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GG: WCG '09 final rematch in upper final

By Duncan 'Thorin' Shields
Jul 24, 2010 12:30


ImageNa`Vi were upset by FX in their upper bracket semi-final match on nuke which setups up a replay of the WCG '09 final between FX and fnatic in the upper bracket final.

Following Natus Vincere 's upset loss to Frag eXecutors it is the Poles who will go on to face fnatic in the upper bracket final at GameGune at 13:00, the Swedes having beaten CnB comfortably enough.

FX will now play fnatic in what is, pasha withstanding, a rematch of the WCG gold medal game from 2009. Na`Vi must now battle k1ck eSports Club in the lower bracket. The Portuguese side defeated Mousesports in their previous match in the lower bracket, sending home the Germans with a close 16:14 win. CnB face wCrea .

Natus Vincere 13:16 Frag eXecutors (nuke - 10:5, 3:11)

Na`Vi of course went into their upper bracket semi-final match as the overwhelming favourites but there were some side factors which didn't necessarily go in their favour. Firstly they had never played the FX players under the Na`Vi name and secondly nuke was the map, nuke being a map Na`Vi are known to throw out and which FX have always been known to be strong on.

Things began well for Na`Vi who kept themselves well in the lead for the entire first half. A 7:2 lead turned into a 9:4 lead which ended in a 10:5 CT half. FX might have gotten it a little closer but a 1v2 win from Edward in the 8th round at upper along with a defuse kept the Ukrainians rolling.

In the second half neo really stepped up and helped squash the early Na`Vi attacks as FX went up 5:0 unanswered. pasha had his own moment in the pistol round killing three. From there the game would go back and forth as FX went up and then Na`Vi went on small runs. The score went from 10:10 to 13:11 FX to 15:12 FX to an eventual score of 16:13 for the Poles.

On the 28th round two kills from Edward and two from markeloff had drawn Na`Vi a little closer and left them a chance to tie it up if they won the last two. The 29th seemed to be heading into a last round nail-biter as markeloff and another Na`Vi player were 2v1 and planting the bomb at upper, with markeloff on the rafters looking towards hut. Loord climbed the ladder silently, killed markeloff and was able to kill the floor Na`Vi player before defusing.



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