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Natus Vincere have advanced to the Lower Bracket final at the SL i-League Invitational #1 after defeating HellRaisers 2-0 (16-8 on Overpass and 16-13 on Mirage).
Day three of the SL i-League Invitational #1, in Kiev, continued with an interesting clash between Na`Vi and HellRaisers. After a dominant display from Na`Vi on Overpass, HellRaisers came close to equalising the series on Mirage, only to falter at the final hurdle. With the victory, Na`Vi will move on to the Lower Bracket final, in which they will face GODSENT.
Kirill "ANGE1" Karasiow opened the game up with a trio of kills in the pistol round to put HellRaisers (Counter-Terrorist) in the lead. After an eco round, Na`Vi rallied back, and that win turned into a streak as they took control of proceedings.
The scoreline bloomed to an 8-4 advantage in favour of Na`Vi, but Tomáš "oskar" Šťastný single-handedly prevented the CIS team from running away with the lead, pulling off some impressive AWP actions to keep the deficit to a minimum at the end of the half.
The second half was a complete blowout, however, as Na`Vi dropped just one round before locking down the map 16-8.
Na`Vi through to the Lower Bracket final
Next up was Mirage, where HellRaisers got off to a flying start, storming to a 6-0 lead. After calling a tactical pause to discuss their offense, Na`Vi strung four rounds together, but HR kept their opponents at bay and closed out the half with a 10-5 lead.
Na`Vi got within touching distance of their opponents by winning the pistol round and the corresponding anti-ecos on the CT side. A double entry kill from Patrik "Zero" Žúdel then powered HellRaisers to win first full buy round of the half, with the European mixture following it up with another round to break Na`Vi's economy.
With a 12-8 lead and a solid bank, HellRaisers looked to be in the driving seat, but a massive blunder saw them lose the following round against a fully eco Na`Vi. That turned out to be the defining moment: Na`Vi won eight of the following rounds thanks to their huge economic control, as displayed by the fact that they ended the game with an auto-sniper and two AWPs.
SL i-League Invitational #1Best of 3 
Natus Vincere
Matchpage 2 0 21st May 2016 
HellRaisers 16Overpass 8 16Mirage 13
| Natus Vincere | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denis 'seized' Kostinseized | 42 - 31 | +11 | 88.2 | 1.31 |
 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward | 36 - 37 | -1 | 80.5 | 1.17 |
| Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus | 41 - 30 | +11 | 76.9 | 1.17 |
 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN | 33 - 27 | +6 | 60.5 | 1.08 |
| Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie | 32 - 35 | -3 | 71.7 | 0.98 |
| HellRaisers | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastnýoskar | 41 - 37 | +4 | 91.7 | 1.28 |
| Vladyslav 'bondik' Nechyporchukbondik | 37 - 36 | +1 | 71.6 | 0.98 |
| Patrik 'Zero' ŽúdelZero | 30 - 34 | -4 | 61.6 | 0.87 |
| Kirill 'ANGE1' KarasiowANGE1 | 28 - 41 | -13 | 60.9 | 0.82 |
| Martin 'STYKO' StykSTYKO | 24 - 37 | -13 | 63.3 | 0.72 |
Kirill 'ANGE1' Karasiow 
Age: 26 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 917 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.70 Patrik 'Zero' Žúdel 
Age: 17 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 232 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.64 Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný 
Age: 24 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 346 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.66