Natus Vincere vs BIG - PGL Astana 2025 Day 2 Results
May 11, 2025 – Astana, Kazakhstan
Natus Vincere delivered a dominant 2-0 victory over BIG in their Swiss Round 2 matchup at the PGL Astana 2025. The series saw Na'Vi come out on top with solid performances across both maps, Inferno and Mirage, leaving BIG with no answer. With their clean execution and superior individual performances, Na'Vi secured their place in the upper bracket, continuing their strong form in the tournament.
| Inferno | Natus Vincere 13 – 8 BIG |
| Mirage | Natus Vincere 13 – 10 BIG |
| Ancient | Not played |
Map 1 on Inferno featured two standout clutch moments from BIG. In round 9, hyped pulled off a 1v2 clutch on the CT side in a tense post-plant scenario. Later, in round 13, tabseN delivered a spectacular 1v3 clutch while attacking, once again turning a post-plant situation into a highlight for his team.
Natus Vincere
| Player | K-D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
| Justinas 'jL' Lekavicius | 35-33 | +2 | 92.2 | 77.3% | 1.23 |
| Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov | 31-24 | +7 | 75.6 | 75.0% | 1.20 |
| Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen | 29-26 | +3 | 66.8 | 81.8% | 1.20 |
| Mihai 'iM' Ivan | 31-26 | +5 | 73.3 | 79.5% | 1.15 |
| Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy | 28-29 | -1 | 67.1 | 75.0% | 1.08 |
BIG
| Player | K-D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
| Can 'kyuubii' Ali | 31-33 | -2 | 80.7 | 81.8% | 1.04 |
| Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa | 29-30 | -1 | 74.6 | 75.0% | 0.95 |
| Jon 'JDC' de Castro | 31-32 | -1 | 78.2 | 72.7% | 0.93 |
| Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz | 23-30 | -7 | 60.9 | 65.9% | 0.88 |
| Marcel 'hyped' Köhn | 21-29 | -8 | 49.0 | 59.1% | 0.75 |
Player of the Match honors went to Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen from Natus Vincere, earning 59.7% of the fan votes. His performance was marked by a 0.66 kills per round (KPR), 0.59 deaths per round (DPR), and a strong 81.8% KAST (Kill, Assist, Survive, Trade). Aleksib also recorded a 1.22 impact rating, 66.8 average damage per round (ADR), and an overall 1.20 HLTV 2.1 rating.
Natus Vincere’s impeccable coordination and individual brilliance were on full display as they outclassed BIG 2-0 in this best-of-three. The result solidifies Na'Vi's strong presence in the tournament, while BIG will need to regroup ahead of their next challenge.
Although BIG aren’t a weak team, they’re not exactly a real test of Na'Vi’s ability to show a championship-level performance. So far, Na'Vi look like a quarterfinal team — depending on their opponent, they might reach the semifinals, but not much further.
Vitalii Diakiv writes gaming blogs and guides, focusing on the latest announcements and games matched with pop-cultural phenomena. Second, he covers esports events Counter-Strike 2, Marvel Rivals, League of Legends, and others.
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