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Three out of five players from NaVi's TI1 roster will travel with NaVi to Seattle for TI5.

Image courtesy of games.mail.ru Three out of five players from NaVi's TI1 roster will travel with NaVi to Seattle for TI5.

After tough year Navi strikes when it really matters

SoNNeikO - the newest addition to NaVi

made the difference both in game 2 and 3 SoNNeikO - the newest addition to NaVimade the difference both in game 2 and 3

NiP shines in the laning phase but fails to capitalise

This is true for both teams as not only NaVi but also STARK* didn't have a great year. However, they have been doing very well in the qualifiers so far and topped their respective groups.In the first game we saw the famousDanil ' Dendi ' Ishutin's Pudge. However, despite getting ahead and securing multiple kills, Na'Vi didn't pressure 4ASC signature KotL + PL enough. As a resultLasse ' Matumbaman ' Urpalainen man was able to overcome a 10,000 gold deficit. Being behind for 50 minutes of the game didn't stop him from carrying his team to a 55 minute victory.4ASC's comeback thanks to their PL + KotL shaped the rest of the match asIvan ' Artstyle ' Antonov chose to ban it in the first phase for the remainder of the series. However, the Fins failed to capitalize on it.Twice they gave up a hero they excel at - the Leshrac to Dendi. That was a costly mistake. Moreover,Alexander ' XBOCT ' Dashkevich got his hands on his signature heroes and 4ASC were already in poor position. The player who really made the difference however, wasAkbar ' SoNNeikO ' Butaev.He was instrumental in building up NaVi's advantage in the second game. The young Russian played very well on Shadow Demon, setting up the pick off on the midlane several times. If that wasn't enough, in the deciding game he got his hands on Winter Wyvern and managed to pull of several game-changing ults! On the back of those plays Natus Vincere secured top 2 finish in the EU qualifiers, a trip to Seattle, at least for the wild card matches. The Ukrainians will take part in a BO5 battle for a direct spot at TI today!After winning a postponed game from the group stage against Vega Squadron advanced to the playoffs from the second place in the group. They faced Ninjas in Pyjamas* in the Losers Bracket round 1. After elimination of The Alliance the Swedish fans had for sure high hopes forAdrian ' Era ' Kryeziu and crew. And Ninjas did bring their A-game, but only in the laning phase.In every game of the series the Swedish squad got off to a fantastic start dominating all the lanes. However, they managed to seal the deal only in game one. In the other two some sloppy fights from NiP and amazing coordination by Vega resulted in two comebacks. Although being in positions that looked insurmountable the Russian team managed to get back in the game twice and it will be them who will face 4ASC for the second spot in the European qualifiers finals.