FACEIT London Major grand finalists decided after intense day of semi-finals Two European teams will face off in the grand final of the FACEIT London Major, as Natus Vincere and Astralis advanced after a day of incredible semi-final matches. The day of semis started with Made in Brazil taking on Na\u2019Vi, with the former finally looking like the team they were predicted to be when the roster formed. Na\u2019Vi remained favorites going into the match however, with their star player Oleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev having taken the crown of world\u2019s best player from MiBR\u2019s Marcelo \u2018coldzera\u2019 David, in many fans\u2019 opinion. Na\u2019Vi started the stronger of the two teams on map one, Overpass, and s1mple was indeed the star of the show. MiBR were not completely out of it though, and did manage to steal a few rounds back, often thanks to smart, and somewhat fortunate, individual plays. As has been the case with Na\u2019Vi for some time now, as long as s1mple\u2019s teammates contribute with the frags, they can beat anyone. Denis \u2018electronic\u2019 Sharipov stepped up big time on Overpass, only 2 kills short of s1mple\u2019s server-leading 26, as they took Overpass 16-10. Map two, Dust2, was much more one sided as MiBR simply looked out of ideas and Na\u2019Vi didn\u2019t put a foot wrong. Once again s1mple lead the way, as a dominant performance saw the Ukranian\u2019s team take it 16-5, advancing to the grand final at the peak of their form. Astralis were the heavy favorites in their semi-final against Team Liquid, but to write off the North American\u2019s would have been foolish. Even on Astralis\u2019 map pick, Nuke, Liquid put up valiant effort, going toe-to-toe with Astralis on one of their most dominant maps. In the end, Astralis had too much, but the 16-8 scoreline was somewhat flattering for the Danes. After such an exhilarating first map, more of the same was expected on Liquid\u2019s map pick Mirage, but Liquid simply didn\u2019t provide the same performance. Losing the early pistol and throwing away some winnable rounds, it suddenly got out of hand for Liquid, who completely ran out of steam, finding themselves down 12-3 at the half. Things didn\u2019t get much better in the second half either, as Astralis continued to look assured and comfortable, despite throwing away an easy pistol, they bounced back immediately to secure their grand final spot. Astralis will face Na\u2019Vi in an all European showdown on Sunday September 23 at 6pm BST (1pm EST, 10am PT, 7pm CEST). Na\u2019Vi are hoping to win their first ever CS:GO Major, while Astralis will aim to become only the second team to win multiple majors, with Fnatic\u2019s (three major wins) the only other team to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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