Natus Vincere eliminated Outsiders from IEM Katowice 2023

NAVI won their first match in the IEM Katowice 2023 play-off with a score of 2:0, defeating Outsiders, who took 5th-6th place, earning $40,000.

NAVI's late exits on the Overpass fully justified themselves against Outsiders, but the opponents of "Born to Win" did not give up - 16:13.

On Inferno, Outsiders lost 3v5 situations three times, thanks to such "generosity" NAVI was able to perform well on the attacking side after a close first half - 7:8 turned into 16:12.

Despite the defeat, captain of Outsiders got the best statistics of the match, Djami Jame Ali - he was the only one in his team to have a positive difference of kills and deaths (45-29), reaching a rating of 6.8 against 6.5 of the best player of NAVI, Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev.

Highlights

The clutch from b1t on Inferno 1vs2

Winning situation 3v5, thanks to the spray from s1mple.

Ace from electroNic in the last round of bo3.

When is the next NAVI's match?

Tomorrow, at 4:30 PM, Natus Vincere will continue their participation in the playoffs and play in the semifinals against the winners of Group B - Heroic. In 2022, NAVI lost to the Danes only once in five matches.

IEM Katowice 2023 takes place from February 1st to 12th in Poland. Teams are competing for a prize pool of one million dollars. Follow the schedule and results of the championship through the link.