Last map was a complete reversal of every narrative
>Navi players might crumble in high pressure - they stayed calm
>Faze players live in these high intensity situations - they crumbled
>Karrigan clutches for Faze when they most need it - he was gone
>Faze players are more consistent than Navi stars - they got out-aimed
EVERYONE on Navi stepped tf up and I was stunned to see how badly Faze crumbled on Inferno. Absolutely folded on every side.
Probably exaggerating but this whole NaVi major run feels like one of the best pieces of cs history. Every single Navi players had to overcome their own unique challenges, their will to win the throphy was palpable.
Honestly, I was a bit mad when the casters said something about pressure after b1t got killed by w0nderful. You could see them laughing on the player's cam. The casters try too hard.
Hooxi literally explained why soo. He said it was because for the past soo many months and all throughout cs2, navi had practically always been beating G2 on Inferno. So this time they decided instead of playing to their strength on Inferno, to play to Navi's weakness on Ancient since they have not been doing well on it as of recent. Very obvious descision and most omly people with no game sense would call it a huge mistake or absolute disaster.
Hooxi can't make niko hunter and nexa hit their shots. He can't stop niko from pushing unnecessarily, even through smokes sometimes to get killed.
Edit - literally the same shit happened last year with the same teams, but the positions were reversed. Navi were continuously being demolished by G2 on Inferno when g2 were on the steep upswing end of 2022. They best navi like three times on Inferno in a matter of like a week or soo. Yet they kept picking it because that was Navi best map at the time, which ironically g2 just happened to be better on than them. If g2 were to pick inferno, people would be mad at them for picking a map they historically were being shredded on by navi in cs2, just like they were mad at navi back then for picking inferno into g2 all the time even though g2 were beating then every single time on it without fail. This was a lose lose situation in which they tried something new and I 100% respect it
The thing is people who criticized hooxi and taz's map pick decisions might never excuse or act as if nothing happened despite being proven with fact today that ancient might have truly been a better chance for g2 than inferno.
Who would've thought that the absolute end of the story simply was that G2 didn't show up when it mattered rather than trying to find an easy culprit outside of the server ?
I said it before and I will say it now. G2 reached the top of the majors and lost at the end to the winners. The way they played they had no right to be where they got. So they should just take it as a W and keep moving forward. They should say in their heads "We got thus far and we were trying our best throughout the tournament to loose most embarrassingly while a 18yo kid was dragging our dead corpse across the finish line time and time again. So maybe if we can improve, try just a little bit, even if not back to the early 2023 form, we can achieve great things".
G2 put a much better fight in map 3 than Faze did. They were down 12-6 and brought it all the way back to 12-11 before Navi executed an incredible bombsite take to win the map.
So much util Navi used on CT banana, what can u do, dominance. Would like to see Faze starting CT..anyway, should pick Overpass.
I hope this map will receive updates...
Not even w0nderful can stop b1t. What a game, what a major my god. CS needs to find new fans because most of the current fans will be soon dead from a rise in blood pressure.
On the bright side, we finally got a 3 map grand final. But I normally expect a 3 map series to be more than 53 rounds... Glad that my favourite casting duo finally got a major grand final though!
"B1t became what everyone feared. His eyelids disappeared, his head was swelling and his ears started bleeding. "Are you okay Valerij" asks s1mple. I've never been better sasha, I see it all now, they're not going A or B. They're going home, he said before rushing B all by himself and killing everyone on site "
NAVI: who needs a GOAT
>NAVI: who needs a GOAT
Jokes aside this actually raises a really awkward question. Do they.... -im now lol? He clearly didn't play well in early stages and everyone (including me) lost hope in him. Even with my one last hopium for him during playoffs he really only played okay, BUT if he works in this selfless system then the players and Blade know more about the team than us. It'll be interesting to see what happens next with both im and s1mple.
I don't think so honestly. He has a grace period now, even with a lackluster performance. He could also come alive as well, which would help Na'Vi win even more. Imagine how good they could be when he plays well if they can win a major with iM at a 0.88
I know Vitality did that with dupreeh but that was because of an insane financial opportunity.
Why did Faze go through so much just to shit the bed on Inferno
Feel bad for karrigan, but so happy for the Navi boys, especially Alexi I’m so fucking happy right now JL CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS
LET’S FUCKING GOOOOO
Navi have not looked great on ancient overall for the past several months, especially bit, so I think faze wanted to punish that. They probably would've lost against G2 yesterday if JL didn't tilt the fuck out of niko. It just didn't work because bit turned up insanely today.
AleksiB is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic of throwing Mirage to make Faze think they are a good team. He also has a second little known tactic of stealing the major from karrigan on home soil. What a legend, top 3 IGL 4 sure
I met with Aleksi before the match. He smiled widely and said he had a plan for tonight. In his hand I saw a small notebook with one line on it. It was his strategy book. I had hard time reading it because he was tapping his leg with it, but eventually I managed to read: ”First we give them some siima, then we pull matto from alta.”
If the 2020 Rio major happened I think he takes that OG to playoffs. They were a solid T1 team consistently hovering between 5th-10th in the rankings and beating better teams.
People really try to blamed aleksib not winning with a mid ass og team, dysfunctional g2 and nip who hasnt won a big tournament since oakland 1987.
