In the semifinals of the upper bracket of group B at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022 LAN tournament, the Ukrainian team Natus Vincere will play against the European team Vitality.
Natus VincereThe Ukrainian team is rather weak at the end of the year and this tournament is the last chance for Na'vi to prove that they still remain a rather formidable force, and have not slipped into the status of a middling.
Recall that after the disastrous IEM Major in Rio de Janeiro, at the end of November Natus Vincere played the BLAST Premier Fall Final LAN tournament. The Ukrainian team reached the quarterfinals, where it unexpectedly lost to the Swedish team Ninjas in Pyjamas on three maps – 10:16 Inferno (the opponent's peak); 22:19 Mirage and 10:16 Overpass.
VitalityBut the European team last played an official match on the seventh of November.
Recall that Vitality failed at the IEM Major tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Vitality failed to advance to the playoffs from the Legends stage. Already in the fourth round of Vitality in the VO3 format game on two maps, they unexpectedly lost to another European team ENCE – 12:16 Vertigo (their peak) and 15:19 Nuke.
Between themselves, Vitality and Natus Vincere last played on November fifth at the IEM Major in Rio de Janeiro. Then in the game of the VO1 format in the first round at the stage of legends, the Ukrainian team was stronger in a very stubborn struggle on the Mirage map with a score of 25:21.
ForecastIn this match, Natus Vincere is quite rightly considered the bookmakers' favorite.
With a competent peak of cards in a game of the VO3 format, Na'VI should replay Vitality in order to prove that the Ukrainian team is quite capable of competing for the title at this tournament.
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