w0nderful leads NAVI comeback against PARIVISION to secure Beijing semifinal

w0nderful leads NAVI comeback against PARIVISION to secure Beijing semifinal

Natus Vincere defeated PARIVISION 2–1 in the IEM Beijing quarterfinals, recovering from an overTIME defeat on Mirage to secure a semifinal meeting with The MongolZ .

NAVI lost the opener 14–16, then won Inferno 13–9 and Ancient 13–10. PARIVISION exited in 5th–6th place.

PARIVISION withstand NAVI’s Mirage recovery

NAVI selected Mirage and won the opening three ROUNDS , but PARIVISION took control of the gun ROUNDS to establish a 9–3 halftime lead.

Jame and zweih played important roles in that turnaround. NAVI subsequently recovered on their defensive Half , with w0nderful and Aleksib helping force overTIME , but PARIVISION finished the map 16–14.

Jame recorded 25 kills against 15 deaths, while w0nderful registered 27 kills despite the loss.

Inferno response keeps NAVI alive

PARIVISION began Inferno with a 4–0 lead, threatening to close the series in two maps.

w0nderful helped stabilize NAVI’s defense before their attacking Half turned the contest around. makazze supplied important opening kills as NAVI completed the 13–9 Victory .

w0nderful finished the map 18–7, giving NAVI the individual advantage needed to force Ancient.

b1t helps finish the decider

NAVI established an early defensive advantage on Ancient, although individual ROUNDS from FL1T and HObbit prevented PARIVISION from Falling out of contention.

The second Half remained closely contested. b1t ultimately supplied two opening kills on the final B-site attack, completing the 13–10 Victory .

He finished Ancient 20–13, while w0nderful added 19–12.

w0nderful tops the series

w0nderful ended the match with 64 kills against 41 deaths, 85.2 ADR and a 1.54 HLTV rating.

The Victory extended NAVI’s late-season recovery and moved them into Beijing’s final four after their lower-bracket qualification through the group StAgE .