In the match for reaching the semifinals of the IEM Katowice 2023 tournament, Natus Vincere will play with the Russians from Outsiders.
Simple and the company are not playing as badly at this tournament as many might have expected, Cloud9 were beaten in the first match, which are in disgusting shape, and then "born to win" did not leave Liquid a chance. Then Natus Vincere was waiting for a real test – G2, NaVi themselves had no chance here, three defeats in the last month from Monesi with Niko and not a single card taken – these are disgusting results that show absolutely different levels of teams.
Outsiders, in their own style, first created problems for themselves, losing in a tense fnatic match, and then came out of the bottom bracket in the playoffs, winning three in a row. Ninjas in Pyjamas, OG and Complexity were defeated. With each match, the Outsiders feel the game better and better, the newcomer Kyron looks good, so the fans of Jame and the company can look at the future with optimism.
It makes sense to play the victory of Outsiders, now they are definitely not below the level of such an opponent. If you want to take a chance, I recommend checking in the defeat of Natus Vincere dry, Simple looked terrible against Monesi, which means the same problems can be in the game with Jam. All the second Outsiders cards at this tournament were held in a fight, the trend was observed in the last personal meeting, so it makes sense to expect a lot of rounds.
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