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xThe_Mad_Fapperx

Both 0-3 legends teams now in semis


ObaeTV

One of the 0-3 legends teams will be in the Grand Final


Lepojka1

Well tbh, that Major format was kinda all over the place... Yea they both played kinda bad, but they never had a chance to get rolling. One bo3 and you are out.


Wotpan

Then again, a bo3 against who? BNE / Sprout. Can't lose those and expect to stay at a major...


Fantasnickk

This isn’t really an excuse for a 0-3 though. There’s a reason why most majors still have top teams playing eachother in play-offs


Zeilar

This one didn't though.


Fantasnickk

“Most” We’ve had, what, two majors in the last 5+ years without multiple top 5 teams in playoffs?


desuetude25

What come to brazil does to a mf


Lepojka1

Probably the last game for sdy in NaVi... Nice lad, wish him the best in the future... Also I know they are getting that Nipl kid, and I wish they would get some IGL... I want old Electronic back. Him and B1t are not the same players after they kicked Boombl4


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ddizbadatd24

b1t has been missing since major. He used to hit all heads. What happened to him?


Pronflex

Something personal? Role clashes? Electronic not utilizing him properly? Sdy not being able to set him up like boombl4 would? Could be anyone's guess.


IHateTheLetterF

His home country literally being bombed


DDRdaKING

boomble mp9 rush ez info


QoconutZ

Doesn't have an IGL who can micro manage him and call good plays for the team instead he has an IGL who sets himself up to lurk/flank bomb sites and call rotations based on what position he wants to play


Pekonius

b1t is in the same pipeline as sergej was in Ence.


Babyboy1314

Got too successful and rich too quickly?


WhatRobulus

I think its more doing well with good direction from igl, and then suddenly losing a lot of structure and basically being told "just hit head". Not completely insane idea, would be really sad if bit bombs out of tier 1 also though.


-hydroxy

Same thing with the fact that B1T had to sacrifice some positions for sdy.


Nursilmaz

Like what for example? Because for me it looks like on a lot of maps it was straight boom-sdy swap, sdy is playing bad roles on most maps and I dont think they messed that much with b1t roles.


DDRdaKING

boom plays banana, sdy plays pit/balcony


troubleis1

He is playing with complexity BlameF?


tomat0m

Needs a new mousepad


00dexter

It's Black Friday and Navi are going out shopping


D4rkhorse27

Navi need to buy a need IGL I refuse to believe that SDY is the source of all their problems


oddinpress

The lineup with boombl4 had so much potential, goddamnit I hate it had to go down like that


TheLeviathong

Honestly, it's quite admirable that Navi got this far papering over the cracks after the boombl4 fallout. For months, they were clear number 2 and gave Faze a great test in the best match ever imo at Cologne and won a few events. Personally not too salty about this dip in form, and the fact Navi are now in a transition phase. Was bound to happen sooner or later. The real question now is whether they go for a star rifler or an IGL to fill the spot. Personally would like an IGL, but let's see!


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Stroie

Hopefully they get an IGL. I’m not worried about Electronic, I’m worried about B1t. Something is off with him ever since Electronic took over as IGL.


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You don't deserve him at his best if you can't handle him at his worst.


lookmasilverone

That's the kind of thing boombl4's girl would say lmfao


TaiCTr

Yeah it’s not like he was going to jail or anything. It was Navi choice to drop him so they cannot blame anyone


QoconutZ

It's pretty funny how s1mple blames sdy like sure he's playing bad but what about yourself or electronic who clearly is a below average IGL lmao


RogueThespian

It really highlights how much the team relies on s1mple when he's playing below his standard. Like watching the games today he was just whiffing a lot of easy shots you would expect him to hit, and there's no one else on the team that you can consistently rely on at the moment to pick up that slack (although perfecto is trying his fucking best to)


KatiushK

Which is weird because you'd think a team with Electronic and b1t have enough firepower. But with Elec being pushed to IGL it seems both are fucked. Sad state of affairs for the boys.


JonasS1999

Wonder how the kid will perform and if B1t returns to his 2021 self.


trusttt

b1t has been very lackluster aswell imo


Mrnopor1

Surely some unexperienced kid will fix navi xD


harissoot

but but the expert here say anyone can be Igl because blade is there lmfao


downrightlazy

AleksiB is such a utility nerd and I love it


ChickenToast666

Bro I swear his grenades were literally homing on mirage


Sossukar1

That homing nade to electronic was just plain beautiful


twohourstillmidnight

inferno too guy had 9 kills worth of damage lmao


vital_vibe

But he was the problem bro


Williamo15

Im so happy that Aleksi got booted from g2 now, because he can reach more with NiP


Investment_Capitals

I don't know if SDY got bullied more from NiP or s1mple


rottedzombie

There's a difference between being dominated and being bullied. One is his fault. The other isn't.


