Natus Vincere and GamerLegion advanced to the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Atlanta event Saturday with semifinal victories.
Natus Vincere swept BetBoom Team 2-0, while GamerLegion survived with a 2-1 triumph over Legacy. They’ll play in Sunday’s grand final after the semifinal losers face off in a third-place match.
The $300,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with 16 teams divided into two groups for the double-elimination opening round. The top six teams reached the single-elimination playoffs.
All matches are best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final. The winning side will receive $125,000.
Natus Vincere completed the sweep with a 13-8 victory on Triumph followed by a 13-6 win on Nuke.
Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy of Ukraine led Natus Vincere in kills (33) and had the fewest deaths (19), but all five team members had 28-plus kills. Kirill “Magnojez” Rodnov led the all-Russian BetBoom Team with 26 kills and 11 assists.
GamerLegion opened with a 13-9 win on Ancient before Legacy bounced back with a 13-3 beatdown on Mirage. GamerLegion responded to close out the match with a 13-6 triumph on Inferno.
Sweden’s Fredrik “REZ” Sterner led GamerLegion with 40 kills, 19 of which came in the deciding third game. Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer led the all-Brazilian Legacy squad with a match-high 49 kills.
Intel Extreme Masters Atlanta prize pool
1. $125,000
2. $50,000
3. $30,000
4. $20,000
5-6. $12,500 — Team Vitality, paiN Gaming
7-8. $7,000 — B8, Astralis
9-12. $5,000 — FUT Esports, FaZe Clan, SINNERS Esports, Team Liquid
13-16. $4,000 — BC.Game Esports, NRG, Passion UA, M80
–Field Level Media
