{"id":33996,"date":"2024-01-23T18:49:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T23:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=33996"},"modified":"2024-01-23T18:49:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T23:49:18","slug":"astralis-natus-vincere-close-in-on-spring-final-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/astralis-natus-vincere-close-in-on-spring-final-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Astralis &#038; Natus Vincere close in on Spring Final spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Natus Vincere secured a spot in the Group C final at the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-spring-groups\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Spring Groups betting guide\">BLAST Premier Spring Groups<\/a> after a hard-fought three-map series win against G2 Esports (16-12, 10-13, 13-9).<\/p>\n<p>Their decision to pick Overpass paid off, with Valeriy &#8220;\u2060b1t\u2060&#8221; Vakhovskiy shining in an overtime victory.<\/p>\n<p>However, G2 weren&#8217;t going to roll over, and they went on to take their map pick, Inferno, to send the series to Anubis.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a close first and second map, NAVI dominated on Anubis, winning 13-9.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a> are your victors after a spicy spicy series \ud83c\udf36\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6m5SjjYvro\">pic.twitter.com\/6m5SjjYvro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1749801312911606136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In another Group C matchup, Ninjas in Pyjamas faced Complexity, aiming for redemption after a tough start.<\/p>\n<p>NiP, with a strong CT side performance from Kristian &#8216;k0nfig&#8217; Wienecke and Patrick &#8216;es3tag&#8217; Hansen, secured a 13-9 victory on the first map.<\/p>\n<p>They continued their dominance on Ancient, winning 13-5, setting up a rematch with G2 in the consolidation final.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Victory for the Ninjas at the Spring Groups \ud83e\udd77 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xnm2q9BxI4\">pic.twitter.com\/xnm2q9BxI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1749830867189387446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Astralis impressed by defeating Team Vitality 2-1 (13-10, 6-13, 13-4) in the Group A upper final.<\/p>\n<p>Vitality, the world&#8217;s best <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a>, team struggled on Mirage before finding form on Vertigo, where they won in dominant fashion.<\/p>\n<p>However, Martin &#8220;\u2060stavn\u2060&#8221; Lund&#8217;s strong performance on Overpass and crucial clutches by Victor &#8220;\u2060Staehr\u2060&#8221; Staehr contributed to Astralis&#8217; dominant victory on the decisive map.<\/p>\n<p>The loss ended Vitality&#8217;s nine-match and 12-map win streaks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AstralisCS<\/a> take down the World #1 at the Spring Groups! \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9VvD75SCRb\">pic.twitter.com\/9VvD75SCRb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1749878205589184921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Falcons rebounded from a day one defeat against Astralis, dominating OG on Ancient (13-2) and securing the series victory on Vertigo (13-11).<\/p>\n<p>The strong CT effort on Ancient, led by \u00c1lvaro &#8220;\u2060SunPayus\u2060&#8221; Garc\u00eda, boosted Falcons&#8217; confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The win sets up a consolidation final against Astralis, offering a chance for Emil &#8220;\u2060Magisk\u2060&#8221; Reif and Danny &#8220;\u2060zonic\u2060&#8221; S\u00f8rensen to face their former teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It took all 24 rounds but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FalconsEsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FalconsEsport<\/a> secure the map and the series to continue their Spring Groups journey!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T8oeN3ZFF1\">pic.twitter.com\/T8oeN3ZFF1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1749906175913582743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Both Group B and D action will kick off on Wednesday, with FaZe Clan clashing with GamerLegion in the opening series of the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/blast-premier-spring-groups-2024-betting-picks-wednesday-january-24\/\" title=\"Wednesday's Spring Groups preview\"><strong>Check out esportbet.com&#8217;s preview of the day&#8217;s action here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day two of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups saw two teams knocked out of the event and two teams secure grand final spots in Group A and C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":27436,"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":[152,2918,1532,3111,3190,103,132,428,286,215],"class_list":["post-33996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-astralis","tag-blast-premier-spring-groups","tag-complexity","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-falcons","tag-g2-esports","tag-natus-vincere","tag-ninjas-in-pyjamas","tag-og","tag-team-vitality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996"}],"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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33996"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33998,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996\/revisions\/33998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}