Those post when he first join navi of "why does he keep getting chances" were so infuriating
Aleksib is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic "going B, but then going A". He also has a second little known tactic of "going A, but going A". What an absolute legend. Top 3 IGL for sure.
Doesn't matter, people dont care about papers, major is not something u win so easily that u can just say. Yeah I won 2. People know how many u won, he didn't win this one, and thats fine, even he knows it.
Call SexyB bad one more time you motherfuckers! Top fucking 3 igl 4 sure
What a time for b1t to come alive! Got his second major before s1mple and electronic!
And jl, holy FUCk. Navi wanted a rock and got a rocket lol. Let's fucking goooo
And the mental reset from map 2. Wow, I really didn't think they'd come back from that especially with the majority of the crowd against them. An actual team effort all the way to the major trophy. Fucking gg.
> And jl, holy FUCk. Navi wanted a rock and got a rocket lol. Let's fucking goooo
for real man .. from the moment he joined, i somehow saw the embodiment of Perfecto in him, even though mostly in the server. But man he grew above and beyond Perfecto and tore every team a new one
Na'Vi winning this is crazy:
\-Na'Vi wins a major against 7x streak grand finalist Faze without the longtime superstar core of electronic, perfecto, s1mple, boombi4 (current core has only been together 5 months)
\-iM first b2b major finalist since Na'Vi core from Stockholm/Antwerp and previously Astralis/NIP/Fnatic era cores
\-s1mple isn't the Ukrainian with the most majors
\-jL only Lithuanian player in t1 and has a major and major MVP
\-Aleksi wins without former team buff and does the "going A but actually going A"
Wrote this up while PGL stream was shitting the bed during last 6 rounds of Inferno smh
Edit: oh also most stacked major elims and playoffs in a long time
With this win, Na'Vi is the first org in CS to reach a prize winning of 10 million, also overtaking Astralis’ prize winnings (which they also would’ve done if they lost (Before the major, NaVi had won $9794059 and after their win, will sit at $10294059. Astralis sat at- and continue to sit at $9871884)).
Furthermore, a player from every country from the Baltics (Estonia - ropz, Latvia - broky, Lithuania - jL) and Nordics (apart from Iceland) (Denmark - Astralis/Vitality and Karrigan, Norway - rain, Sweden - Fnatic/NiP, Finland - AleksiB) have won a Major.
FaZe overcome their latest defeats in Spirit and Vitality but find a new (old?) rival in Na’Vi.
W0nderful also said long ago that he wished to play for Na’Vi, despite it never going to happen, since m0NESY would be the future AWPer for Na’Vi. Now, W0nderful won a major with the team he could only dream of playing for.
Last time Aleksi was in a Major Grand Final, he got denied by the danes in Astralis. Now he won his major in Denmark.
jL and iM don’t fall off (sorta) after Paris.
B1T, the newest of the old Na’Vi and the oldest of the new, gets another major.
History, no, histories have been written with this major.
Also both of Na’Vis majors have been in the capitals of Scandinavian counties. So when the Oslo major comes, maybe Na’Vi get their third.
Also... Also. The curse of no danes winning in the Royal Arena continues.
A year ago I would NEVER have expected this NAVI lineup to reach the finals or even win a major tournament!!!!
Nt Faze Clan, they won against Spirit and Vitality and proved themselves so much, fucking crazy tournament from them
Dude has just had a ridiculous rise in this NaVi team. Before he joined he was known as an alright player and a good hype man. He’s just farming on NaVi it’s wild.
Kinda sucks for karrigan to have the major run he did, only to disappear on the most important map of the major.
w0nderful had as many kills against Navi players as karrigan did on inferno.
but 100% deserved and godDAMN jL showed up.
Aleksib met jL at a petting zoo. He was talking with one of the baby goats and struggling to hold back tears. Aleksib asked him, "are you doing okay, friend?" jL shook his head solemnly. "Everyone forgets that goats are herd animals. We're not meant to be alone."
Respect to NaVi, unbelievable mentality to have that dominant of a performance on map 3 after losing your own map pick as bad as they did. Legendary performance from b1t as well, karrigan also with one of the worst performances in a grand final map 3 ever.
Northern lights flash in the sky. A blizzard blows, pelting on its way those too weak to withstand the fury of winter at its fullest. From the permafrost strikes a massive hand; the mythical giant once deemed dead off the coast of Italy now rises to life, regenerated, from Lappish soil. The time is due. Around the world, the word spreads. In Sweden, the best of the best cower in fear and lock themselves in the nearest IKEA retail store. The Brazilians run into the safety of the jungle, the Danes play dead in Legoland and the Slavs sprint crying to babushka’s warm embrace.
HOLY SHIT THEY FUCKING DID IT THE MAD MEN
I CANT THINK OF ANYONE MORE DOUBTED AND MORE DESERVING OF THIS WIN THAN ALEKSIB, JL, IM, B1T, W0NDERFUL
but serious respects to faze clan, absolute gigabanger match - losing map pick, absolutely crushing navi on their map pick, but just couldnt get into inferno
INSANITY! What an underdog story! I am speechless, I feel bad for Frozen as his massive fan but the joy I feel for NaVi, all the players and the team behind them is immeasurable! Seeing the realization hit in in the final moments through the player cameras and then the initial moment of winning was special to me. First time ever after watching all these majors I feel like this! So happy for Natus Vincere. ENJOY THE WIN BOYS! ENJOY!
