Ukrainian team Natus Vincere will play against Portuguese SAW in the final of the top grid of Group A of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 tournament. The winner will advance to the semifinal play-offs, while the loser will start the final stage of the championship from the quarter-finals. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Portuguese continue to surprise their fans? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Natus Vincere uniforms
Natus Vincere have already started 2024 with a win at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A, which secured the players a trip to the RMR tournament. At BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, NAVI won their group and secured a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. Top 8 at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 allowed the Ukrainian team to earn $24,000. 3-5th place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A allowed the Ukrainian club to go to the Major tournament. And PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 itself ended with the triumph of Born to Win. In addition to their status as world champions, Natus Vincere earned the $500,000 grand prize, as well as invitations to BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 and Esports World Cup 2024. The 9th-12th place at ESL Pro League Season 19 provided the players with $23,500 in prize money. The Ukrainian club demonstrated the same result at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024, receiving $5,000. Silver at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 brought Natus Vincere $85,000 in prize money. And at Esports World Cup 2024, NAVI emerged victorious, earning a top prize of $400,000.
Earlier Natus Vincere took part in BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024. According to the results of the draw, the Ukrainian team got into Group D. In the first match NAVI defeated BIG with the result 2:0 (Dust 2 - 13-7, Mirage - 13-3). In the finals of the top net the team Ledge beat Team Liquid in a full bo3 series and fell to the losers. There the Ukrainian club once again outplayed BIG on two maps (Dust 2 - 13-7, Mirage - 13-3). In the grand final of the group Natus Vincere again met Team Liquid and lost to them with a similar result. In the Play-In stage Born to Win played against Complexity Gaming. The 2-0 victory (Anubis - 13-11, Nuke - 13-6) ensured the Ukrainian team the 5th-6th place in the standings, $12,500 in prize money and an invitation to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024.
Natus Vincere got into the group stage of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 directly, bypassing the Play-In stage thanks to their place in ESL World Ranking. In Group A, the Ukrainian club started their performance with a 2-0 win over Brazilian paiN Gaming (Anubis - 13-4, Mirage - 13-4). In the semifinals of the top set NAVI outplayed Astralis on two maps in a row (Ancient - 13-4, Mirage - 13-7).
Statistics of Natus Vincere's recent results:
- 2-0 win over Astralis
- Victory over paiN Gaming with the score 2:0
- Victory over Complexity Gaming with the score 2:0
- 1:2 defeat to Team Liquid
- 2:0 win over BIG
SAW Form
The Portuguese started the current gaming year with a fourth place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A, which allowed them to advance to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A. A win at RTP Arena Cup 2024 earned the players a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. A 6th-8th place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A secured SAW a trip to Denmark for the first Major tournament of the season. The Portuguese were then crowned champions of BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024, and were rewarded with a $20,000 grand prize and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. A trip to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 resulted in a 17th-19th place finish in the standings and a $10,000 consolation prize. A top-16 finish at Thunderpick World Championship 2024: European Series #1 did not earn the players the desired earnings. SAW also travelled to ESL Pro League Season 19, where they finished in 17th-20th place and received an additional $12,000. A 9th-12th place finish at the CCT Season 1 Global Finals deprived the Portuguese of prize money. The team once again tried to qualify for the BLAST tournament system, but finished in 5th-8th place at the RES European Masters Fall 2024. A 7th-8th place finish at ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe earned players $6,500. In the ESL Pro League Season 20: European Conference, the team failed to make it to the top 2 groups and play-offs. The 7th-8th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 brought $10,000 in prize money.
The previous professional event in which SAW players participated was CCT Season 2 European Series #6. The team received a direct invitation to the play-offs stage of the tournament. First, SAW outplayed BC.Game Esports on two maps in a row (Anubis - 13-11, Nuke - 13-3). The victory over Passion UA in a full bo3 series (Inferno - 9-13, Anubis - 13-7, Ancient - 13-10) took the Portuguese to the semi-finals of the tournament. There the team Ledgeil Fnatic with the score 0:2. The 3-4th place in the standings provided the club with $5,000 in prize money.
SAW's first opponent at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 was The MongolZ. A 2-1 win (Anubis - 16-13, Ancient - 5-13, Dust 2 - 13-5) put the players into the second round of the upper grid of the Play-In stage. There the Portuguese outplayed BIG in a complete bo3 series (Anubis - 7-13, Ancient - 13-5, Inferno - 13-11) and travelled to the group stage of the tournament. In the quarter-finals SAW sensationally defeated G2 Esports on two maps in a row (Nuke - 13-5, Inferno - 13-10). The semi-final clash with The MongolZ ended with a 2:1 victory for the Portuguese (Ancient - 13-16, Nuke - 13-7, Anubis - 13-10).
Statistics of SAW's latest results:
- A 2-1 win over The MongolZ
- Victory over G2 Esports 2:0
- 2:1 win over BIG
- 2:1 win over The MongolZ
- 2:0 win over brazylijski luz
Match history of Natus Vincere - SAW
The participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage before.
Predicted result of the match Natus Vincere - SAW
Ukrainian team is the undisputed favourite of the match, although the Portuguese at this tournament show a very good game. Let's bet on the victory of the team Natus Vincere.
