Natus Vincere and MOUZ will determine the first grand finalist of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 in the semifinal play-offs. The loser will take 3-4th place and earn $80,000 in prize money. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants has a better chance of success? 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 played 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 grid NAVI outplayed Astralis on two maps in a row (Ancient - 13-4, Mirage - 13-7). The decisive match against the Portuguese from SAW ended with the Ukrainian team winning the full bo3 series (Nuke - 9-13, Ancient - 13-2, Inferno - 13-6), which guaranteed their place in the semi-final play-offs.
Statistics of Natus Vincere's latest results:
- 2-1 win over SAW
- Victory over Astralis 2:0
- Victory over paiN Gaming 2:0
- 2:0 win over Complexity Gaming
- 1:2 defeat to Team Liquid
MOUZ uniform
In the new season the German club debuted at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B, where they took seventh place and got a slot in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B. The 3-4th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 provided the team with $80,000 in prize money. Top 2 at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B sent MOUZ to the coveted Major tournament in Denmark, where they finished in 5th-8th place in the standings and earned $45,000. A silver medal at the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 added another $42,000 to MOUZ's coffers. The team then went on to become ESL Pro League Season 19 and BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #1 champions, winning top prizes of $170,000 and $300,000 respectively. A trip to the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 was a bust for MOUZ. A 9th-12th place finish secured the players a $5,000 consolation prize.
The previous professional tournament for MOUZ was Esports World Cup 2024. In Saudi Arabia, the Long team defeated Sashi Esports in a full bo3 series (Nuke - 11-13, Ancient - 13-7, Mirage - 13-5). Thus MOUZ secured their place in the play-offs of the competition. There the European club outplayed the Brazilians FURIA Esports with the result 2:1 (Nuke - 13-7, Mirage - 11-13, Inferno - 13-7). But in the semi-finals MOUZ Ledge beat Natus Vincere 1:2 and took 3-4th place in the standings, earning $85,000 in prize money.
At IEM Cologne 2024 MOUZ received an invitation directly to the group stage of the tournament. After the draw, the team travelled to Group B, where they first defeated Team Falcons 2-1 (Nuke - 13-6, Vertigo - 11-13, Ancient - 13-9). In the semifinals of the top set MOUZ defeated Complexity Gaming on two maps in a row (Vertigo - 13-9, Nuke - 13-11). But then Ledge Gaming and Team Vitality were 0:2 in the winner's bracket final and secured their place in the play-offs quarter-finals. There MOUZ met G2 Esports, who were beaten on two maps (Dust 2 - 13-9, Mirage - 13-8).
MOUZ recent results stats:
- Victory over G2 Esports with a score of 2-0
- 0:2 defeat to Team Vitality
- 2-0 win over Complexity Gaming
- 2:1 win over Team Falcons
- 1:2 defeat by Natus Vincere
Match History of Natus Vincere - MOUZ
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other only once. In the Esports World Cup 2024 semi-finals, Natus Vincere defeated MOUZ with a 2-1 score (Dust 2 - 1-13, Nuke - 13-8, Mirage - 13-5).
Predicted result of the match Natus Vincere - MOUZ
Taking into account the history of joint confrontations and the current state of the Ukrainian team, let's bet on the victory of the Natus Vincere team.