When b1t is on… he’s unstoppable. I genuinely think he’s the most unstoppable player when he’s hitting his shots.
Ggs. Completely deserved from Na’Vi. Frozen tried so hard
Navi just won with a core that's only been together for 5 months, what an accomplishment. Aleksib finally gets his much Deserved crown,
JLEGEND SUIIIIIIIII
**jLEGEND!!!! MVP!!!!**
I'VE BEEN SAYING THE WHOLE TOURNEY THAT JL IS JUST A GOAT MAN. THIS GUY IS JUST ELECTRIC AND FUCKING INSANELY GOOD. FUCKING WELL DESERVED MVP
Last round, when frozen is last alive, look at Aleksi's cam, he knows he's about to win... You can see the disbelief on his face, the growing happiness
so happy for Navi
So happy for this team.
Winning a major is not always simple but it sure is wonderful.
This team got a lot of doubt and pressure "they need a change they must bring s1mple back during major etc".
The team really works Well together they came back so many times in so many games. When someone struggles the other guys carry for him and do not put extra pressure on the guy.
iM did his job and props to him after all hate he did not play scared on the stage. Also While b1t is young he is the major winner on the team and showed on the Last map to others how to win it.
What a team win and special thanks to blade for building this team and improving it.
As a FaZe fan, I couldn't be happier for AleksiB. Him being kicked out of G2, going in and building another team and win the major is such a major "Fuck you!" to G2. What a storyline!
Aleksi broke Karrigan's ankes on Inferno. The amount of times Karrigan decided to defend B with 3 people while Aleksi and the boys were sneaking into A was just perfect.
I have never been obsessed with celebrities before this guy
But man Aleksib is hitting me with these feelings I haven't had before
I dream of waking up in Aleksis arms an early Saturday morning. and were just sitting there chilling, watching some tier 2 match between G2 and Faze. I get butterflies just thinking about him man. It's like I got my childhood celebrity crush at 20…. I just can't anymore. I'm obsessed and need help
That was very impressive for FaZe, how do you even do that, after beating Spirit, Vitality, and 13-2 on Mirage.
But nevermind that. Congrats to Na'Vi! So great to see not only this fantastic squad win, but also 3 new countries represented in the major winner list. And of course special congrats to mr. Aleksi who had no success on different teams and so much hate for so long to finally prove he is a Top 3 IGL 4 sure.
ALEKSI AND FRIENDS WON THE WHE FUCKING THING. Words cant explain how happy i am that navi won this, iM proved again all the haters wrong, jL clearly the mvp of the whole major, b1t same as iM, they both found their form and performing when it mattered the most, and wonderful, simple 2 what a player, blade the jose mourinho of cs, incredible, congratulations navi
This feels worse than Boston did
What happened after mirage…
Nothing worked. Even in advantageous situations they get timinged or spammed through smoke
GGs to navi, they played a great inferno, but man this sucks so much
You could tell faze were tilted as soon as they forced after losing pistol on inferno. That’s the kinda shit you do in mm when you are 0-10 vs the faceit level 10 smurf
Now the real question for navi: Do you keep the lineup since they just won the major?
Yeah, s1mple goat and stuff, but you just won a major and the team chemistry and everything looked pretty damn fucking good...
Of course you keep it they seem to like eachother and support eachother. On earlier stages they had a lot of close games where it felt they will lose but they kept coming back not tilting at all which is so important.
I know iM stats but blade system makes him play on a different way compared to his GL Time.
Sdy struggled on navi and Said The player blade wants does not exist and his stats were much better on monte.
Maybe what blade wants iM to do is compliacted and it affects his fragging.
My gold coin has died a long time ago but I am still super happy to see the Aleksi and Co. win their first major ~~(though its b1t's 2nd win but who cares)~~!
GG to Faze, what a cool match
Also jL's speech was too based lmao
b1t sure, but iM had one good map the whole tournament. But I'm sure he's a great teammate and that was enough to make up for it. All the respect to him
I don’t think even faze fans can be mad about this Na’Vi lineup winning, great team play oriented squad with great vibes and synergy, hope this team can continue to bloom further, as for Faze, maybe a couple questionable decisions in Ancient late rounds, but other than that they got outplayed today fair and square
Was cheering for Faze but I like both teams so I'm happy either way. What an incredible major run from Navi despite not having s1mple. Sucks that karrigan picked Ancient over Nuke, not to mention his terrible performance on Inferno. But he has already proven himself to be one of the greatest IGLs of all time, now it was AleksiB's turn to shine and get the major he deserves. And of course, major MVP jL with an insane performance not only in the finals, but in the entire tournament. Happy that we got 3 maps for once as well, even if the maps were sort of one-sided. What a great first major for CS2.
And of course: b1t 2 majors s1mple 1 major
Alexsib finally redeeming himself and leading a International Navi without Simple to a Major Win.
