CIS RMR group stage concluded: Gambit top group A over NAVI, Virtus.pro eliminated

1-7-2021 23:12

Alongside three regional powerhouses, K23 managed to sneak into the playoffs.

After five days of action and 20 BO3 matches played, the group stage of the StarLadder CIS RMR has been concluded. Gambit and Natus Vincere took the top two spots in group A and advanced to the playoffs, while Spirit and K23 did the same in group B.

FORZE and Entropiq, who finished third in their respective groups, will face off in the fifth-place decider where 1500 RMR points are on the line, while the teams finishing 6-10th leave the event with only cash prizes.

Ax1Le continues to deliver for Gambit, averaging a 1.27 rating in groups

Group A was a two-horse race between the No. 1 and No. 2 team in the world, Gambit and Natus Vincere. Both sides went flawless in the first three matches of the round-robin group, with their head-to-head deciding the seeding heading into the playoffs. For the third series in a row, Gambit took the win in the derby, with their star duo Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov and Sergey "⁠Ax1Le⁠" Rykhtorov topping the charts.

Akuma, the squad that shocked the world in the previous Regional Major Ranking tournament by taking down Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro after which they were subject to cheating accusations, failed to play up to the same level in the StarLadder CIS RMR. Dmitriy "⁠SENSEi⁠" Shvorak and co. lost all four matches at the event, posting a -65 round difference and picking up just one map in the process.

Group B was topped by Spirit convincingly as Leonid "⁠chopper⁠" Vishnyakov and co. went 4-0 to advance to playoffs as Nikolay "⁠mir⁠" Bityukov averaged an event-high 1.36 rating. The second spot, however, was up in the air until the end, as before of the final round of matches, there was a four-way tie between K23, Entropiq, Virtus.pro, and 100PG. Ultimately, Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev's team came out on top, with a little help from Entropiq who took down Virtus.pro.

Virtus.pro's early elimination spells danger for the world's No. 6 as they leave the event empty-handed. Either FORZE or Entropiq will overtake them in the ranking when the event is concluded, which will see Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali's squad fall out of the top 5 spots that give slots at the PGL Stockholm Major, and leave their Virtus.pro's Major hopes depending on their performance in the final RMR tournament.

Group A

TEAM

Group B

TEAM

The double-elimination playoffs will start off with the following matches on Friday:

16:00 Gambit vs. K23
19:00 Natus Vincere vs. Spirit

The playoffs will be played out using a BO3 format, barring the grand final which will take place as a BO5 with a map advantage for the team coming from the upper bracket. The fifth-place decider will be held on Saturday:

13:00 FORZE vs. Entropiq

Ax1le > s0mple

2021-07-01 23:13

31 replies

coldzera = bot

24 replies

0/8

2021-07-01 23:15

8 replies

S1mple = Born to lose and fail

2021-07-01 23:16

3 replies

vp sheesh

2021-07-01 23:22

1 reply

VP last place in an easy group without Navi and Gambit OMEGALUL

2021-07-02 04:23

+1 even taco has a major lmao

2021-07-02 03:35

-8/8 for alt

2021-07-02 03:20

nt not alt

2021-07-02 03:24

2 replies

-88 for lying

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Coldzera= 2 times best of the world, 2 majors S0mple = 1 time best of the world, 0 majors

2021-07-01 23:54

12 replies

Rekt

2021-07-02 01:34

Coldzera = relevant for 3 years s0mple = relevant for for 7 years

2021-07-02 01:49

10 replies

For? For! For...

2021-07-02 01:55

Phone typo calm down. I can see you have nothing to add cos what I said is the truth

2021-07-02 03:22

in that 7 years s1mple got a major and a major mvp?

2021-07-02 14:26

7 replies

Last 2 years there was no major

2021-07-03 15:54

6 replies

and the other years like, 2018? 2019? 2017? 2016?

2021-07-03 16:10

5 replies

His team was bad. Csgo is a TEAM game. Coldzera had fallen and fer who were both top 5 players in the world. Fer was the best entry fragger along with rain in 2017. Did s1mple have anyone else except electronic in his team who was top 5? Also s1mple isn't washed up yet. He can win major in future. But last 2 years navi had the best chance of winning major but major never happened. Especially after katowice 2020, navi was looking really strong.

2021-07-03 18:53

4 replies

you got a point, but in 2018, hes team wasnt that bad, they even won esl one cologne, so, yeah they might lost the chance to win

2021-07-03 19:06

2018 was Astralis era. Nobody could beat them

2021-07-04 00:10

yeah i forgot about that

2021-07-04 01:00

They did lose the chance to win in 2018 right!! But there is more chances to come I hope.

2021-07-04 00:22

-1 name

2021-07-02 00:18

+1 olof so much better

what was navi gambit game for? does it have influence?

