this team better - disband

Win a map, lose 16-14, overtime and 16-11 in a grand final against the longstanding best team in the world. But yes disbanding is the answer...

Look at his name. So much hate for a player. What more can you expect?

2020-10-05 17:44

Amazing - congratz <3

1K USD SECURED LETS GO.

Pog

GGWP Astralis gods <3

Nice clutches by Navi - very well played to go peek instead of playing after plants every single time

:( yeah

2020-10-04 23:24

astralis gods

Great game s0mple again got rekt by dev4ce

When the team needed him he missed a easy shot in the clutch against magisk. Overrated

Also dev4ce rekt them 1v2

be more of a hypocrite lul

HE HAVE ONE MORE PROBLEM,,, Danish Counter Strike WE ARE NOT HERE TO TAKE PART WE ARE HERE TO TAKE OVER Danish players in teams. ASTRALIS HEROIC COMPLEXITY MOUSESPORT OG FAZE GODSENT NORTH

2020-10-05 12:21

if ChrisJ wasnt paid to throw on nuke mouz would win the whole thing

No, navi would destroy anybody except astralis

2020-10-05 04:05

Great team to ever touch this game hands down! I doubt any top team would do this reverse sweep 0-2

fluke fluke fluke

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Everything checks out

EZ Clap everything check out

Navi making to the final is fluke itself

Katowice was a fluke.

No, neither katowice neither epl were flukes

2020-10-05 04:06

They won Katowice and then dropped off hard without regaining that form, losing to teams like Syman and Virtus Pro. It was a fluke.

2020-10-05 04:10

Ok then syman and virtus pro were flukes, and btw syman coach got banned

2020-10-05 04:13

He didn't use it against Na'Vi, which is precisely why I left out Hard Legion. Na'Vi since Katowice has been consistently bad, even bombing out in Cologne's group stages. They were good this tournament, mostly because of s1mple and electronic, but that Katowice form is not back (aka a fluke).

2020-10-05 04:18

Consistently bad while they only failed cis rtr and cologne other events were ended at least on 4th place

2020-10-05 06:08

Due to a s1mple/electronic carry. Nothing this team has produced since Katowice has had all five members perform well. You don’t need to be a Na’Vi fan to know that they’ve been inconsistent as fuck in past events. Katowice will always be a fluke if it’s just s1mple and electronic performing. And that’s including this match as well.

2020-10-05 09:40

I agree, like katowice

None of them were flukes, neither katowice neither epl

2020-10-05 04:07

it was sarcasm bro lol Why would katowice be a fluke

2020-10-05 14:49

Cuz 0 iq gays think that it was a fluke

2020-10-05 19:28

Cope cope cope

2020-10-05 10:34

EZ4ASTRALIS

The best ever to do it

EZ4EZTAG

easy for the goats

EZ Clap

finally no more shit fluke teams in top 3 like eg zywoo and heroic 1. astralis 2. navi furia or heroic can be 3rd

ah yes, my favourite CSGO team ever: zywoo

+1 lmao

2020-10-04 23:18

well. i mean he has a point :DD that team relies on zywoo too much

Yeah, basically. What he said isn't wrong.

they should rebrand to TEAM ZywOo

Team S1mpletronic would also be appreacited

Wp Astralis my love <3

S0mple xd

ZEUS WAS NOT THE IMPOSTOR LUL GUARDIAN WAS NOT THE IMPOSTOR LUL 1 IMPOSTOR LEFT

i wonder who this is....

s1mple: vote for flamie 1/5, he‘s impostor trust me guys!

so edward was an imposter?

Yeah sadly!!

2020-10-04 23:27

KEKW meta memes 8/8

2020-10-05 02:08

Pogpoggers omegalol

2020-10-05 13:18

EZ4STRALIS s0mple to the gulag

Sucks to be a Navi fan at this point

Truly

goats

NaVi and c9 not helping my drinking problem

Bye-bye, s0mple!!!

gg wp!

LET'S GOOOO that train performance from eztag was nuts he's been such a good pickup

Really good performance from Astralis, always love to watch reverse sweep best of 5 matches. Both teams well played! GGWP

First BIG now Astralis. Sad for NaVi but shit happens.

2020-10-05 10:09

yes mens((

2020-10-05 17:04

GG WP! Best final this year so far

ya do sih por ne mogy ponyat' kak oni ne vzyali ety igry, vse bilo chtobi pobedit' no opyat' stolko nenyzhnih rayndov otdali.. ne mogyt sobrat'sya norm kak vsegda. Ny hotya bi borolis' i na tom spasibo (no ne sovsem)

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2020-10-05 10:32

Stop bullying me \(o.O)/

2020-10-05 10:49

Sorry :/

2020-10-05 10:51

2020-10-05 10:55

+1 it was indeed the best final. If Navi won, it would be better for us navi fans!!

Hope they will win a couple of titles this year

2020-10-05 04:09

+1 hope so

2020-10-05 06:06

They will if they stay in form like that, but I don't really expect Flamie, Perfecto and Boombla to play so good very often Also, when will they fix their shit positioning finally? Terrible 4v2 2v1 post-plant positions, like how hard it is to understand basic stuff

2020-10-05 10:16

Best game of the year so far. Let's hope to see these two in the finals of IEM Global Challenge. NaVi and Astralis are truly to best teams in the world.

When did faze win a major?? Just curious

I'm from the future men))

Thanks for the info. At least niko will get a major!! Feels good to know :)

Niko will be in g2

2020-10-05 02:10

Astralis is now with 2 big events win in 2020 gg!

GGWP Great final!

Gg Wp to both teams, what a banger of a game that was!!

To be honest, old Navi would have lost 0:3 to Astralis, this Navi made it really close, and played great over the whole year. They improved a lot, since Zeus and Edward left. This roster right now has potential, they won Katowice, and they showed what they can do. They just need to fix these mistakes that they are doing, some of them are really bad. But nontheless, both teams played great cs.

2020-10-04 23:09

+1,flamie and s1mple just threw some rounds with dumb decisions or whiffing easy shots,they have to play with more brain tbh

Well, they did lose 1:3 tho

but 16-14, OT and incomplete comeback

2020-10-05 10:08

u really think so? I think they lost all their structure when Zeus left and lost quite a lot of consistency when they kicked Edward. Since then NaVi looked more inconsistent than ever, one match they destroy everyone, the next they look clueless and don't even put up a fight. With Zeus and Edward they always lost their first match of every tournament but then powered through until they met a better team, now they even loose against teams they should never loose against.

The only way to solve this is to get smn like hunden not a bug abuser but the guy that is experience and not a guy that had been in conflict with s1mple during flipside

2020-10-04 23:52

So ez for the GOATs!

NAVI is NOTHING without simple NOTHING. GG Astralis awesome wp.. head cold and just one round at a time.. GG noobs

and electronic

Astralis is nothing without gla1ve Same reference 😀

That is really toxic. Those pros work 10 hours a day to stay at that level and u call them noobs just like that!!!

2020-10-04 23:31

They Cooked - plain and simple.. they HAD sooo many chances to win the game and hey didnet, and they was from the start given +1 in map.. that is poor team play, and a bit frag steel from simple with 100 kils and "only" 80adr..

Awpers usually have lower adr coz they kill people who are already brought down to low hp by nades and tags from other riflers. Still s1mple had the most ADR in this tournament with highest impact rating. Astralis also had lot of chances to win. They also threw 15-8 lead in train but they saved it by winning in overtime.

2020-10-04 23:42

GGWP Great final! Well played by Na'Vi, but Astralis shows whos the boss #tothestars

ez for top1 team

s0mple had so many chances to close this match hahaha ez 3-1 for astralis

Ez Money Thanks navy fanboys GODV1CE > S0mple

100 kills bruh

i hope navi disband pls

2020-10-04 23:13

No navi fanboys here All crying in pillow after loss from 2-0 Ez4LegendaryAstralis

I am here. Not all of us are toxic!! In fact there is more s1mple haters here on hltv than there are s1mple fans!! Everyone hates the best player. That's how it is.

2020-10-04 23:33

I am still here, Jermen

2020-10-05 10:03

I am here to support Navi. They lost a lot of clutches, which is so unlucky, especially in such a close game. Gg wp.