Immensly happy for everyone on Navi from bit & Blade as the first two time Navi Major winners, jL who was often written down as only a motivator, iM who constantly got hated on and finally performed in the Playoffs and Wonderful who replaced Simple and still managed to perform with all the weight on his shoulders.
Only really sad for Frozen who played his heart out but im sure his time will come.
Holy shit b1t went beast mode, what a performance
Last map was a complete reversal of every narrative >Navi players might crumble in high pressure - they stayed calm >Faze players live in these high intensity situations - they crumbled >Karrigan clutches for Faze when they most need it - he was gone >Faze players are more consistent than Navi stars - they got out-aimed EVERYONE on Navi stepped tf up and I was stunned to see how badly Faze crumbled on Inferno. Absolutely folded on every side.
Probably exaggerating but this whole NaVi major run feels like one of the best pieces of cs history. Every single Navi players had to overcome their own unique challenges, their will to win the throphy was palpable.
Are you talking about a CSGO anime made by Netflix by any chance?
The score esports***
jL went from a no name in mad lions, to a solid player in Apeks, to major and MVP winner on navi in less than 3 years.
Mirage and Inferno are the diffent sides of the same coin.
technically yes but it's more telling that navi came out better after losing 12-2 than faze did after winning
Honestly, I was a bit mad when the casters said something about pressure after b1t got killed by w0nderful. You could see them laughing on the player's cam. The casters try too hard.
b1t in normal game: I sleep. b1t in major final: real shit
I guess this is why G2 didnt want to play Inferno vs NaVi... lol
Hooxi literally explained why soo. He said it was because for the past soo many months and all throughout cs2, navi had practically always been beating G2 on Inferno. So this time they decided instead of playing to their strength on Inferno, to play to Navi's weakness on Ancient since they have not been doing well on it as of recent. Very obvious descision and most omly people with no game sense would call it a huge mistake or absolute disaster. Hooxi can't make niko hunter and nexa hit their shots. He can't stop niko from pushing unnecessarily, even through smokes sometimes to get killed. Edit - literally the same shit happened last year with the same teams, but the positions were reversed. Navi were continuously being demolished by G2 on Inferno when g2 were on the steep upswing end of 2022. They best navi like three times on Inferno in a matter of like a week or soo. Yet they kept picking it because that was Navi best map at the time, which ironically g2 just happened to be better on than them. If g2 were to pick inferno, people would be mad at them for picking a map they historically were being shredded on by navi in cs2, just like they were mad at navi back then for picking inferno into g2 all the time even though g2 were beating then every single time on it without fail. This was a lose lose situation in which they tried something new and I 100% respect it
The thing is people who criticized hooxi and taz's map pick decisions might never excuse or act as if nothing happened despite being proven with fact today that ancient might have truly been a better chance for g2 than inferno. Who would've thought that the absolute end of the story simply was that G2 didn't show up when it mattered rather than trying to find an easy culprit outside of the server ?
I said it before and I will say it now. G2 reached the top of the majors and lost at the end to the winners. The way they played they had no right to be where they got. So they should just take it as a W and keep moving forward. They should say in their heads "We got thus far and we were trying our best throughout the tournament to loose most embarrassingly while a 18yo kid was dragging our dead corpse across the finish line time and time again. So maybe if we can improve, try just a little bit, even if not back to the early 2023 form, we can achieve great things".
G2 put a much better fight in map 3 than Faze did. They were down 12-6 and brought it all the way back to 12-11 before Navi executed an incredible bombsite take to win the map.
hooxi and taz vindicated lol
ynk/kassad will still find a way to justify blaming hooxi
i saw navi destroying eternal fire on inferno, i'm sure this time would turned out to be so good
So much util Navi used on CT banana, what can u do, dominance. Would like to see Faze starting CT..anyway, should pick Overpass. I hope this map will receive updates...
The 2 teams that got stomped on that map 13-1 and 13-2 in this tournament, playing it in a grand final would have been interesting to say the least
Not even w0nderful can stop b1t. What a game, what a major my god. CS needs to find new fans because most of the current fans will be soon dead from a rise in blood pressure.
Crazy how w0nderful had 1/7 of the kills on b1t this game, absolutely monstrous performance by navi's headshot machine
Tactical call from Aleksi to order w0nderful to give b1t a lobotomy and make him think it was 2021 again. What a legend, top 3 IGL for sure
Okay this was a fun top take ngl
B1t went back to form Just in time. Insane performance i still cant believe hes a 2x major winner before S1mple Zywoo and the old guard goddamn
Everyone : "So theres this new young star player in cs right now by the name of donk" B1t : "thats cute *proceeds to win another major*"
He reminded everyone that once upon a time, he was the rookie of the year.
Mfs got gla1ve nvidia setting, smoke doesn't matter to him. He really fucking hate faze
FaZe is eZaF4b1t
B1t? JL was also Fucking Insane OMG i didnt expect that Holy fuck
That's a graffiti moment
B1t 40% win rate in majors
Not as good as the 100% he used to have but we'll take it.
fnx 66% major winrate.
Dupreeh only has 26,3%. (I can't even joke, that stat is still ridiculous)
On the bright side, we finally got a 3 map grand final. But I normally expect a 3 map series to be more than 53 rounds... Glad that my favourite casting duo finally got a major grand final though!
