NAVI reach IEM Beijing semifinals after PARIVISION comeback

Natus Vincere beat PARIVISION 2-1 at IEM Beijing to reach the semifinals. After losing Mirage 14-16, NAVI won Inferno 13-9 and Ancient 13-10.

PARIVISION took Mirage after building a 9-3 lead in the first half. NAVI forced overtime through Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov’s opening kills and multi-kill rounds, while Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen added two important rounds late in regulation. PARIVISION won the overtime rounds to take the series lead.

PARIVISION opened Inferno with a 4-0 lead on the T side. W0nderful helped NAVI recover with multi-kill rounds from the CT side, and the team moved ahead after the break. Aleksib’s calls and Drin “makazze” Shaqiri’s entry kills helped NAVI close the map 13-9.

NAVI started Ancient with an aggressive CT setup, taking control of middle and pushing through the B area. Evgenii “FL1T” Lebedev and Abay “HObbit” Khassenov kept PARIVISION within reach with individual rounds, but NAVI held a narrow lead at halftime.

The second half remained close, with the teams exchanging short runs of rounds. FL1T led PARIVISION’s resistance, while Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy answered for NAVI. B1t found two opening kills during a late B-site attack, helping NAVI win Ancient 13-10 and complete the comeback.

W0nderful finished the series with 64 kills and a 1.54 rating, the highest total and rating among all players. B1t recorded 48 kills. PARIVISION’s leading performers were FL1T with 49 kills, Dzhami “Jame” Ali with 48 and Ivan “zweih” Gogin with 47.

The result gives NAVI back-to-back playoff appearances after early exits at previous tournaments. The team will face the other semifinalist at IEM Beijing after the remaining playoff matches are completed.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 6.