After suffering in the first map, Natus Vincere overcame MOUZ in the second Esports World Cup semi-final. Natus Vincere want to win their second straight grand final after losing to Spirit in the BLAST Premier Spring Final.
Natus Vincere faces the revamped G2 in Riyadh's grand final. The two teams will play their first encounter since the PGL Major Copenhagen semi-final.
Since MOUZ started the series strong, Natus Vincere's map choice of Dust2 may have been misinterpreted. Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek quickly won the match 13-1 over Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen's side, who barely won one round.
The match was tighter due to MOUZ's use of Nuke, with Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov and Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy leading Natus Vincere in the first half. Natus Vincere's pistol-round win on offense launched a six-round run and grabbed MOUZ's pick after stopping their comeback.
Wonderful remained shining as Natus Vincere won on Mirage and advanced on defense. Natus Vincere led 9-3 despite Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo's spectacular 1v3 clutch. MOUZ's pistol-round win gave Siuhy's troops hope in the second half, but Natus Vincere's eco-round win let them end the map easily with 13-5.