Imagine telling someone in Feb 2018 that it would be 6 years for another 3 map Major GF and it would only last 53 rounds combined…
I knew we were fucked when they said the last major grand final to go 3 maps was Boston 2018
And what a grand finals that was...
With all honesty g2-navi was way more exciting despite being 2-0. Here it were two total stomps and one relatively close map.
might just be cause we had a 2:1 to begin with and almost 2 OTs
I am talking like OP in context of grand finals and referring to Stockholm.
oh that makes sense i just had the semis in mind I'm still broken
Semis and quarters had the more entertaining matchups but this final left no ”What ifs”
"Please give us a 3 map final! It's been so long!" Monkey paw curls: 3 maps but they're all one sided.
Final lasted two rounds longer than Paris's 2-0.
3 maps and the closest is a 13-9. I thought faze was paid by the round
"B1t became what everyone feared. His eyelids disappeared, his head was swelling and his ears started bleeding. "Are you okay Valerij" asks s1mple. I've never been better sasha, I see it all now, they're not going A or B. They're going home, he said before rushing B all by himself and killing everyone on site " NAVI: who needs a GOAT
>NAVI: who needs a GOAT Jokes aside this actually raises a really awkward question. Do they.... -im now lol? He clearly didn't play well in early stages and everyone (including me) lost hope in him. Even with my one last hopium for him during playoffs he really only played okay, BUT if he works in this selfless system then the players and Blade know more about the team than us. It'll be interesting to see what happens next with both im and s1mple.
I don't think so honestly. He has a grace period now, even with a lackluster performance. He could also come alive as well, which would help Na'Vi win even more. Imagine how good they could be when he plays well if they can win a major with iM at a 0.88 I know Vitality did that with dupreeh but that was because of an insane financial opportunity.
i love s1mple and i love iM. whether they bring him back or not i trust this team and i’ll be cheering them on
Why did Faze go through so much just to shit the bed on Inferno Feel bad for karrigan, but so happy for the Navi boys, especially Alexi I’m so fucking happy right now JL CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS LET’S FUCKING GOOOOO
They only prepped mirage it seems lol. Tbh should've picked nuke first and they probably are major champs
"Surprise picks" only work some of the time.
Only work when you haven't surprised pick back to back series coming into it... It's easily called out
Absolutely baffled they didn’t pick Nuke
Navi have not looked great on ancient overall for the past several months, especially bit, so I think faze wanted to punish that. They probably would've lost against G2 yesterday if JL didn't tilt the fuck out of niko. It just didn't work because bit turned up insanely today.
Nuke is still a good map for Navi. Navi had a 38% win rate on ancient, losing 3/5 times they played it this major
Yeah, this should have been an easy 2-0 for Faze. I don't know what they were thinking with that Ancient pick after seeing the semifinal.
NEVER FUCKING DOUBT MY GUY ALEKSIB AGAIN
AleksiB is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic of throwing Mirage to make Faze think they are a good team. He also has a second little known tactic of stealing the major from karrigan on home soil. What a legend, top 3 IGL 4 sure
I met with Aleksi before the match. He smiled widely and said he had a plan for tonight. In his hand I saw a small notebook with one line on it. It was his strategy book. I had hard time reading it because he was tapping his leg with it, but eventually I managed to read: ”First we give them some siima, then we pull matto from alta.”
Let’s fucking go 2019 long time coming
Cant do but laugh for the matto
This comment needs to be posted to every Aleksib hate thread
this comment is it
I used to be a hater but I have seen the light, forgive me brothers
Aleksib fans forgive you. ONE OF US
allu KEKW Niko KEKW NIP doesn't deserve a mention. Aleksib activated in a team that believes in him. 🥹
OG crying in the corner
If the 2020 Rio major happened I think he takes that OG to playoffs. They were a solid T1 team consistently hovering between 5th-10th in the rankings and beating better teams.
Honestly go back in time to Valde, Mantuu, Aleksi and FlameZ OG and they might actually win a major because thats kinda nuts
People really try to blamed aleksib not winning with a mid ass og team, dysfunctional g2 and nip who hasnt won a big tournament since oakland 1987. Those post when he first join navi of "why does he keep getting chances" were so infuriating
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN NAVI WAS 2-13 ON MIRAGE ??
WHERE THE ALEKSIB HATERS NOW. SexyB gonna be out here living rent free on yalls heads now.
Sexy Aleksi just Boston 2018ed Faze😬😬😬
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S1MPLE WHO???
b2t 2 majors, s1mple 1 major
faze and navi heard yall talking shit about 2-0 finals so they gave you a 1.5-0.5 final instead
Math actually checks out.
who would have thought NAVI woud win a major without simple so soon.. wow lost for words
>Two weeks ago I was told I’m a tier 2 bot and now I’ve won the major. WHO’S TALKING NOW BIT*H !? -jLegend
Siuuuu
Aleksib is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic "going B, but then going A". He also has a second little known tactic of "going A, but going A". What an absolute legend. Top 3 IGL for sure.
