Luminosity Gaming have fallen to Natus Vincere after two extremely close maps in the quarterfinals of Cluj-Napoca.

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The final match of the semifinals was expected to be a thriller, and it didn't disappoint; Luminosity Gaming gave their Ukrainian opponents Natus Vincere a fight, making the Ukrainians fight til the end on both maps. The series started out on de_dust2, a map Na'Vi have a repuation on due to their strong defense on the CT side, which they had the fortune to start out on. Luminosity immediately ran into a wall on the attack, getting locked out of the pistol, and while a forceup on the second round allowed them a second chance, Na'Vi forced back and kept the lead for the rest of the half for a 9-6 scoreline.

The second pistol round looked like it was going go the way of Na'Vi, but a masterful hold from LG's Lucas "steel" Lopes on the B site gave time for the rest of his team to arrive and mop up. The Brazilians nearly lost to a second round force, but an increcible one-versus-one win by Marcelo "coldzera" David against saved it for them. Their fortune didn't last long though, as Luminosity's economy was broken soon afterwards, which allowed their opponents to climb to 14:9 without much of a challenge. The 24th round is where LG managed to turn it around momentarily, managing to string four rounds together, but the Ukrainians closed it out in the end 16:14 with a spectacular showing from Na'Vi's AWPer, Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovacs.

The Brazilians didn't seem fazed by the close match on de_overpass, where the came out guns blazing in the first half on the CT side. Kicking it off witha flawless pistol, LG managed to hold off the forcebuy this time and get to 3:0, and continued to keep Na'Vi on zero for another three rounds. The fun stopped there however, as Na'Vi reponded with a few their own in a row which broke LG's economoy and allowed them to bring the score up to 6:5, but they managed to recover and end the half 9:6.

The momentum continued for Luminosity into the T side pistol, but once again the Na'Vi forcebuy proved too strong for them and the round gap closed to just one. The Brazilians snagged a single round, but their opponents shut them down the round after, leaving them with a 11:11 scoreline and a broken economy. The match crumbled from there for LG, ending the map 16:13 and the series 2-0.