{"id":39371,"date":"2024-10-30T19:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T23:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39371"},"modified":"2024-10-30T19:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T23:05:20","slug":"astralis-stun-natus-vincere-to-open-blast-premier-world-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/astralis-stun-natus-vincere-to-open-blast-premier-world-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Astralis stun Natus Vincere to open BLAST Premier World Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astralis faced scrutiny after winning just two of their first ten maps under new captain Casper &#8220;\u2060cadiaN\u2060&#8221; M\u00f8ller, yet they defied expectations by defeating Natus Vincere 2-0 in the opening series of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-world-final\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier World Final betting guide\">BLAST Premier World Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It didn&#39;t take long to get an upset at the World Final as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AstralisCS<\/a> take down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KAaQ7pP7lw\">pic.twitter.com\/KAaQ7pP7lw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1851534445335220696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite Natus Vincere&#8217;s dominant <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> ranking, Astralis upset the order by taking Nuke 13-6 and Mirage 13-6.<\/p>\n<p>The Danes opened Nuke with a 5-0 lead, briefly interrupted by a 1vs1 clutch from Valeriy &#8220;\u2060b1t\u2060&#8221; Vakhovskiy.<\/p>\n<p>However, Martin &#8220;\u2060stavn\u2060&#8221; Lund\u2019s triple in the second pistol round on Nuke secured their counter-terrorist side, and Astralis sustained their momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The second map, Mirage, began with Natus Vincere trailing 0-4 before Astralis captured a seven-round streak, with Jakob &#8220;\u2060jabbi\u2060&#8221; Nygaard leading with a standout 2.18 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Natus Vincere\u2019s defence was unable to recover, earning just one out of seven rounds, allowing Astralis to secure an upper bracket playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>In another matchup, MOUZ bested FaZe Clan 2-0, marking their second consecutive victory over them after <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-fall\/\" title=\"IEM Rio betting guide\">IEM Rio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It took ALL of the rounds but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> secure the victory today! \u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ITbX43kaGA\">pic.twitter.com\/ITbX43kaGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1851572920080019710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the match was close\u2014with Inferno going into overtime (16-13) and Nuke ending 13-11\u2014MOUZ\u2019s Ludvig &#8220;\u2060Brollan\u2060&#8221; Brolin emerged as a top performer with a 1.33 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Dorian &#8220;\u2060xertioN\u2060&#8221; Berman\u2019s early impact on the pistol round and Brollan\u2019s contributions on Nuke highlighted MOUZ&#8217;s resilience.<\/p>\n<p>FaZe, led by Finn &#8220;\u2060karrigan\u2060&#8221; Andersen, made critical mistakes, including a costly Lobby crunch and failure to close a 4vs2, which ultimately set them up for a last-chance match against Natus Vincere.<\/p>\n<p>In Group B, G2 Esports reversed a rough start against Team Liquid, losing Ancient 13-0, but turned the series around on Inferno, led by Nikola &#8220;\u2060NiKo\u2060&#8221; Kova\u010d and a strong counter-terrorist side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They overcome a dreadful first map to safe cruise the last two home \ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2esports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2esports<\/a> takes the win vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamLiquidCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamLiquidCS<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GNx7V0eER7\">pic.twitter.com\/GNx7V0eER7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1851617043168317917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>G2 completed the comeback on Mirage, where a clutch by Nemanja &#8220;\u2060huNter-&#8221; Kova\u010d and a seven-round streak clinched the series, putting them in the upper bracket.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Team Spirit secured their playoff spot by defeating a Vitality team missing William &#8220;\u2060mezii\u2060&#8221; Merriman and featuring stand-in Audric &#8220;\u2060JACKZ\u2060&#8221; Jug.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Team__Spirit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Team__Spirit<\/a> takes an intense Mirage, and the match 2-0 over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitality?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVitality<\/a>, GG!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFrpHrSFZo\">pic.twitter.com\/HFrpHrSFZo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1851651468442669136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Spirit, who now face G2 for a direct semi-final entry, were solid on Anubis after a shaky start and closed the second map, Mirage, in a tense final round.<\/p>\n<p>Danil &#8220;\u2060donk\u2060&#8221; Kryshkovets and Mathieu &#8220;\u2060ZywOo\u2060&#8221; Herbaut led their teams, but Spirit capitalised on Vitality&#8217;s late-round lapse to take the series 2-0.<\/p>\n<h2>Thursday&#8217;s World Final matches<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>Natus Vincere ($1.50) vs FaZe Clan ($2.50) @ 3pm SGT<\/li>\n<li>Astralis ($2.37) vs MOUZ ($1.53) @ 5:30pm SGT<\/li>\n<li>Team Liquid ($2.50) vs Team Vitality ($1.50) @ 8pm SGT<\/li>\n<li>G2 Esports ($1.72) vs Team Spirit ($2.00) @ 10:30pm SGT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the opening day of the 2024 BLAST Premier World Final, Astralis, G2 Esports, MOUZ and Team Spirit claimed victories in their respective group stage matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[152,1957,1762,3111,127,103,1815,132,128,434,215],"class_list":["post-39371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-astralis","tag-blast-premier","tag-blast-premier-world-final","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-faze-clan","tag-g2-esports","tag-mouz","tag-natus-vincere","tag-team-liquid","tag-team-spirit","tag-team-vitality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39371"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39371"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39378,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39371\/revisions\/39378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}