2021-07-01 23:52

Yes winner plays k23 loser plays Spirit

it's double elemination brecket, so for real it doesnt metter

2021-07-02 06:55

Room temperature iq

2021-07-02 00:10

come back stronger Akuma. Own these salty reditors who suck off simple

I know this is bait but you do not need to misspell his name, friend.

2021-07-02 14:18

ez4navi

ez4peru

Navi's dust 2 loss is exactly why this roster will never win a major, and also why Gambit>Navi. Look at Gambit's attack, its so disciplined, almost suffocating, Navi on the ct side looked completely helpless. Navi's attack on the other hand: going one by one, s1mple and b1t go kill, timings are way off etc. Gambit's play on the T cide is pure discipline and strats, while Navi rely on chaos and individial clutches, whoch obv won't get them far. Also, it should be pretty obv by now that Boombl4 is absolutely terrible. His main strat is to go ahead, alone and without refrag possibility, self flash and hope for the best. If he gets an entry, then Navi can win, but if he dies, Navi's offence pretty much chokes. His aim is terrible as well, and most of the time, he is only useful as a bait. That said, Navi at least kept it competitive, they are definitely a great team with a lot of talent, its just that they aren't good enough to create an era like astralis and (if they will be just as great on LAN ofc) Gambit.

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+1 Extremely disappointed about their loss to gambit...

2021-07-01 23:17

Im will never say gambit strong until LAN just calm bro

2021-07-02 02:52

Na'Vi must change boombfat. Lowest player in team so far 😔 He lost game versus Gambit, and many more games previous

2021-07-01 23:21

U have really good fantasy ngl

2021-07-01 23:23

Where did I fantasize in my statement?

2021-07-01 23:36

It's Navi fan, don't try to reason with this creature

2021-07-02 09:04

I think Blade is the weakest link in Navi ... Navi is a good team with no strategy to play ... their game is similar to the search for the first kill and shootouts.

2021-07-02 00:26

Ok Thorin chill

2021-07-02 09:13

Jame has the same problem. Great player but trash igl

2021-07-02 01:01

Im never say gambit strong until LAN bro

this does sound like fanboy material

2021-07-02 03:21

2021-07-02 09:20

They need to sort out their T-side full stop. Boombl4's IGL opts to play around s1mple and Blad3's strats are easy to counter, they have an overall weak T-side and it needs to be ironed out. Thankfully, only Gambit seems to be able to get the better of Na'Vi due to the fact they have direct counters to s1mple in the name of Interz/sh1ro, who mostly bait and switch to get the better hand of the opposition.

2021-07-02 14:20

Yep, you're absolutely right. I must say that I have been watching Navi since 2015 and I secretly root for s1mple to get at least one major. But unfortunately, I think they missed their biggest chance in 2016 in columbus. It is not enough to be just good to win a major, you have to be the best, at least during the major. Either Boombl4 or Blade (or both) need to go in order for Navi to become a consistent powerhouse like Gambit, but I doubt that Navi management will be willing to make a hard reset half a year before the major. Anyways, I hope that Navi can prove themselves on LAN, although its silly to think that they can overcome Gambit just by transitioning to LAN or by bootcamping. Their offence is completely flawed and gets exposed by Gambit time and again.

2021-07-02 18:59

Maybe navi will make a change after the major.

2021-07-03 15:58

K23 🤔 good luck

2021-07-01 23:14

K23 in finals incoming

Ez for mou and AdreN

2021-07-01 23:49

gambit without online there is no victory

They Will play in the same PCs, mouses, phones And the CS Will be the same And the Lan excuse are for losers

2021-07-01 23:19

0/8 in lan the pcs and peripherals are different, 0 ping and the teams will not be fragmented, online is only for losers.

2021-07-01 23:20

peripherals are the same, only pc is set by organiser

2021-07-01 23:56

cry is free

2021-07-02 12:30

Hopefully NaVi takes their revenge this time GL & HF to all teams

11 replies

if navi had done bootcamp he would have won this tournament. I know it's not over yet but it's hard for navi

hobbit_1_major_s0mple_0_major

2021-07-01 23:18

9 replies

s1mple_1_graffiti_h0bb0t_0_graffiti

major is more worth than graffiti kekw

2021-07-02 08:02

How many major winners are there? Now how many graffitis are there? /closed

2021-07-02 10:34

delusional navi fan kid hahahahahahahahaha

2021-07-02 10:43

2021-07-02 11:23

Cry

2021-07-03 15:59

0IQ stupid s0mple fan hahahahaha

2021-07-03 17:31

Stop baiting. You are pathetic.