2020-10-05 10:33

Ok, Danes won the battle. Now in Russia everything has to be translated into Danish. Everyone must learn Danish. Russian is prohibited. The only official language is Danish. Russia is now a part of Kingdom of Denmark. Putin is no more a president.

So Russia is a country of fanboys?

Looooool, ruski so mad. Bow down to the vastly superior country.

2020-10-04 23:22

Putin was never a president. He was never really chosen LMAO He is just another shitty dictator like Stalin, Lukashenko, Madura etc.

2020-10-05 00:10

Gotta laugh every time you hear Lukashenko described as the "last dictator in Europe" by the media. Last I checked, the Kremlin is located in Europe as well

2020-10-05 13:22

not to mention Erdogan, Bolsorano, viktor orban

2020-10-05 14:57

2-0 -> 2-3 + from bottom bracket. That is so sweet revenge

shoot Asralis is back in business.... GG

Fells very undeserved

????????? 0/8

True but it is what is

2020-10-04 23:34

Winning despite map disadvantage = undeserved. Lol. Get your head checked

2020-10-04 23:43

+1 s1mple with his MVP performance deserved it more, but Astralis were better today.

2020-10-05 00:39

Na'vi punished Astralis in Katowice so this win is sweet revenge! 3 EPL Title holder season 7, season 8 and season 12! Congratulations! #ToTheStars

wait so Mousesports got 4th yet they get less money than 5-6th place? wtf is this XD

each win in group stage awarded extra 4000$

ah okay then it makes sense, kinda

omg nave waht doink?

You s1mply don't mess with Astralis.

Return of the king

Kings of CS never went away

2020-10-04 23:26

Navi had the best campaing, they deserved the title.

Wtf, not even 100k

amazing final and an amazing win for astralis

gotta be real, Na'Vi kinda got fucked by the EPL bracketing system. this "bo4" really gives the lower bracket an advantage to play for the final map pick and win, id much rather see a true playoff with no lower bracket and single-elimination bo3 and a bo5 final to get a much more honest tournament result. although, i still think Astralis won this fair and square and deserve this trophy, im really not a fan of this system.

Having 1 map advantage + first pick is a disadvantage?? Get your head checked. De_lusional

2020-10-04 23:41

lower bracket can still easily win the map pick if the team is good enough to stay alive, the 1 map advantage just becomes a blank check in a bo4.

"Lower bracket can still if the team is good enough". Yes Ofc. What would be the point otherwise :D You make no sense.

i have no idea what you're trying to imply here, you clearly have failed to see my point

2020-10-05 00:02

When your point is that the team who's given a 1:0 lead, first map pick, an extra day of rest and preparation is at an disadvantage then your point is pretty hard to see.

2020-10-05 00:19

Don't try explain it to small brain. He's a FaZe supporter, he wouldn't understand

2020-10-05 02:25

Don't forget that Astralis had to play 2 official matches the day before. It would be understandable if they were exhausted.

As stated above, you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. You will find no top in the world, that would trade away 1 map point and first pick in exchange for “picking” the final map. The upper bracket team “only” have to win their own maps picks, while the lower bracket team needs to win on the opponents pick to even get a chance to play the final map which they “picked”. I use “ “ on picked, as there are only 2 maps left when they “pick” the final map.

2020-10-05 09:46

You == brain dead / Closed

2020-10-05 10:20

Bruh...

2020-10-05 10:27

0/8

2020-10-05 11:41

nice!

Why mouz take 30k$ when BIG and Complexity take 31,5k$

Must be a mistake

that's what happens when s1mple doesn't show up, they loose the important clutches and loose the game.

s1mple doesn't show up? he is basically MVP of this match: twitter.com/ESLCS/status/131286257611672..

2020-10-05 00:08

It's his tournament stats. He didn't really show up during the finals

2020-10-05 10:26

ukrainians and russians malding rn xaxaxaxa

2020-10-04 23:40

S OMEGALUL MPLE

2020-10-04 23:45

device #1 this year

no f*cking way dude it is S1mple's year

What has simple achieved this year man? Wtf loosing to Syman? And some other trash

2020-10-05 00:14

S1mple achieved LAN MVPs, better stats/ratings than everyone else, GODLIKE performances. Even this event is his MVP performance: twitter.com/ESLCS/status/131286257611672.. Like it or hate it, S1mple is GOAT and the best player of 2020.

