{"id":38531,"date":"2024-09-21T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38531"},"modified":"2024-09-21T01:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T05:00:50","slug":"navi-g2-esports-set-up-mouthwatering-semi-final-at-pro-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/navi-g2-esports-set-up-mouthwatering-semi-final-at-pro-league\/","title":{"rendered":"NaVi &#038; G2 Esports set up mouthwatering semi-final at Pro League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Natus Vincere (NaVi) have advanced to the semi-finals of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League Season 20<\/a> after a dominant 2-0 victory over Team Spirit, breaking a streak of four consecutive losses to the Russian team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finally we did it, took us quite a while,&#8221; said Lithuanian star Justinas &#8220;\u2060jL\u2060&#8221; Lekavicius, who led NaVi with an incredible 1.80 series rating.<\/p>\n<p>This win marks their first over Spirit in a series of previously one-sided defeats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not a problem for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a> \ud83d\ude0c<\/p>\n<p>They cruise past <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Team__Spirit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Team__Spirit<\/a> to reach the semifinals at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> S20<\/p>\n<p>13-5 Dust 2<br \/>13-9 Mirage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cu8REmLJWl\">pic.twitter.com\/Cu8REmLJWl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1837161150305251467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> match opened on Dust2, Spirit&#8217;s map pick, where Natus Vincere stormed to a commanding 9-3 lead in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>A pivotal 1v3 clutch by jL helped NAVI reach map point, and the game was wrapped up with a 13-5 scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>Spirit&#8217;s struggles continued on Mirage, despite Dmitry &#8220;\u2060sh1ro\u2060&#8221; Sokolov&#8217;s standout performance with 18 kills in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>However, NaVi took control in the second half, with jL delivering a monstrous 2.98 counter-terrorist rating, and closed out the map 13-5.<\/p>\n<p>NaVi will face G2 Esports in the semi-finals after G2&#8217;s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Team Liquid.<\/p>\n<p>G2 kicked off the series on Inferno, where Ilya &#8220;\u2060m0NESY\u2060&#8221; Osipov stole the show with multiple clutch moments, helping G2 secure a dominant 13-3 win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2CSGO<\/a> take care of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamLiquidCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamLiquidCS<\/a> on their way to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> S20 Semifinals <\/p>\n<p>13-3 Inferno<br \/>5-13 Mirage<br \/>13-3 Nuke <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/81HY8BmMzs\">pic.twitter.com\/81HY8BmMzs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1837219828806910264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Liquid responded with a strong performance on Mirage, taking the map 13-5 behind a flawless second half.<\/p>\n<p>However, G2 bounced back on Nuke, led by m0NESY\u2019s 22 first-half kills, to secure a crushing 13-3 victory and a place in the semis.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to their showdown with NaVi, G2&#8217;s Nikola &#8220;\u2060NiKo\u2060&#8221; 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