Natus Vincere will play with MIBR in the first round of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 group stage. Will the Brazilians be able to fight?
Natus Vincere
Last year was one of the best in history for Natus Vincere, because they managed to win a huge number of tournaments, and most of them very confidently. The last event of "Born to Win" was BLAST Premier World Final 2021, in the final of which they coped with Gambit Esports on three maps. In total, Natus Vincere played six matches, winning five of them. The only misfire happened in the first game - 1:2 with Team Liquid.
MIBR
The Brazilians also performed quite well in 2021, and in the last three tournaments they did not fall below second place at all. First we won ESEA Advanced Season 39 North America, coping in the grand final with X13 (3-0). After that, MIBR overcame the qualifying stage of CBCS Finals 2021, taking second place, and then finished second in the main draw of the tournament, losing 0-3 to Sharks in the final match.
Forecast
Natus Vincere is a clear favorite, but I don't think that in the first game of the season it will be possible to perform perfectly and with a huge margin. Brazilians are quite capable of resisting. I think that the handicap of +8.5 on MIBR looks good.
NaVi
MIBR
