SAW shocked NAVI at ESL Pro League Season 21

NAVI started with a loss at ESL Pro League Season 21, unexpectedly falling to SAW with a score of 1-2. Despite a confident victory on Inferno, the team faltered on Nuke and Ancient , raising questions about the roster's form, especially w0nderful .

The first map of the match was Inferno, where NAVI handled SAW without much trouble, closing the map with a score of 13-3, showing a confident game and dispelling doubts about w0nderful 's departure. However, on the second and third maps, NAVI surprised everyone, in a bad way, where the team lost the second Nuke 13-9 and Ancient 13-4. Such results are disappointing, and many have once again talked about w0nderful 's performance, who had a poor two maps.

Despite the loss in the match, the best player was Mihai "iM" Ivan, who finished the match with a rating of 6.7. Another standout player was André "Ag1l" Gil, who finished with a rating of 6.2 and an average damage of 81 throughout the match.

After the victory, SAW went 1-0 in the Swiss system and moved closer to the playoffs. Meanwhile, NAVI went 0-1 in the Swiss system and are closer to being eliminated from the tournament.

ESL Pro League Season 21 takes place from March 1 to 16 in Stockholm, Sweden. 24 teams are competing for a prize pool of $400,000. Follow the schedule, match results, and tournament progress at the link.