NAVI, Virtus.pro Pick Up Victories In DreamHack Masters Spring

The initial matches of DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 group A have been concluded, with Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro coming out on top of their respective matchups against mousesports and FaZe.

Aleksandr “⁠s1mple⁠” Kostyliev was the difference-maker for his side as they took on mousesports on Overpass, the European squad’s first official on the map since May 2020. Christopher “⁠dexter⁠” Nong‘s team was strong in the latter parts of each half, but weren’t able to stop the Ukrainian superstar when it mattered the most, leading to a 16-14 loss.

s1mple (1.59 rating) ensured the victory over mousesports

Virtus.pro‘s star rifler Mareks “⁠YEKINDAR⁠” Gaļinskis came up huge in the first half of Train against FaZe, going 21K-9D on the defense. His team reached a 15-8 lead in no time, but didn’t close things out easily, as Helvijs “⁠broky⁠” Saukants and Marcelo “⁠coldzera⁠” David made it a competitive affair. Ultimately, Virtus.pro brought it over the line, 16-13, to set up a match against regional rivals Natus Vincere.

With opening losses, FaZe and mousesports are sent to the lower bracket. The former team is in dire need of a good result, as they have struggled to find form since the addition of Finn “⁠karrigan⁠” Andersen in May, securing just four wins from 12 matches played.