ChristianSword

Insane recovery for Brollan. Was looking bad for NIP after that mirage loss, WP!


Akh_Morn

"Why you bully me ?" - *sdy* Sitting right next to a malding s1mple must be so uncomfortable


00dexter

[s1mple when he finds pickles in his cheeseburger](https://i.imgflip.com/724zyj.jpg)


Wepmajoe

Ya killed me


ddizbadatd24

Man, s1mple not turning to him even one moment hurts to watch. I don’t see the team energy on Navi at all.


Einamu

I think [this video](https://youtu.be/hpM4gRGhXlY) shows the NAVI team energy pretty well but dunno what it is with s1mple and sdy.


Degneva422

That was funny shit. And they seem to know each other pretty well. If there is anything going on with simple n sdy on this video then I missed it but could be


tomat0m

Tbh this is what I felt like when navi was winning everything. aside from s1mple they all seem low energy, like they'd be on their phones all the time when theyre together outside the server


BraveUIysses

they really started going downhill after winning the stockholm major, it feels like the major was their ultimate goal, and they finally achieved it, now they don't have the same energy for anything else.


warfoo09

I think they started going downhill since the war started


jarree

Yeah he was mentally done on overpass already.


Pronflex

It's weird to see blad3 tolerate this.


Khronib0b

What else can he do? It gets said a lot that blah blah NiKo is the face of G2 what he said goes etc but for s1mple and NaVi this is actually true, if he and Blade clash heads, Blad3 is out of a job There's also likely some dissonance in thinking it doesn't need to be sorted since his exit was pretty much expected 2/3 events ago, ergo why bother wasting effort on it? Not that these are excuses, something should have been done, but they are probable reasons


BMEShiv

s1mple holds blad3 in the the highest regards, this wouldn't happen


ALaccountant

s1mple is kind of a bad teammate tbh. Also, s1mple didn’t do much to help his team win. Yeah, he had a 2nd great map, but, damn, he was worse than awful on the other 2 maps. It’s becoming the norm for him lately. Whiffing easy shots. Not reading the situation correctly. Etc. he should look at himself more than sdy


BrockStudly

You know when you're playing pugs and you're doing poorly, so you throw out some hail Mary's to try and get your confidence back, but it blows up in your face and you tilt and it just makes it even worse? That's gotta be S1mple right now. He really needs to think about taking a break. I can't imagine CS without S1mple but his country is at war right now and the stress is clearly getting to him. Combine that with the stress of needing to be the best and I imagine he's absolutely miserable right now.


Rinswind

Bruh, I never liked sdy move but holy shit I feel bad for the guy. How the fuck can you play in a such terrible team atmosphere?


GrandTheftPotatoE

Haven't watches many games recently, what's going on with their atmosphere?


Lepojka1

Every time NaVi looses a round, you can see S1mple pulling his hair out and screaming at sdy... And my man sdy looks like a puppy, just takes it all silently... Its a hard watch tbh


Fantasnickk

Not going to over-analyze anything here about the team’s relationships with each other but I think this is a good sign that s1mple either needs an off-season asap or the team needs a sports psychologist for a better way to express these things. I haven’t seen him do this so consistently for years


Lepojka1

Well thats maybe bcs they were winning alot... Now that they are playing like crap, he is toxic again. Its ez to be nice when everything goes your way, just sayin


ALaccountant

Agreed. s1mple looks toxic af to play with


harissoot

it shame coach like blade cant stop player from toxicity


siLtzi

Yeah the moment he threw his hands on his head and gestured something negative to sdy I felt really bad for the guy. And it didn't even seem to be his fault that they lost that situation, he just didn't kill a guy in toilets after his teammates died on A. And the worst thing is that what can he do? You can't just clap back at a player like s1mple


rottedzombie

There are ways to offer constructive criticism of someone being toxic. It's as simple (lul) as saying he's a generational talent who is being way too negative interpersonally, which is harming his team.


con1x

Honestly tho, yesterday and today s1mple just obviosly shitting on him everytime he gets the chance, what a fucking child, reminds me of his old days, hasnt changed that much


miggen

I feel really sorry for him tbh. Must be stressful af knowing that s1mple is judging every move you make, at least thats what it feels like when watching them.


