Na`Vi win Counter Pit League S2

Natus Vincere have won the Counter Pit League Season 2 Finals after defeating Astralis 2-1 in the grand final (16-9 on de_train, 12-16 on de_inferno and 16-6 on de_mirage).

The series began on Train, where Na`Vi opened up the game in convincing fashion by picking up the opening five rounds. Astralis then bagged two rounds in a row, but Na`Vi quickly hit back to reset the economy of the Danes.

Things were starting to look grim for Astralis, who were now down 2-7, but Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz took matters into his own hands and single-handedly put his team back in the game with a series of crucial AWP shots. Despite struggling to string rounds together, Astralis still managed to scrape six rounds before the end of the half.

Na`Vi did not let their opponents rally back early in the second half and extended their lead to 13-6 by winning the first four rounds on the CT side. Astralis then found a lifeline as they took the next three rounds on the back of great individual actions from device and Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen, but Na`Vi regained control of the proceedings and sealed a 16-9 success.

Na`Vi won the first map of the series 

Next up was Inferno, and here it was Astralis' time to shine as they got out to a 6-0 lead after a fantastic start on the Terrorist side. A triple kill from Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács then powered Na`Vi to get their first round on the board, but they were unable to follow it up, which left their economy in a poor state. Astralis refused to take their foot off the gas and continued to pile pressure on their opponents, closing out the half with a stunning 12-3 lead.

In the second half, Ioann "⁠Edward⁠" Sukhariev opened the game up with four kills during a B push to make sure that his team remained in the race. Every round edged out by Astralis was quickly countered by a round won by Na`Vi, forcing the Danes to frequently go on eco. The CIS-based team managed to reduce the deficit to 12-14, but then Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth and René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg put Astralis on map point in a great eco round before Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen came huge in mid to secure a 16th round.

Astralis still fought back, but it was not enough in the end 

It all came down to Mirage, which turned out to be the a lopsided map as Na`Vi were pretty much in control from the get-go. A flying start from the CIS side saw them win eight of the opening nine rounds, forcing Astralis to call a tactical pause in an attempt to adjust their defense. It took a while for the Danes to do that, however, as Na`Vi held onto their momentum, but karrigan's men picked themselves up in the final stages of the half and reduced the deficit to 4-11.

More misery was about to head Astralis' way, however, as Na`Vi took the first four rounds on the CT side. A 1vs2 clutch from karrigan still gave Astralis a last flicker of hope, but Na`Vi held strong and picked up their 16th round.

Counter Pit League Season 2 FinalsBest of 3 Natus VincereMatchpage 2 1 18th March 2016 Astralis 16Train 9 12Inferno 16 16Mirage 5

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	73 - 38	+35	98.0	1.59
Denis 'seized' Kostinseized	58 - 44	+14	82.3	1.23
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	55 - 46	+9	76.9	1.14
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	52 - 48	+4	73.4	1.11
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	47 - 50	-3	81.5	1.05

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	56 - 59	-3	79.4	0.98
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	42 - 55	-13	72.2	0.90
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	43 - 54	-11	66.0	0.85
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	45 - 58	-13	66.9	0.80
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	40 - 59	-19	65.9	0.78

Counter Pit League Season 2 Finals final standings:

1. Natus Vincere - $40,000
2. Astralis - $19,200
3-4. Virtus.pro - $10,400
3-4. NRG - $10,400
5-8. Immunity
5-8. FlipSid3
5-8. Torpedo 
5-8. Envy

Envy #5 Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerTimothée 'DEVIL' Démolon Ioann 'Edward' Sukhariev Age: 28 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 742 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.67 Immunity #55 Chris 'emagine' RowlandsRicardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandJames 'James' QuinnRyan 'zewsy' PalmerMohammed 'MoeycQ' Tizani René 'cajunb' Borg Age: 26 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 644 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 24 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 731 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.62 Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen Age: 22 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 733 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 642 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.64 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 25 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 696 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 FlipSid3 #15 Yegor 'markeloff' MarkelovAndrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyOleksandr 'Shara' HordieyevVladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukGeorgi 'WorldEdit' Yaskin Virtus.pro #7 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński Natus Vincere #3 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsIoann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoDenis 'seized' KostinEgor 'flamie' Vasilyev Torpedo #37 Samuel 'decent' OldenburgSimon 'downie' StormJoachim 'darti' FornstedtSimon 'atter' AtterstamMattias 'malle' Lindberg Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 794 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.62 Astralis #2 Nicolai 'device' ReedtzFinn 'karrigan' AndersenAndreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethRené 'cajunb' BorgPeter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen NRG #31 Fatih 'gob b' DayikNikola 'LEGIJA' NinićPeter 'ptr' GurneyJustin 'just9n' OrtizSamuel 'SileNt' Portillo