{"id":39022,"date":"2024-10-13T20:34:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T00:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39022"},"modified":"2024-10-13T20:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T00:34:47","slug":"natus-vincere-lift-iem-rio-2024-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/natus-vincere-lift-iem-rio-2024-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Natus Vincere lift IEM Rio 2024 trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Natus Vincere (NaVi) emerged victorious at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-fall\/\" title=\"IEM Rio betting guide\">IEM Rio 2024<\/a>, clinching the trophy with a 3-1 win over MOUZ in the grand final on October 13.<\/p>\n<p>The triumph marked NaVi\u2019s fourth major event win of the year, adding to their already impressive record after victories at PGL Major Copenhagen, the Esports World Cup, and <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/natus-vincere-claim-esl-pro-league-season-20-title\/\" title=\"NaVi claim ESL Pro League S20\">ESL Pro League Season 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Champions once again in 2024<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a> \ud83c\udfc6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2GO3OAtlTh\">pic.twitter.com\/2GO3OAtlTh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1845587820104266145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The international <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> roster once again demonstrated their tenacity, pulling off an incredible comeback on the fourth map, Ancient, to seal the series.<\/p>\n<p>NaVi\u2019s journey to the championship wasn&#8217;t straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>They faced a challenging road to the finals, dropping a map to Team Liquid in the group stage and suffering a loss to FURIA Esports in their seeding match.<\/p>\n<p>However, they rebounded during the playoffs, overcoming Virtus.pro in the quarter-finals and surviving a tense semi-final clash against HEROIC.<\/p>\n<p>This marked their sixth consecutive grand final appearance, showcasing their consistency and resilience throughout a gruelling schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The grand final began on MOUZ&#8217;s pick, Inferno, where the teams engaged in a scrappy back-and-forth battle.<\/p>\n<p>Despite MOUZ securing a narrow 7-5 lead at the half, NaVi&#8217;s successful 2v4 retake swung the momentum in their favour, allowing them to edge out a 13-11 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The second map, Dust2, saw NaVi dominate with a 10-2 offensive half, closing it out swiftly with a 13-2 win.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ showed signs of life on Mirage, carving out an early 6-1 lead and extending it to 8-4 by halftime.<\/p>\n<p>A spectacular ace by \u00c1d\u00e1m &#8220;torzsi&#8221; Torzs\u00e1s in the second pistol round set the stage for MOUZ to take their first map, 13-6, narrowing NaVi&#8217;s series lead to 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>With the series hanging in the balance, the fourth map, Ancient, seemed poised to push the contest to a decider.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ built a commanding 10-2 lead at halftime, driven by standout performances from Jimi &#8220;Jimpphat&#8221; Salo and Ludvig &#8220;Brollan&#8221; Brolin on defence.<\/p>\n<p>However, NaVi refused to back down.<\/p>\n<p>Aleksi &#8220;Aleksib&#8221; Virolainen rallied his team, and fueled by an outstanding showing from Ihor &#8220;w0nderful&#8221; Zhdanov, NaVi launched a dramatic comeback.<\/p>\n<p>They won eight consecutive rounds in the second half, turning a 2-10 deficit into a 13-11 victory, securing the championship in regulation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We spoke about it the whole tournament, no matter how much you&#8217;re down, you can still win,&#8221; NaVi&#8217;s Justinas &#8220;jL&#8221; Lekavicius said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it also works both ways, no matter how much you are up, you can still lose, so keep focus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His words encapsulated the resilience NaVi displayed not just in the grand final but throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Following NaVi&#8217;s victory, jL was awarded with his second straight MVP after claiming the same award at ESL Pro League Season 20 in September.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HIS SECOND IN A ROW.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jLcsgo_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jLcsgo_<\/a> IS YOUR <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> RIO 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProTour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProTour<\/a> DHL MVP! \ud83e\udd73\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeutschePostDHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeutschePostDHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6JPS61KH0c\">pic.twitter.com\/6JPS61KH0c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1845571310275239955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For MOUZ, this grand final appearance was their first since BetBoom Dacha Belgrade in May, marking a significant improvement after a lacklustre <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League Season 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While they fell short of claiming the title, MOUZ&#8217;s young lineup showed promise, especially in their performances against formidable teams throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the heartbreak of losing from a 10-2 lead on Ancient, Jimpphat expressed optimism for the future, stating, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we have that fear [of the stage] anymore. We have so much experience already that I think it&#8217;s basically overcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NaVi\u2019s win at IEM Rio 2024 solidifies their status as the top team in CS2, having successfully navigated a turbulent playoff run to claim their fourth title of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The victory also keeps their Intel Grand Slam hopes alive, needing two more tournament wins to secure the million-dollar bonus.<\/p>\n<p>As they continue their quest for greatness, NaVi has proven once again that they thrive under pressure, turning seemingly insurmountable deficits into triumphant victories.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/category\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">Esports betting news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natus Vincere (NaVi) emerged victorious at IEM Rio 2024, clinching the trophy with a 3-1 win over MOUZ in the grand final on October 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":37079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3111,3319,3141,3623,1815,132],"class_list":["post-39022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-iem-fall","tag-iem-rio","tag-justinas-jl-lekavicius","tag-mouz","tag-natus-vincere"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39022"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39026,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39022\/revisions\/39026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}