2020-10-05 00:17

You are really stupid to say that he is a goat without him winning major and big titles.

2020-10-05 00:23

1. Major is a team achievement 2. S1mple has several top2s / Grand FInals of Majors He is already GOAT like it or not. Jordan was considered as GOAT before he won World Cup. Dreal with it, hater kiddo :)

I would say boat (best of all time) and not goat (greatest of all time) since to be a goat, u actually need to have achievements to back it up

2020-10-05 06:33

Best player- yes. GOAT - no way.

2020-10-05 06:37

Best player - yes GOAT - yes

2020-10-05 09:34

syman's coach might have cheated in that game

2020-10-05 00:33

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2020-10-05 01:11

Niceee!!!

i feel sorry for navi, the guys are full zika

5v5 and in the end Astralis wins.

2020-10-05 00:01

So #5-6 gets more money than #4?

Teams are awarded a $4000 bonus for each group stage match win.

2020-10-05 00:22

The finals we didn't ask, but we deserve. Grats both teams. What an epic finals!

2020-10-05 00:53

??? 3. Denmark Heroic - $34,000 4. Europe mousesports - $30,000 5-6. Germany BIG - $31,500

2020-10-05 00:54

54K FOR NAVI IS NOT BAD! WAS GOOD GAME

2020-10-05 00:58

overall good series was good to watch how navi choke the big one

2020-10-05 00:59

expected called it :P gg!

wtf

2020-10-05 01:25

Couldn't have asked for a better series! Both great teams. GG

2020-10-05 01:28

Was a fun series to watch. Gg

2020-10-05 01:45

i called this game pre final lmao i said Astralis 3-2

2020-10-05 02:21

who is the MVP ?

2020-10-05 03:09

as I quote a Russian poster in the match thread: DNavi

2020-10-05 04:29

Didn't expect to meet a fellow Vietnamese here. Are you really a Viet?

2020-10-05 05:58

probably more soViet

2020-10-05 14:33

EZ 4 the best team ever

2020-10-05 05:37

Omegallul S0mple xD .. flukas vincere hahahaha

2020-10-05 05:48

Everyone is rank 1 until the real king returns!

2020-10-05 05:49

Fantastic showdown and great comeback from Astralis Greatest finals of the online era?

2020-10-05 08:02

Omg clownfiesta served by navi after 1 map xD

2020-10-05 08:33

4th Place 30K 5-6th Place 31.5 K how come??

2020-10-05 08:43

Saving strats for finals pepelaugh

Even though NAVI lost it was a helluvah game this just proved that Astralis is back

2020-10-05 08:56

Shit happens. GG WP Astralis_Never_Beat_NAVI_2020 time to change name mens)

2020-10-05 09:58

So many pillows got soaked in tears tonight!

2020-10-05 10:23

s1mple choking on key rounds, boosting his KD to hide bad decisions, and navi getting rekt by GODstralis once again s1mple not even online can beat astralis LMAOOO #dupreehGOD top 1 #device_4_major_s1mple_0_major #s1mpledestroyednavi #RUNASTRALISG #ferGOD top 120

2020-10-05 12:24

I have to wonder if the kids will ever learn that a champion team beats a team of champions..

loled at mouz winning less money then big and compexity xD

2020-10-05 15:28

Ez tag

2020-10-05 15:41

Astralis is looking insane atm., they are TOP 3 team for me. NaVi is showing some potential aswell, I think that the core of s1mple, electronic and Boombl4 can still make a really good team together.

2020-10-05 15:57

astralis era never ended?

2020-10-05 16:15

2020-10-05 16:25

s1mple is the MVP twitter.com/ESLCS/status/131286257611672..

2020-10-05 16:44

gg was one of the best cs go game this year

2020-10-05 17:49

Navi will rekt Astralis on consistant basis if: -flamie -Perfecto +Mir +FL1T 2 or perhaps 3 players almost beat Astralis on their own, 1 series-point away FURIA is insane with most skill and will most likely win with kinda ez vs Astralis if they face eachother is my prediction so .. Astralis not my top1 world-team at least for now

2020-10-05 22:06