BETBOOM sweep NAVI to reach PGL Bucharest playoffs

BETBOOM defeated Natus Vincere 2-0 at PGL Masters Bucharest to qualify for the playoffs. The team won Dust2 13-10 and Nuke 13-9.

NAVI opened Dust2 with a fast attack and took a 6-3 lead after losing the pistol round. Drin “makazze” Shaqiri found opening kills, while Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov helped NAVI recover in several late rounds. BETBOOM cut the deficit to two rounds before halftime, with Aleksandr “zorte” Zagodyrenko winning a 1v2 clutch in a 7-5 half.

w0nderful continued to lead NAVI after the break, including a quad-kill, but the team won only three rounds on defense. Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov’s calls helped BETBOOM control the attack, while Pavel “S1ren” Ogloblin provided opening kills. S1ren later won a 1v3 to put BETBOOM on map point, and the team closed out Dust2 in the next round.

NAVI fell 1-4 behind on Nuke before converting an eco round with a push into Lobby. The team then controlled the defense and won eight of the next nine rounds. W0nderful and Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen helped NAVI take an 8-4 lead at halftime.

BETBOOM recovered after switching to defense. Kirill “Magnojez” Rodnov repeatedly found opening kills against NAVI’s setups, while S1ren won several late-round situations. NAVI secured one more round before BETBOOM finished the map 13-9.

Zorte led BETBOOM with 36 kills and a 1.25 rating across the two maps. S1ren had 35 kills and a 1.24 rating, while Magnojez recorded 35 kills. W0nderful topped NAVI with 40 kills and a match-high 1.42 rating.

The result follows BETBOOM’s run at the Thunderpick World Championship, where the team defeated Falcons and finished second to FURIA. At PGL Masters Bucharest, BETBOOM has also defeated Spirit and Nemiga.

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