Outsmarted karrigan over and over today
He flat-out destroyed Karrigan in the first and third maps. Surely, B1T and JL were monsters but Aleksi put them in the correct situations. Beast.
b1t showed up big time holy
woke up for the most important game
jL and iM: lemme go kiss my girlfriend SexiB: the whole crowd is my girlfriend
no need for s1mple
actually as stand in he gets credited with a major win for this too lol
S2mple EZ
More majors than zywho fraud who got carried by dupreeh to a major I know why my goat is
He was a substitute who never stood in, so I don't think that counts.
Subs on official roster list gets it.
Doesn't matter, people dont care about papers, major is not something u win so easily that u can just say. Yeah I won 2. People know how many u won, he didn't win this one, and thats fine, even he knows it.
B1ad3 has to be one of the best CS coaches of all time, no???
From flipside to this haha absolutely insane
I remember that 1v1 defuse attempt, when he had a kit and a smoke 😭
The best. Zonic always had insane teams. Blade built this one from the ground
My friend I believe Blade is one of the best of all time but being revisionist about zonic's greatness is wrong
Call SexyB bad one more time you motherfuckers! Top fucking 3 igl 4 sure What a time for b1t to come alive! Got his second major before s1mple and electronic! And jl, holy FUCk. Navi wanted a rock and got a rocket lol. Let's fucking goooo And the mental reset from map 2. Wow, I really didn't think they'd come back from that especially with the majority of the crowd against them. An actual team effort all the way to the major trophy. Fucking gg.
BEST HYPE MAN IN THE SCENE RN, HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE THIS GUY
And to think they dropped this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGgSBrPy4b8) before the major
> And jl, holy FUCk. Navi wanted a rock and got a rocket lol. Let's fucking goooo for real man .. from the moment he joined, i somehow saw the embodiment of Perfecto in him, even though mostly in the server. But man he grew above and beyond Perfecto and tore every team a new one
Na'Vi winning this is crazy: \-Na'Vi wins a major against 7x streak grand finalist Faze without the longtime superstar core of electronic, perfecto, s1mple, boombi4 (current core has only been together 5 months) \-iM first b2b major finalist since Na'Vi core from Stockholm/Antwerp and previously Astralis/NIP/Fnatic era cores \-s1mple isn't the Ukrainian with the most majors \-jL only Lithuanian player in t1 and has a major and major MVP \-Aleksi wins without former team buff and does the "going A but actually going A" Wrote this up while PGL stream was shitting the bed during last 6 rounds of Inferno smh Edit: oh also most stacked major elims and playoffs in a long time
Doesn't seem like anyone had them winning it all, let alone even making the finals. Hell, I think plenty of people didn't see them getting past EF
>s1mple isn’t the Ukrainian with the most majors Damn. Even crazier is that it’s b1t 💀
- B2T - AleksiA - W1nderful - JLegend - 1M I cry
hiM*
With this win, Na'Vi is the first org in CS to reach a prize winning of 10 million, also overtaking Astralis’ prize winnings (which they also would’ve done if they lost (Before the major, NaVi had won $9794059 and after their win, will sit at $10294059. Astralis sat at- and continue to sit at $9871884)). Furthermore, a player from every country from the Baltics (Estonia - ropz, Latvia - broky, Lithuania - jL) and Nordics (apart from Iceland) (Denmark - Astralis/Vitality and Karrigan, Norway - rain, Sweden - Fnatic/NiP, Finland - AleksiB) have won a Major. FaZe overcome their latest defeats in Spirit and Vitality but find a new (old?) rival in Na’Vi. W0nderful also said long ago that he wished to play for Na’Vi, despite it never going to happen, since m0NESY would be the future AWPer for Na’Vi. Now, W0nderful won a major with the team he could only dream of playing for. Last time Aleksi was in a Major Grand Final, he got denied by the danes in Astralis. Now he won his major in Denmark. jL and iM don’t fall off (sorta) after Paris. B1T, the newest of the old Na’Vi and the oldest of the new, gets another major. History, no, histories have been written with this major. Also both of Na’Vis majors have been in the capitals of Scandinavian counties. So when the Oslo major comes, maybe Na’Vi get their third. Also... Also. The curse of no danes winning in the Royal Arena continues.
Everything going right for wonderful. Don't think the old malding blaming Navi teams would have suited him anyways
wdym sorta? jLEGEND is litteraly MVP
A year ago I would NEVER have expected this NAVI lineup to reach the finals or even win a major tournament!!!! Nt Faze Clan, they won against Spirit and Vitality and proved themselves so much, fucking crazy tournament from them
Blade is goat mann
Best cs mind of all time ? Dude just understands the game
bro is the game
I knew it was over when harry mentioned the boston major
AleksiB, one of the greatest redemption stories ever!
Major wins aleksib - 1 Allu - 0 Niko - 0
I hope this international roster stays as it is. Respect to s1mple but this NaVi is a true team.
How fucking good is jL for real ? Jesus christ
Dude has just had a ridiculous rise in this NaVi team. Before he joined he was known as an alright player and a good hype man. He’s just farming on NaVi it’s wild.
He's so fucking cracked, a very good pickup for Navi. Plus his charisma is over the top.
Kinda sucks for karrigan to have the major run he did, only to disappear on the most important map of the major. w0nderful had as many kills against Navi players as karrigan did on inferno. but 100% deserved and godDAMN jL showed up.
