Natus Vincere Beat Fnatic At EPL

Natus Vincere bagged their second win of ESL Pro League Season 16 group stage after bashing fnatic by 2-1. The roster led by Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov had to go through a stressful 14-16 loss in the opening map before putting the European combine apart to finish the reverse sweep.

The series commenced on fnatic's selection of Ancient. However, Natus Vincere struck first, as the Ukrainian-majority lineup bagged a 5-1 benefit to start their CT-side. Meanwhile fnatic struggled to find their foothold at the end of their offensive effort. Simultaneously, electroNic and company continued to hold their grip as they secured a 10-5 lead by the swap. Natus Vincere shall credit their first-half success to Viktor "⁠sdy⁠" Orudzhev and Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev, because the pair achieved 30 kills at the half's end.