Na`Vi Defeat G2 to Win IEM Katowice 2020
Na`Vi Defeat G2 to Win IEM Katowice 2020
Natus Vincere have become the champions of Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV – World Championship. In the grand finals they outplayed G2 Esports, claiming $250,000 in prize money. Na`Vi’s AWPer Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev has been awarded the MVP medal.
Natus Vincere qualified to playoffs from the third place in Group A, where they outplayed FaZe Clan (2-1) but lost to Fnatic (2-1), dropping to the lower bracket. There they defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-0) and FaZe Clan (2-1). In the playoffs they managed to not lose a single map – they outplayed Team Liquid (2-0), Astralis (2-0) and G2 Esports (3-0). The grand final featured Nuke (16-4), Dust II (16:13) and Mirage (16:2).
Playoffs Bracket:
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The event was held on February 24th – March 1st in Katowice, Poland and featured a $500,000 prize pool. The tournament is also part of ESL Pro Tour and Intel Grand Slam.
Results:
| Place | $ USD | Pro Tour Points | Team |
| 1st | $250,000 | 1800 | Natus Vincere |
| 2nd | $100,000 | 1400 | G2 Esports |
| 3rd-4th | $40,000 | 1100 | Astralis, Fnatic |
| 5th-6th | $15,000 | 825 | Team Liquid, 100 Thieves |
| 7th-8th | $7,000 | 575 | FaZe Clan, mousesports |
| 9th-12th | $4,000 | 325 | Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team Vitality, Evil Geniuses, MAD Lions |
| 13th-16th | $2,500 | 125 | Cloud9, Renegades, TyLoo, Virtus.pro |