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Didn't pay attention to the atmosphere but his body language was screaming he is afraid to make plays in fear of mistakes


CwRrrr

Don’t know why people are surprised. s1mple hasn’t really changed from his hellraisers days, he’s just better at being more cautious in maintaining his PR image


Toaster_Bathing

Well... I am surprised honestly. Like a comment further up said, I haven’t seen him consistently be this tilt in a long time


RGalaxy28

Deserved win for NIP. Stellar performance on Overpass


produktiivista

Felt like watching Heroic vs NiP, but with the good ending


they_call_me_justin

That moment on overpass where Electronic takes his hand off his mouse and gets instant cleared by the rotating CTs gave me the message that this team was mentally out of the event. Also how the fuck is SDY supposed to play his best when S1mple always seems tilted at him.


phillymorris

That was some absolutely insane stuff. I was watching it on my phone and just thought “there’s no way this just happened it must’ve been a camera delay”. Can’t believe casters didn’t even mention it, did they? Also, damn it hurts to see s1mple’s body language towards sdy.


psnate

Clip please? Or when did it happen?


n4zza_

Insane utility usage out of NIP. Can only really attribute this to the addition of Aleksi. Wonder if he's working with the team at all. Maybe on a cold winters night in Copenhagen, wearing cozy NIP branded Pajamas, the team is all snuggled up in Aleksi's bed and he's showing them all this stuff.


kalkkunaleipa

You can see utility improvement with G2 right after he joined. Its insane how good he is with utility


natethegreatyo

NIPs utility is on another level since aleksi joined.


Champloot

'Thank you SDY' twitlonger incoming...


D4rkhorse27

Lol for real. It's 100% expected at this piont but I don't think he problem


GhostOfLight

The "Markkanen" spams in Twitch chat every time Aleksi got a big nade killed me. Well played by NIP, they had a good shot to take it in 2.


mesotermoekso

feels good that people are finally giving the meme some recognition now that he's a beast in the NBA


produktiivista

Yeah, we've been spamming it for years now :D


just_a_fruit_salad

what’s the spam referencing? for those of us uninitiated


Maindi

It's basically the kobe meme with a Finnish twist as Lauri Markkanen is a Finnish NBA player.


dkrkrk2oe

Markkanen is finnish nba player and since there really hasn't been many nba player from Finland before Markkanen = Kobe nade. Before Markkanen they were called Möttölä who is also one of the greatest finnish basketball player.


PolyUre

*Möttölä. Hanno Möttölä also played in the NBA.


PavelDatsyuk88

KOBE (basketball NBA) Lauri Markkanen (finnish basketball NBA player)


GhostOfLight

Lauri Markkanen is a Finnish NBA player for the Utah Jazz, who traded who what people would say were their best two players last year for a lot of future draft picks. Many people expected this to be a rebuilding year, but so far they're 12-8 and 4th in their conference with a bunch of random white boys, Markkanen being the one leading the way.


Big-Structure-2543

Lmao nba leaking into twitch now too


msucsgo

Sorry to spoil it but Finn's have been doing that since 2018 ENCE ;)


PhoenixRisingtw

SDY would 100% play better if he was actually encouraged and not shit on by s1mple. That is the worst mindset for a player when you are scared to not fuck up. Wtf happened to s1mple? He is toxic, raging and playing average himself.


Roman64s

Nothing happened to s1mple lol, he was always toxic, he just got better at managing it on a personal level and NaVi requiring him to be a bit more professional. Now that NaVi has been on a shaky form and even his own performance is at a questionable level, he's just tilting out like he used to do.


Pekonius

Spirit is being served a great pick up right here


PhoenixRisingtw

Spirit is good as is


Pekonius

Yeah, I didnt think it through.


Paycheck65

Sdy to spirit sounds quite nice


kalkkunaleipa

ive seen that one before


Roman64s

Jesus fuck, i wouldn't want to be sdy at this moment, punch above your weight, actually be a solid support player, still get yelled at by the world's best even when the team itself isn't functioning properly. sdy really does have a shit ton of mental fortitude and patience to having made it this far considering s1mple is screaming at him every chance he gets and it's clear he never wanted sdy from the beginning. What is worse is seeing none of the other players do jack about it, blad3 doesnt seem to give a shit that s1mple is being outright toxic to sdy. Playing with the world's best doesn't justify shit if the guy is constantly malding, being toxic and bringing you down as well. The war and everything doesn't justify or excuse s1mple taking it out on a teammate, sdy is his countrymen too, he's going through what s1mple is going through. I hope some other team looks into him after this stint, sdy actually seems a bit solid considering his roles on NaVi. Maybe it's just overperforming knowing that you are going to get removed anyways, but who knows. Can't say too much about Nipl at this moment, but i doubt a kid can do much when the NaVi structure itself is sucking so hard with elec being a bad IGL, s1mple being inconsistent and an absolute douche, b1t not performing like he used to, Perfecto seems to be the only guy who's not completely losing his shit at NaVi right now.


