Natus Vincere and GamerLegion pulled off come-from-behind wins on Friday within the quarterfinals of the Intel Excessive Masters Atlanta occasion.
Natus Vincere overtook Crew Vitality 2-1, advancing to a semifinal matchup with BetBoom Crew. GamerLegion charged previous paiN Gaming 2-1, incomes a spot reverse Legacy within the semifinals.
The $300,000 Counter-Strike: International Offensive occasion started with 16 groups divided into two teams for the double-elimination opening spherical. The highest six groups reached the single-elimination playoffs.
All matches are best-of-three till the best-of-five grand closing on Sunday. The profitable facet will obtain $125,000.
On Friday, Crew Vitality logged a 13-11 win on Mud II earlier than Natus Vincere captured Anubis 13-11. On the decisive third map, Inferno, Natus Vincere rolled to a 13-3 victory.
Ukraine’s Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov totaled 59 kills and a plus-31 kill-death differential for Natus Vincere. France’s Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut posted 39 kills and a plus-19 Okay-D differential for Crew Vitality.
paiN Gaming earned a 13-6 victory on Overpass, however GamerLegion stormed again to take Nuke 13-6 and Inferno 13-8. The Czech Republic’s Oldrich “PR” Novy posted 47 kills and a plus-10 Okay-D differential for GamerLegion. Guilherme “piriajr” Barbosa led all-Brazilian paiN Gaming with 57 kills and a plus-18 Okay-D differential.
Intel Excessive Masters Atlanta prize pool
1. $125,000
2. $50,000
3. $30,000
4. $20,000
5-6. $12,500 — Crew Vitality, paiN Gaming
7-8. $7,000 — B8, Astralis
9-12. $5,000 — FUT Esports, FaZe Clan, SINNERS Esports, Crew Liquid
13-16. $4,000 — BC.Recreation Esports, NRG, Ardour UA, M80
–Discipline Degree Media