2021-07-03 18:54

Akuma: "I'll resubscribe, and cumback!"

k23 ♥️ go go, wish u best StarLadder is amazing tournament organiser, I hope they will host Major in future

i hope for blast

2021-07-02 14:29

hoping entro and god el1an qualify for the major

They will if win in 5th place decider (Before 3rd RMR)

2021-07-02 09:28

they lost to mouz nxt so idk

2021-07-02 14:30

They had the 5th place decider match against forze for the rmr the day after so I’m sure they didn’t even prepare for the mouz nxt game and just wanted to get it out the way so they could prepare for the match that actually mattered

2021-07-07 14:22

Akuma = Virtus.Pro

I really can't believe on Akuma eliminated.

I really like axile webcam you can't see nothing on his screen sh1ro same to much to be proven on Lan soon

Group A was unfair for the other 3 teams tbh , 2 slots for each group and you place both the best teams of the WORLD (not just region) in the same group. Obivously no one else was making it out of there , unluko seeds. Anyway another EZ GG tourny for Gambit , they are still quite unstoppable.

I understand that the seeding is based on the amount of rmr-points earned. The first place is currently occupied by Spirit; 2,3 - Gambit and Navi; 4 - VP. That's all the justice. 1st and 4th place in group B, and 2 and 3 in group A

2021-07-02 00:31

Navi just need to stop picking dust2 if they want to win this tourney

2021-07-01 23:24

S1mple > sh1ro electronic < ax1le bootich < nafany b1t < hobbit perfecto = interz EZ4GAMBIT

2021-07-01 23:25

shitkuma

2021-07-01 23:26

vp wat doink?

2021-07-01 23:30

go forze

2021-07-01 23:38

VP roster changes when? Such a trash line up for tier 1 level beside buster & yekindar. Still can't believe aVACngard managed to sell this line up to VP.

2021-07-01 23:39

jame is the problem tbh

2021-07-01 23:46

-jame -buster

2021-07-02 14:31

lost all four matches at the event, posting a -65 round difference and picking up just one map in the process. lmfao

fluke onliners

2021-07-02 00:07

This is so embarassing for VP,I think they were the only team on bootcamp out of these. I'm really starting to think that Jame might be the problem.

2021-07-02 00:08

saving time is nothing more than a game based on your own stats. Instead of aggressive sniper discoveries, Jame waits for his teammates to be killed and goes to save the weapon.

2021-07-02 04:49

its not about the bootcamp, it was james fault , terrible strats

2021-07-02 14:32

gambit are so fucking annoying, stop inviting them.

h8ers keep h8ting

2021-07-02 00:59

2021-07-02 02:36

Gambit is so much better than Navi. They just keep outplaying them

2021-07-02 00:50

Gambit wins this whole thing. The End.

GG's every other team than akuma))) 0-4 lmaooooo

2021-07-02 01:06

k23 vs gambit in the finals probable

2021-07-02 02:05

sad 4 jame

2021-07-02 03:54

Hobbit & Adren & Mou playing on the same server is a nice reunion.

2021-07-02 05:44

lets goo k23

2021-07-02 07:23

Lets go Spirit

ez 4 x god

2021-07-02 09:56

Gambit so strong

2021-07-02 10:12

Akuma lmao

2021-07-02 10:48

wtf happened to akuna

2021-07-02 10:54

No cheat = no win

2021-07-02 11:02

Akuma being watched over, not a single game won, interesting men))

2021-07-02 13:30

akuma last place who would've thought

2021-07-02 13:58

Must be a disappointing result for VP

2021-07-02 14:08

K23 was unexpected! There can potentially be 3 Gambit vs Navi matches in the event. One has already happened, the other can be upper bracket final, and 3rd one can be the Grand Final! All the best to all the teams, and yeah, sad for VP :(

2021-07-02 14:12

+1 Really impressed with K23's performance overall. :D Definitely an underdog story in the making. ^^ As for VP, they got hard countered and one of the stars of the show, YEKINDAR, hardly turned up at the event. :(

2021-07-02 14:21

im surprised by entropiq, they lost to mouz nxt, i think they dont deserve the #17 spot

2021-07-02 14:35

One bad game doesn't necessarily mean that they don't deserve the spot they are now, they worked hard to be there to begin with.

2021-07-02 15:34

my expectations were to high

2021-07-02 15:42

They're a team on the rise still finding their consistency, there is bound to be a few rough patches here or there.

2021-07-02 15:55

Even forze and nemiga "figured" out akooma lol

2021-07-02 15:43

aCOOLma

2021-07-02 16:32

I think it's confirmed that Gambit has their era going atm. NaVi has firepower to compete, but when it comes to strats, Gambit is just way ahead. Huge dissapointment from VP, they didn't work well as a team, the firepower was not there, this was a completely different team than the one from the start of the year.

2021-07-02 18:30

If only teams wouldn't inflate their prices for Navi

2021-07-02 18:34

ez navi

2021-07-04 13:59