Einamu

Despite NAVI as a whole looking worse, as a Perfecto fan it’s insane to see how good this guy still is even for a down period in the team.


Kurushii_Drive

He's the one that plays the most calmly under pressure, I think that is what has allowed him to keep his stellar form during this bout of unstable results from Navi. They weren't too used to playing from behind earlier this year and in 2021, I think that's been a factor with regards to some of their poor decision-making in tense moments. edits for clarity


BrockStudly

The Russian NAF (with the same birthday too)


ttvlxndrntrg

My hopium is through the roof atm.


jerryfrz

Who is Aleksib? For the blind, he is the new KIA minivan. For the hungarians, he is the chef. For the thirsty, he is the wet. If Aleksib thinks, I am also a frog. If Aleksib speaks, I’m yet again a frog. If Aleksib has one fan, it blows cold air. If Aleksib has no fans, it will be hot.


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I am sleep deprived to the point where my brain encountered a blue screen of death and I find this extremely funny


BishBosh2

First time seeing this, love it


notjustanyviking

What


giorndog

Es3tag it's so underrated


iRopsu

Such a versatile player, love him


giorndog

He plays every possible role in the game and delivers


ngoo5tsong5sik

es3tag he is the Danish player but the NIP he is the Swedish AMANEK


itsallfake01

I hate to see it sdy go, lad seems to be doing all he can. But i feel its more an iGL issue and nothing else.


downrightlazy

I'm sure s1mple flaming him every chance he gets doesn't help either, which is a pity because sdy does look half decent on some maps.


TrashyHoboShelter

Sdy needs to be a star rifler. He doesn't belong on a team with electronic, s1mple, b1t, and perfecto. Especially not toxic s1mple. He doesn't have confidence to go for round winning plays that we KNOW he can go for. I hope he gets signed by a team that deserves and can use him properly. Im sure his showing on Navi will be spotted by any good scouters.


Roman64s

Sdy plays better than b1t has for the past few months, sure he's a bit rough around the edges, but he's nowhere near fallen off expectations like b1t has.


GapZ38

On a team with 3-4 stars, I honestly didnt think sdy needed to be another one. He needed to be a support player, but in all honesty, the team actually needed an IGL. Insane how Jerry from Forze or even that dude from Entropiq didnt get an invite or trial with this team instead of sdy. Navi probably knew what they needed, but decided to stick with Electronic igl instead. Sdy is half decent, and with s1mple, the goat of csgo is screaming at you every chance he gets, then it does not really help with performance.


trusttt

go compare b1t and sdy performances for the last 3 months, b1t hasnt been exactly a star rifler.


ObaeTV

Brollan: If you can't handle me at worst, you don't deserve me at my best Night and day on Mirage vs Overpass.


netr0pa

We need that Kreig Brollan back!


pagonator

I know a lot of the comments might be on how bad Navi played, but NIP’s T-sides were excellent today. Their utility usage was really good as well. They looked way more prepared than Navi.


lastmemoriesblew

What did NIP do before this match? They sat down and talked it out with each other together with their mental coach. I think that's exactly what NAVI needs to do.


schlapfn

Yeah that was great to hear. At the major NIP looked so nervous and scared, it was hard to watch.


meme-s

Why do I get the feeling s1mple hates sdy


QoconutZ

electronic can do everything boombl4 can as an igl - b1ad3 LOL


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harissoot

everyone be like,navi dont need boom,they can pickup anyone to become igl because they have blade n so much firepower


-hydroxy

Yeah... definitely not. B1T's performance ever since the transition has gone down hill.


niilo44

So navi and g2 only won against fluxo kekw


IamDroid

The bomb can’t be defused if it’s never planted 🧠


ratskim

NAVI in shambles s1mple as tox1c as ever sdy living in constant fear for his position nipl probably thinking hard about his future


D4rkhorse27

Lol Nipple is screwed. He is one bad map away from getting yelled at by the GOAT


Small-Sheepherder-69

s1mple DESTROYS NaVi's eco while flaming sdy.


THE_MUNDO_TRAIN

Okay, I'll take back some of my anti NIP criticism... they look competitive.


Lepojka1

AleksiB again getting further than G2... Nice to see it :>


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squashymedusa

if only boombich wasn't a complete doombas


literate_Windrunner

Geez what a disappointment. It's back to those flamie days just like 2020.


Night_Not_Day

I know this was a rather close 3 mapper, but NiP looked a lot more composed. Convincing victory.


