NaVi start ESL Pro League with a victory after long-lasting overtime against AGO

Group C at ESL Pro League has started, and the opening match has come to a close.

NaVi faced AGO in the opening standoff of Group D. NaVi were playing with Daniil "headtr1ck" Valitov, standing in for Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov, who got tested positive for COVID-19.

The match started with Dust 2, picked by AGO. However. The Polish team didn’t manage to cope with NaVi. The first half ended 14-1 in favor of the CIS team. The second half was swiftly finished by NaVi, and the map ended 16-1.

NaVi picked Mirage, and it was one of the most long-lasting maps on the pro scene. The first half was close and ended 8-7 in favor of NaVi. However, in the second half, AGO seized an advantage, making it 14-9, but NaVi made a comeback, transferring the game into overtime. It took the teams seven close overtime series to decide the winner. NaVi won the map 37-34.

NaVi take their first win, while AGO suffer the first defeat at ESL Pro League.