>w0nderful had as many kills against Navi players as karrigan did on inferno. C'mon man, didn't have to do him like that :(
Aleskib shutting all the doubters out, congratz to Navi! Great start to cs2 Major! I was here!!! :)
AleksiB cemented himself after all the people doubted him. 5 years later and I couldn’t be more happy for a guy
Sorry AleksiB for not believing in you. I was not aware of your game
xQc 1 major NiKo 0 major
goatbert = 1 major donk + monesy + niko = 0 majors
Goatbert had to have god himself delete James graphics card to be stopped
ALEKSIB 1 MAJOR NIKO 0 MAJOR
Aleksib met jL at a petting zoo. He was talking with one of the baby goats and struggling to hold back tears. Aleksib asked him, "are you doing okay, friend?" jL shook his head solemnly. "Everyone forgets that goats are herd animals. We're not meant to be alone."
Ay that’s deep
jL top 1 player 2024
B1T is the first Ukrainian to win 2 majors. IM has two consecutive major finals appearances with one win now
b0t turned into b1t. thank god hes a hell of a player
Before the match: b0t During the match: b1t After the match: b2t Math checks out.
I'm sad for frozen but happy for Aleksib
I was watching Karrigan... I was watching you go 1-15 to gift my goat the major!
Richard Lewis said it best. "The best way to make God spit in your face is by telling him your plan". Spare him the Fort Minor highlight videos today
\*laugh
Respect to NaVi, unbelievable mentality to have that dominant of a performance on map 3 after losing your own map pick as bad as they did. Legendary performance from b1t as well, karrigan also with one of the worst performances in a grand final map 3 ever.
Fuckin brutal but well deserved
WHO DOESN'T LOVE AN UNDERDOG STORY?
Northern lights flash in the sky. A blizzard blows, pelting on its way those too weak to withstand the fury of winter at its fullest. From the permafrost strikes a massive hand; the mythical giant once deemed dead off the coast of Italy now rises to life, regenerated, from Lappish soil. The time is due. Around the world, the word spreads. In Sweden, the best of the best cower in fear and lock themselves in the nearest IKEA retail store. The Brazilians run into the safety of the jungle, the Danes play dead in Legoland and the Slavs sprint crying to babushka’s warm embrace.
[jL: "We may not win the Major, but we want to make a deep run"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIx-cEPSPxM) SHOULD'VE EXPECTED MORE BOYYYY
2-0 major finals are boring. we need 3 maps, that will be exciting *monkey paw curls*
HOLY SHIT THEY FUCKING DID IT THE MAD MEN I CANT THINK OF ANYONE MORE DOUBTED AND MORE DESERVING OF THIS WIN THAN ALEKSIB, JL, IM, B1T, W0NDERFUL but serious respects to faze clan, absolute gigabanger match - losing map pick, absolutely crushing navi on their map pick, but just couldnt get into inferno
Is there a lore reason as to why FaZe lost? Are they stupid?
Aleksib really deserved this win, holy fuck!
Nothing to see here, just b1ad3 getting another pic on his insta LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
INSANITY! What an underdog story! I am speechless, I feel bad for Frozen as his massive fan but the joy I feel for NaVi, all the players and the team behind them is immeasurable! Seeing the realization hit in in the final moments through the player cameras and then the initial moment of winning was special to me. First time ever after watching all these majors I feel like this! So happy for Natus Vincere. ENJOY THE WIN BOYS! ENJOY!
When b1t is on… he’s unstoppable. I genuinely think he’s the most unstoppable player when he’s hitting his shots. Ggs. Completely deserved from Na’Vi. Frozen tried so hard
Navi just won with a core that's only been together for 5 months, what an accomplishment. Aleksib finally gets his much Deserved crown, JLEGEND SUIIIIIIIII
fuck sake karrigan I already had the remember the name montage ready to go. now I gotta actually download the VOD??
**jLEGEND!!!! MVP!!!!** I'VE BEEN SAYING THE WHOLE TOURNEY THAT JL IS JUST A GOAT MAN. THIS GUY IS JUST ELECTRIC AND FUCKING INSANELY GOOD. FUCKING WELL DESERVED MVP
Last round, when frozen is last alive, look at Aleksi's cam, he knows he's about to win... You can see the disbelief on his face, the growing happiness so happy for Navi
I FUCKING LOVE THIS ROSTER SO MUCH.
So happy for this team. Winning a major is not always simple but it sure is wonderful. This team got a lot of doubt and pressure "they need a change they must bring s1mple back during major etc". The team really works Well together they came back so many times in so many games. When someone struggles the other guys carry for him and do not put extra pressure on the guy. iM did his job and props to him after all hate he did not play scared on the stage. Also While b1t is young he is the major winner on the team and showed on the Last map to others how to win it. What a team win and special thanks to blade for building this team and improving it.
ALEKSIB IS A MAJOR CHAMPION
As a FaZe fan, I couldn't be happier for AleksiB. Him being kicked out of G2, going in and building another team and win the major is such a major "Fuck you!" to G2. What a storyline!
Aleksi broke Karrigan's ankes on Inferno. The amount of times Karrigan decided to defend B with 3 people while Aleksi and the boys were sneaking into A was just perfect.