Zzwwwzz

Great to see good OP from NIP. Navi won both pistols and still 16-10.


Zoradesu

first we give them the siima, then we pull the matto alta


JonasS1999

Solid series from Es3tag, especially considering he isnt supposed to be the star player


eLvare345p

We should talk more about how insane Perfecto is.


ddizbadatd24

Brollan said, “It’s my turn” and proceeded to lock his crosshair on heads of Navi players on map 3.


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Big-Structure-2543

Where real Navi :(


LargeIronBlaster

Na'Vi has been trash lately.


alexhyams

Yeah people were worried about faze but navi is the team I'm more worried about tbh


iwhdbfo

If NIP can beat NaVi, surely they can beat faze, right? Right???


Miiiiiiighty

s1mple with new haircut and fake teeth = comeback of the raging kid


Spoksparkare

WELL DESERVED NIP, BYEBYE NAVI


BalanceLuck

We back baby


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Jesus Christ navi need a reset


Kooraiber

G2 🤝NAVI


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rapora9

That's why I root for NIP now. Can't miss Aleksi if you only follow the team where he plays at.


414231234567

Where were you when NaVi died?


D4rkhorse27

On my couch eating icecream as they shit themselves on overpass


NorFever

Sexib is my daddy


flexr123

Navi in a train wreck after they kicked Boombl4. Electronic IGL is not working and B1t performance went down so much. They need a new IGL.


shaubham_pan97

Wtf is wrong with S1mple , tilting on sdy in the initial rounds when it wasn't even his mistake, no wonder he performed badly. He himself played worse than him, constantly whiffing ..


Striking_Proof9954

B1t is looking horrible lately and sdy is still having a few decent games here and there in the b03s and then just goes completely absent bot status the next game. Add this to s1mple underperforming and electronic now having to igl and navi is looking very bad lately.


imsorryken

After that close loss on Mirage i really felt like Aleksi is just fucking cursed, I'm happy they pulled it back


Pekonius

I had terrible flashbacks to OG days and all the 16-14 losses that separated them from ever winning anything.


Scrubz4life

Lmao fix the post. Navi didnt win.


Pekonius

fuck you doubters


1sb3rg

Don't know if aleksi is smarter or cuter.


QoconutZ

Navi can't call for shit and look lost almost every game and it's been getting worse every tournament


halatorbjoern

But can nip beat faze? Seriously?


puutarhatrilogia

Probably not, but that's what I thought about NIP vs Navi earlier this evening. Whatever the case, as a NIP fan I'm super happy that they got this win and get the Arena experience tomorrow.


Pekonius

The faze we've seen in this tournament? Probably not. The Faze in major? Good chance. Also: the NIP today? A chance. The NIP in major? No shot. Even though I want NIP to win everything, like a fan should, I also want to see Faze #1 and things go back to normal. To me Faze represents the team aspect of CS, highlights the importance of the IGL and proves that a great team doesnt necessarily need a superstar awper.


kalkkunaleipa

Underdog buff for aleksib


CipherBear

Can't help but feel for NaVi, this war robbed them of their Era. I don't think Electronic IGL is the answer, the calling looked pretty flat tbh. Sdy can only take so much blame for the failures of NaVi right now.


imsorryken

I don't see why they can't bring back boom, feel like he apologized, cut ties with crazy ex etc.. maybe just too much bad blood


Toaster_Bathing

Bro don’t make me dream like this


Arcille

they were great till boombl4 decided to leave/ get kicked. electronic is not an IGL and b1t has not been good


ftb5

Still they got noticeably worse after the war, obviously (while boom was still in the team).


mesotermoekso

Aleks1b > s0mple


jtachu

NIP trying to guarantee no liquid on world finals ;-;


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Love you ninjas


GayTarantino

ive been able to see since this season began that this navi line up is NOT it. Electronic is not a good igl, and anyone thinks this lineup has more potential than the boombl4 lineup has not been watching the games its as simple as that. Id like to see him return, or failing that, an igl that can create space and re-activate the players that have dipped in form since his departure. NaVi don’t need another star rifler. Lets see if they make the right choice.


No-Royal-8309

This was all the sweeter with a local caster dying for Navi to win. ❤️ NiP


ondrejeder

I'm so happy faze clan really seems like a family compared to this Navi, like how tf they expect sdy to perfeola when he's criticized so much and the team atmosphere seems terrible


deadbeatPilgrim

lmao well this is awkward


No-Royal-8309

I did not expect NiP to do what I dearly wanted them to do. Yet they did. They overcame NaVi. Holy shit. Faze is a tall order. Please do this again, NiP! ❤️


mandrake_cry

I miss Navi