MIBR dismantle Natus Vincere; NiP hold FaZe to draw

Natus Vincere have booked their spot in the grand final despite their loss against MIBR, 16-2, while FaZe could not close out their Inferno match against Ninjas in Pyjamas, 15-15.

On the main stream, MIBR, who were already out of contention, and Natus Vincere battled it out on Mirage, where the Americans kicked things off with a successful B execution to take control of proceedings as Terrorists. It was only in the sixth round that the Ukrainians nearly pulled off a round, but Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip denied Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov from clutching a 1v2 situation.

Zeus' men through to the grand final

Natus Vincere finally hit their first round on the board in the eighth, but they were immediately reset by their opponents, who went on to take a 9-1 lead. Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev and co. responded with their second round, but they simply could not stop MIBR from making it 13-2 by half-time.

Then, after winning a near-perfect CT pistol, MIBR remained in full control, easily sealing the deal at 16-2.

BLAST Pro Series Lisbon 2018Best of 1 MIBRMatchpage 16 2 15th December 2018 Natus Vincere 16Mirage 2

MIBR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	24 - 8	+16	129.1	2.23
Tarik 'tarik' Celiktarik	19 - 10	+9	102.0	1.71
Braxton 'swag' Pierceswag	14 - 7	+7	89.6	1.49
Jake 'Stewie2K' YipStewie2K	16 - 11	+5	95.4	1.44
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	8 - 5	+3	51.1	1.17

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple	15 - 15	0	81.2	0.87
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	9 - 17	-8	68.0	0.66
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	8 - 17	-9	52.6	0.55
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	5 - 15	-10	41.9	0.40
Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic	4 - 17	-13	43.6	0.27

FaZe and Ninjas in Pyjamas had already failed to get through the group stage in Lisbon, but that did not mean they would back down in the match which took place on Inferno. Despite the Swedes countering FaZe's pistol win with a trio of rounds, neither team could take full control of the map, with the scoreline eventually being set at 5-5.

Still, that was when the European mixture tightened up their defence to go on a great run until half-time, 10-5. FaZe carried that momentum into the second half and quickly hit 14 rounds, but Ninjas in Pyjamas did not throw in the towel. After losing nine rounds in a row, 14-14, Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač's troops finally got back on the board to hit match-point, but they simply could not secure the win.

BLAST Pro Series Lisbon 2018Best of 1 FaZeMatchpage 15 15 15th December 2018 Ninjas in Pyjamas 15Inferno 15

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	21 - 24	-3	80.8	1.05
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	24 - 20	+4	72.9	0.96
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	19 - 21	-2	71.5	0.96
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	19 - 24	-5	59.7	0.84
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	16 - 23	-7	66.6	0.80

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	27 - 23	+4	106.8	1.40
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	24 - 22	+2	89.2	1.24
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	24 - 18	+6	77.7	1.18
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	20 - 19	+1	65.4	1.08
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	17 - 17	0	64.4	1.00

Below you can find the final standings of the group stage at BLAST Pro Series Lisbon:

Group A TEAM M P Astralis 5 15 Natus Vincere 5 9 Cloud9 5 9 MIBR 5 7 FaZe 5 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 5 1 MIBR #4 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoTarik 'tarik' CelikBraxton 'swag' PierceJake 'Stewie2K' YipMarcelo 'coldzera' David Cloud9 #26 Robin 'flusha' RönnquistFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaTimothy 'autimatic' TaIsmail 'refrezh' Ali Soham 'valens' Chowdhury FaZe #5 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Robert 'RobbaN' Dahlström FaZe #5 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Natus Vincere #3 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov Natus Vincere #3 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov Mikhaylo 'Kane' Blagin MIBR #4 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoTarik 'tarik' CelikBraxton 'swag' PierceJake 'Stewie2K' YipMarcelo 'coldzera' David Janko 'YNk' Paunović Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov Age: 20 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 687 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.67 Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Danny 'zonic' Sørensen Ninjas in Pyjamas #7 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 21 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 986 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.67 Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip Age: 20 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 912 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.69 Ninjas in Pyjamas #7 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Faruk 'pita' Pita Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev Age: 21 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.23 Maps played: 938 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.66