{"id":37753,"date":"2024-08-18T00:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T04:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=37753"},"modified":"2024-08-18T00:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T04:21:14","slug":"vitality-navi-win-through-to-iem-cologne-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/vitality-navi-win-through-to-iem-cologne-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitality &#038; NaVi win through to IEM Cologne grand final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first semi-final of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-cologne\/\" title=\"IEM Cologne betting guide\">IEM Cologne 2024<\/a> saw Team Vitality secure their spot in the grand final after a commanding 2-0 victory over Portuguese underdogs SAW.<\/p>\n<p>Despite entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> match as favourites, Vitality remained vigilant against SAW, who had earlier taken down top teams like G2 Esports and FaZe Clan in a stunning run.<\/p>\n<p>Vitality captain Dan &#8220;apEX&#8221; Madesclaire emphasised their respect for SAW\u2019s performance, saying, &#8220;We did not underestimate them, but focused on ourselves, and it paid off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitalityCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVitalityCS<\/a> aren&#39;t here to mess around! \ud83d\udc1d<\/p>\n<p>They take down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawggofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sawggofficial<\/a> with a clean 2-0 to secure a spot in the Grand Final of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Cologne 2024<\/p>\n<p>13-6 Nuke<br \/>13-5 Dust 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RNimfdL8c7\">pic.twitter.com\/RNimfdL8c7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1824829559524467054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The match kicked off on SAW&#8217;s pick, Nuke, where the underdogs managed to stand toe-to-toe with Vitality early on.<\/p>\n<p>However, after a crucial misstep against pistols, Vitality regained control, eventually turning a 3-5 deficit into a 7-5 half.<\/p>\n<p>Vitality dominated on their terrorist side, allowing SAW just one more round and taking the map 13-6.<\/p>\n<p>The momentum carried into Dust2, where Vitality crushed a deflated SAW 13-5, securing their place in the final.<\/p>\n<p>For SAW, this loss marked the end of their best run in a Big Event, but they can take pride in making their first appearance on such a big stage in Cologne.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was a CLOSE match but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a> come out on top, defeating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> 2-0 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Cologne Semi-Final<\/p>\n<p>16-14 Inferno<br \/>13-11 Mirage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RCzaHBbwfH\">pic.twitter.com\/RCzaHBbwfH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1824889806662647835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second semi-final saw Natus Vincere (NaVi) edge out MOUZ in a tightly contested two-map series, extending their unbeaten run on Mirage to 12 wins.<\/p>\n<p>Despite NaVi&#8217;s strong group stage showing, MOUZ made them fight hard for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ\u2019s surprise pick of Inferno caught NaVi off guard, but NaVi managed to rally, winning crucial clutches to take the map 13-11.<\/p>\n<p>On Mirage, MOUZ initially dominated, with Dorian &#8220;xertioN&#8221; Berman leading the charge with an 18-5 K\/D and 152 ADR in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>However, NaVi&#8217;s resilience, bolstered by clutch plays from Justinas &#8220;jL&#8221; Lekavicius and Ihor &#8220;w0nderful&#8221; Zhdanov, allowed them to claw back and win 16-13, securing their spot in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Aleksi &#8220;Aleksib&#8221; Virolainen, NaVi&#8217;s captain, acknowledged that they need to improve their terrorist-side play if they want to defeat Vitality in the upcoming best-of-five grand final.<\/p>\n<p>The match promises to be a high-stakes showdown between two of the world\u2019s top teams, with NaVi looking to continue their dominant form and Vitality eager to claim their first trophy of 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>IEM Cologne grand final<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>Team Vitality (-151.52) vs Natus Vincere (+110) @ 5pm CEST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Vitality and Natus Vincere won their way into the grand final of IEM Cologne with 2-0 victories in their respective semi-final clashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3111,1679,1815,132,1333,215],"class_list":["post-37753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-iem-cologne","tag-mouz","tag-natus-vincere","tag-saw","tag-team-vitality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37753"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37756,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37753\/revisions\/37756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}