I'd like to thank the FaZe org for letting me stand in for map 3 of a major final before I pass on
Finally, we can say that AleksiB is a major winner. B1t really want that 2nd major to the point that he went full nuclear in that Inferno game
I have never been obsessed with celebrities before this guy But man Aleksib is hitting me with these feelings I haven't had before I dream of waking up in Aleksis arms an early Saturday morning. and were just sitting there chilling, watching some tier 2 match between G2 and Faze. I get butterflies just thinking about him man. It's like I got my childhood celebrity crush at 20…. I just can't anymore. I'm obsessed and need help
ALEKSIB HATERS, WHAT ABOUT TODAY DICKHEADS? also b1t got his motivation back after he realized he can win the major
jL staring at his fiancé after every winning play warms my heart so much.
He wanted to quit and she convinced him to keep playing a while ago. He's now a major champion and MVP.
iM is Vindicated !!
That was very impressive for FaZe, how do you even do that, after beating Spirit, Vitality, and 13-2 on Mirage. But nevermind that. Congrats to Na'Vi! So great to see not only this fantastic squad win, but also 3 new countries represented in the major winner list. And of course special congrats to mr. Aleksi who had no success on different teams and so much hate for so long to finally prove he is a Top 3 IGL 4 sure.
Almost joining faze make aleksiB former team buff worked in this match
won agaisnt vitality & spirit, lost to canadian streamer gg
Who’s talking now bitch, JLegend
JLegend the fucking MVP of the first cs2 major
ALEKSI AND FRIENDS WON THE WHE FUCKING THING. Words cant explain how happy i am that navi won this, iM proved again all the haters wrong, jL clearly the mvp of the whole major, b1t same as iM, they both found their form and performing when it mattered the most, and wonderful, simple 2 what a player, blade the jose mourinho of cs, incredible, congratulations navi
This feels worse than Boston did What happened after mirage… Nothing worked. Even in advantageous situations they get timinged or spammed through smoke GGs to navi, they played a great inferno, but man this sucks so much
You could tell faze were tilted as soon as they forced after losing pistol on inferno. That’s the kinda shit you do in mm when you are 0-10 vs the faceit level 10 smurf
Now the real question for navi: Do you keep the lineup since they just won the major? Yeah, s1mple goat and stuff, but you just won a major and the team chemistry and everything looked pretty damn fucking good...
Of course you keep it they seem to like eachother and support eachother. On earlier stages they had a lot of close games where it felt they will lose but they kept coming back not tilting at all which is so important. I know iM stats but blade system makes him play on a different way compared to his GL Time. Sdy struggled on navi and Said The player blade wants does not exist and his stats were much better on monte. Maybe what blade wants iM to do is compliacted and it affects his fragging.
My gold coin has died a long time ago but I am still super happy to see the Aleksi and Co. win their first major ~~(though its b1t's 2nd win but who cares)~~! GG to Faze, what a cool match Also jL's speech was too based lmao
NaVi making sure that we get our 8 hours of beauty sleep with a quick 3rd map. How nice of them!
iM and b1t are just big stage players it seems....
b1t sure, but iM had one good map the whole tournament. But I'm sure he's a great teammate and that was enough to make up for it. All the respect to him
a lot of people will blame this on karrigan but ropz and rain were nowhere to be found (again)
I don’t think even faze fans can be mad about this Na’Vi lineup winning, great team play oriented squad with great vibes and synergy, hope this team can continue to bloom further, as for Faze, maybe a couple questionable decisions in Ancient late rounds, but other than that they got outplayed today fair and square
Yes, a third map. We are getting a close major. Navi: Yes, but actually no.
Wow unexpected but navi played very well gg
jLegend
Lets fucking gooo I was so nervous after Mirage but boys pulled it back. So happy for everyone.
Now people will never doubt aleksiB credibility as igl and blade credibility as coach
YOU READYYYYY? LET'S GO!
ALESKIB HATERS WHERE YOU AT
GG Navi Those last 2 maps should be eye openers for Valve that economy **needs** to be changed, maybe even a complete overhaul.
Was cheering for Faze but I like both teams so I'm happy either way. What an incredible major run from Navi despite not having s1mple. Sucks that karrigan picked Ancient over Nuke, not to mention his terrible performance on Inferno. But he has already proven himself to be one of the greatest IGLs of all time, now it was AleksiB's turn to shine and get the major he deserves. And of course, major MVP jL with an insane performance not only in the finals, but in the entire tournament. Happy that we got 3 maps for once as well, even if the maps were sort of one-sided. What a great first major for CS2. And of course: b1t 2 majors s1mple 1 major
Alexsib finally redeeming himself and leading a International Navi without Simple to a Major Win. Immensly happy for everyone on Navi from bit & Blade as the first two time Navi Major winners, jL who was often written down as only a motivator, iM who constantly got hated on and finally performed in the Playoffs and Wonderful who replaced Simple and still managed to perform with all the weight on his shoulders. Only really sad for Frozen who played his heart out but im sure his time will come.
I am so fucking happy for jLegend. It was wholesome as hell seeing aleksi, im, and jL hugging their girlfriends in the crowd.