Match Overview

The best team of last year, Natus Vincere, will face off against the best team of this year, Vitality, in a quarter-final match of BLAST.tv Austin Major. While Natus Vincere is trying to get their form back to the top level, Vitality is on the other side, demolishing their opponents. They have five tournament wins in a row and are looking for another one. The last time these two teams met at the IEM Cologne 2024 Grand Final, Vitality won with a score of 3-1. 

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Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics

Current Team and Players Form

Natus Vincere

On their way to the Playoff Stage, they lost only one match against Spirit while winning the other three needed to qualify. ‘jL’, who was the MVP of the Copenhagen Major, which they won last year, also seems to be in incredible form at this tournament as he was the one leading the scoreboards in their decider match against G2. ‘w0nderful’ who had a lot of questions upon his performance was the second one and he was hitting important shots with his sniper rifle. ‘iM’ was their third best player performance wise and the main question is what’s up with ‘b1t’ as he was in a much better form before this tournament throughout the year and he doesn’t seem at his best.

Vitality

Their 30-match win streak came to an end in the opening match of this tournament, which was against underdog team Legacy. Some people thought this might be it for them, that the pressure of being the best team in the world could break them in the most important tournament, but it didn’t seem to be the case, as they completely demolished their opponents in the next three matches and qualified to the Playoff Stage.

So, even though they lost their streak, it doesn’t seem like it was that important for them personally. They’re still the same unbeatable team that won five tournaments in a row, and here they’re looking for another and most important one.

‘ZywOo’ and ‘ropz’ are the two stars that this team relies on when it comes to tough moments; together with the insane ability of ‘flameZ’ as an entry-fragger, this trio is deadly. The leadership inside and outside the game of ‘apEX’ with the support of ‘mezii’ makes this team unstoppable for a long time.

apEX is proud of his team

Match Prediction

Everything here is on the side of Vitality. They’re at their best, an unstoppable team, and Natus Vincere is still trying to get back to the top level. Vitality also has a map pool advantage over Natus Vincere, which will make it even harder for the best-of-three series. We expect Vitality to win this match.

Can Natus Vincere stop Vitality from getting closer to another trophy at such an important event, or will it be Vitality to prove again that they’re the best team in the world? We will have to see it this Friday at 20:00 CET!

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