Natus Vincere has defeated Luminosity Gaming 2-0 to advance to the semifinals round of Intel Extreme Masters San Jose.

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The first map, de_mirage, started off strong for Luminosity Gaming on the CT side with the Brazilians taking an impressive pistol round victory after taking the A site with a man down, as well as the next two and the first rifle round. The Ukrainians nearly managed to get their first round on the board in the fifth, with the round coming down to a one-versus-one.

The half looked liked it was going to slip completely out of Na'Vi's control, until they finally managed to string a few of their own together and tie the game at six rounds a piece. LG stopped the streak there however, breaking their opponnent's economy and ending the half 9:6. The second half was much mure back and forth, with each team only giving the other a few rounds in a row before firing back. Natus Vincere broke ahead in the final rounds of the half however at 13:13; rallying behind their star AWPer GuardiaN, they managed to pull out the last three rounds for the map win.

de_overpass looked like it was going to be a landslide for Na'Vi early on in the map as they bulldozed their way to a strong T side opener, taking the scoreline up to 4:0 without a reponse from the Brazilians. The two went back at forth after that, until LG managed to find a firm foothold into the half and closed the gap, ending their CT side out with an 8:7 half.

Luminosity lost their T side pistol but they quickly repsonded with a force buy on the second that turned the tide of the match back in their favor. After a series of ecos, the scoreline rested at 14:9 for LG; but Na'Vi weren't about to let them get out easy. After the dust settled, Natus Vincere was neck and neck with their opponents 14:14, but LG managed to grab a single round in the nick of time to secure an OT. The momentum didn't follow the Brazilians into overtime, where they only managed to pull a single round on their terrorist continuation, which what was in the end the difference maker. Na'Vi finally close out in the final overtime round with a score of 19:17, ending the series 2-0