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Natus Vincere (NaVi), fresh off their ESL Pro League Season 20 victory, started their BLAST Premier Fall Final run with a dominant 2-0 (13-5, 13-10) win over Team Falcons.
A perfect start to the Fall Final for @natusvincere ✅ #BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/ofwwwngSmC
— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) September 25, 2024
Despite barely any rest after their last Counter-Strike 2 event, NaVi, led by Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen, secured a comfortable victory on Anubis and a more competitive win on Ancient.
Justinas “jL” Lekavicius shone in a critical 2v4 defence that helped NaVi take the second map, securing their seventh consecutive win and extending their hot streak to a 12-1 record.
Their next challenge will be against G2 Esports, who continued their dominance over FaZe Clan with a 2-1 (13-7, 6-13, 13-9) victory.
.@G2CSGO kick off their journey in Copenhagen with a W ✅ #BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/fbRK4aiO8m
— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) September 25, 2024
After a rough start on Inferno and a strong counter-terrorist half on Mirage, G2 mounted a comeback, helped by clutch performances from Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski and his supporting cast.
FaZe showed flashes of their old form, but were unable to capitalise on key moments, leaving G2 with a much-needed confidence boost.
In other action, Vitality demolished Astralis 2-0 (13-0, 13-4) in their debut with Casper “cadiaN” Møller, allowing just four rounds across two maps.
.@TeamVitalityCS steamroll @AstralisCS to take their opening series ✅ #BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/ptEl4VR8bN
— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) September 25, 2024
Astralis, grappling with roster controversies and fan pressure, struggled to find their footing, while Vitality bounced back strong after a disappointing ESL Pro League quarter-final exit.
Lastly, Liquid earned a hard-fought 2-1 (3-13, 13-11, 13-10) win over Spirit to advance to the playoffs.
An incredible game to end the opening day and it's @TeamLiquidCS who come out on top! ✅ #BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/PdVoshy0uB
— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) September 25, 2024
Despite a shaky start on Dust2, Liquid rallied on Nuke, with Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis and Keith “NAF” Markovic delivering clutch performances.
They now face a rematch with Vitality for a spot in the semi-finals.
Thursday’s Fall Final matches
- Team Falcons (+240) vs FaZe Clan (-333.33) @ 12pm CEST
- Natus Vincere (-250) vs G2 Esports (+175) @ 2:30pm CEST
- Astralis (+275) vs Team Spirit (-400) @ 5pm CEST
- Team Vitality (-250) vs Team Liquid (+175) @ 7:30pm CEST
