Na`Vi have advanced to the DreamHack Masters Marseille grand final after cruising past Gambit 2-0 (Nuke 16-7, Train 16-12).

As Gambit vetoed Natus Vincere's go-to map, Inferno, the latter team picked Nuke, where the first semi-final of DreamHack Masters Marseille began. The pick seemed to be paying off from the get-go, as Na`Vi quickly racked up an early lead on the CT side thanks to a couple of mop-ups on the upper bombsite.

It wasn't until 7-0 when Abay "⁠Hobbit⁠" Khasenov's calm triple on the lower bombsite gave his team their first round, but Na`Vi immediately regained control and went on to lock down a dominant 13-2 half.

Denis "⁠seized⁠" Kostin helped Gambit stay in contention for the map with a quad-kill in the pistol round, which led to a streak of five rounds, as Na`Vi forcebought twice. That was all the Kazakh-Russian team could do, though, as Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev's triple in a 2v3 situation forced Gambit on two low buys in a row and Natus Vincere finished off map one at 16-7.

Na`Vi are through to the grand final

With a pistol round going their way, Gambit got off on the right foot on Train as Terrorists. Once the weaponry was on Na`Vi's side, they were able to equalize the scoreline 3-3 on the back of a simple B retake and a quick A defense, courtesy of Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev's triple with the AWP.

Gambit replied with three in a row to claim a three-round lead, but it turned out to be their last breath in the first half. Na`Vi took over thanks to early opening kills from s1mple, while Denis "⁠electronic⁠" Sharipov chimed in with a key triple to secure a 9-6 half.

Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev's three headshots in the second pistol round closed the gap to 9-8, but their rivals controlled the gunrounds with ease, starting with a clean attack towards the A bombsite. It was 12-9 when Gambit fought back with three close rounds in a row to level the score. Unable to rack up some economy, they soon found themselves against the ropes, however, as Na`Vi only needed one round to send their opponents on an eco and soon ended the series at 16-12, 2-0.

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 Best of 3 Natus Vincere Matchpage 2 0 Gambit 16 Nuke 7 16 Train 12