Natus Vincere have defeated MOUZ 2-1 (14-16 on Inferno, 16-7 on Train, and 16-11 on Mirage) to become the second team through to the playoffs at ELEAGUE Premier.

The Group B winners' match saw a chaotic start on Inferno, with MOUZ keeping their composure together to secure the CT pistol despite being a man down early on. The European mixture went on to take the following anti-ecos, before Na`Vi pinched the CTs to pick up two in a row.

Natus Vincere continued with their aggressive approach, but this time around mouz stood tall and forced Na`Vi to save. The move paid off for the Ukrainian side, who tacked on two more to tie the game at 4-4, but a timeout called by MOUZ in the following round allowed mouz to get back in the lead.

The B-site seemed to be working in Natus Vincere's favour, with a pair of rounds going their way to once again see a lead change at 6-5, but swiftly mouz held the line on this site to even the score. Natus Vincere wouldn't go down that easy and managed to stamp two more, before a half buy from mouz was enough to cut the gap down to one round.

Zeus and co. top Group B

The second half saw Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev make some noise on banana, tapping down three with the USP-S to secure the second pistol for his team. MOUZ quickly ended the celebration with a force buy in the following round, but Na`Vi weren't rattled and held on, winning two more to keep their distance (11-8).

On the brink of being reset, MOUZ struck back and pressed on, winning five straight, before Natus Vincere kept their dreams alive with two of their own (13-13). With the game tied, mouz took a timeout - a move that paid off as Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong's side grabbed their 14th round. Despite Na`Vi then tying the game, mouz kept their composure and ran out 16-14 victors.

The series then moved on to Train, MOUZ' pick, with the Ukrainian side off to a clean 3-0 start as CTs. A buy from MOUZ enabled the team to finally get on the board, but Na`Vi kept their defense very tight, winning five in a row to make it 8-1. Tomáš "⁠oskar⁠" Šťastný's quad-kill in the following round put mouz back in the game, but Natus Vincere's defense closed the door for a 12-3 score at halftime.

In the second half, MOUZ got off to a better start, winning the second pistol and the following anti-ecos, before being stopped in their tracks by Na`Vi. A smooth 1vs2 retake from Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool granted mouz their seventh, but it was simply not enough to stop Natus Vincere, who won three straight to even up the series, forcing the decider.

oskar kept things rolling on Inferno

The series came down to Mirage. Natus Vincere got off to a flying start on the T-side, racking up five in a row, before oskar's triple-kill with the AWP put an end to the streak. The two sides then went back and forth, but Na`Vi kept their lead in the end, despite a late MOUZ comeback to settle the half down, 8-7. The second half was all about Natus Vincere, who put the match to bed with a strong defensive display to complete the comeback in the series.

ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018Best of 3 Natus VincereMatchpage 2 1 23rd July 2018 MOUZ 14Inferno 16 16Train 7 16Mirage 11

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple	63 - 37	+26	80.8	1.29
Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic	64 - 47	+17	81.8	1.23
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	52 - 48	+4	77.0	1.06
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	46 - 46	0	62.2	0.99
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	46 - 57	-11	68.0	0.92

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastnýoskar	62 - 49	+13	79.2	1.19
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	55 - 56	-1	80.8	1.05
Miikka 'suNny' KemppisuNny	50 - 52	-2	69.4	0.97
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	35 - 61	-26	56.1	0.83
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	33 - 53	-20	53.0	0.75

MOUZ #5 Tomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiChris 'chrisJ' de JongMiikka 'suNny' KemppiRobin 'ropz' Kool Robin 'ropz' Kool Age: 18 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 393 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong Age: 28 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1207 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný Age: 27 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 789 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.66 Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev Age: 20 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.22 Maps played: 847 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.67 Natus Vincere #2 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov