Natus Vincere are video lucah melayu ayahthrough to the semi-finals at ESL One Cologne 2018 after defeating fnatic on two maps (16-12 on Overpass, 16-10 on Train).
The first quarter-final of the day kicked off on Natus Vincere's map pick, Overpass, with fnatic winning their CT pistol on the back of a triple-kill from Richard "?Xizt?" Landstr?m. But Na`Vi immediately countered them with a successful force-buy, with Egor "?flamie?" Vasilyev denying Jesper "?JW?" Wecksell from clutching a 1v3 situation.
The Ukrainian team used that momentum to build a strong lead, with fnatic only breaking that streak in the 12th round. The Swedes strung two rounds together, but then Na`Vi won two of their own to restore a commanding nine-round lead before switching sides.
Just like in the first half, the Swedes picked up the pistol but could not follow that up. Although fnatic went on a massive run after Natus Vincere had hit map-point, the Ukrainians remained calm and collected, closing out the map at 16-12, flamie topping the scoreboard with a 30-bomb.
Train, fnatic's map pick, began with a great triple-kill from Oleksandr "?s1mple?" Kostyliev to help Natus Vincere secure their first pistol of the series. With a strong CT setup, Na`Vi further added to their lead convincingly, winning four rounds in a row without much effort.
fnatic then brought the deficit to a minimum with a four-round streak, forcing Natus Vincere to tighten up their defence. With s1mple leading the way with, Na`Vi kept their opponents at bay and switched sides with an 11-4 lead.
In the second half, the Swedish squad won their CT pistol, but, for the third time in the series, they could not prevail on the anti-eco. Natus Vincere then won their 13th round thanks to Denis "?electroNic?" Sharipov's triple-kill in a 2v3 situation.
Surprisingly enough, Xizt's men responded with nothing but pistols, which inspired them to hit 10 rounds. However, a 2v3 clutch from flamie and Danylo "?Zeus?" Teslenko turned the game around and set Natus Vincere up for a 16-10 victory that puts them through to the semi-finals, in which they will take on Astralis.
ESL One Cologne 2018Best of 3
Natus Vincere
Matchpage 2 0 6th July 2018 
fnatic 16Overpass 12 16Train 10 | ?Natus Vincere | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie | 54 - 27 | +27 | 87.8 | 1.47 |
| Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple | 49 - 28 | +21 | 94.9 | 1.45 |
| Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic | 48 - 35 | +13 | 105.3 | 1.44 |
| Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus | 28 - 32 | -4 | 57.1 | 0.96 |
| Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward | 29 - 36 | -7 | 65.0 | 0.93 |
| ?fnatic | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin 'flusha' R?nnquistflusha | 38 - 41 | -3 | 85.4 | 1.09 |
| Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW | 37 - 45 | -8 | 79.1 | 0.92 |
| Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ | 36 - 38 | -2 | 68.3 | 0.89 |
| William 'draken' Sundindraken | 25 - 43 | -18 | 55.3 | 0.68 |
| Richard 'Xizt' Landstr?mXizt | 22 - 41 | -19 | 55.9 | 0.65 |
Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko 
Age: 30 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 1201 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.69 Richard 'Xizt' Landstr?m 
Age: 27 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1348 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.65 fnatic #9 Richard 'Xizt' Landstr?mRobin 'flusha' R?nnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonWilliam 'draken' Sundin Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov 
Age: 19 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 585 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.68 
Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' H?jslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Jesper 'JW' Wecksell 
Age: 23 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1339 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68 Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev 
Age: 21 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1013 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.67 Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev 
Age: 20 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.22 Maps played: 834 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.67 Natus Vincere #3 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov