Manager Server Hatsepsuta Postat Mai 16 Manager Server Postat Mai 16 An Astralis side revitalized by HooXi's leadership were deserved winners over a lacklustre NAVI. Astralis have continued their surprise run in PGL Astana by taking down Natus Vincere 2-1, securing their semi-final berth with wins on Nuke (16-13) and Ancient (13-6) either side of a loss on Mirage (8-13). Astralis kicked off their Nuke T side in the ascendency, thanks to Victor "Staehr" Staehr's efforts in the pistol round and a Nicolai "device" Reedtz clutch on a force-buy in the third. Once guns came up for Natus Vincere, however, they dominated, shutting down Astralis' Upper hits and controlling the map with intelligent, well-timed aggression. With a winning first half under their belts Natus Vincere looked set to secure Nuke after winning their T pistol, but Astralis won another force-buy to put themselves in control. With Astralis creeping towards victory, Mihai "iM" Ivan and Justinas "jL" Lekavicius came up with impact rounds to haul Natus Vincere to map point and put Astralis' economy in the bin. Mirage was a more one-sided affair, with Natus Vincere showing why they are considered one of the best teams in the world on the map. Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov took control of his team's CT half to guide them to a dominant 10-2 advantage, and although some more force-buy shenanigans allowed Astralis to get back into the game and pad out their score, Natus Vincere duly secured a decider. HooXi's calling was certainly a boon for the Danes in this series. On Ancient in particuar, Natus Vincere could not handle the T side he was throwing at them, and he made a risky gamble late on CT that paid dividends, as explained by Staehr: "The force-buy we had, we knew they would come B, it was just perfect. That's a HooXi masterclass." CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS 1
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