In a match held on May 29, Natus Vincere defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas, securing their exit from the group stage of the DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 Championship in Europe. The Swedes lost 0 : 2 on the Overpass and Nuke cards. NiP had already suffered one defeat to Vitality before that, but they still retain a chance to get out of the group. It will depend on the result of their next match, in which they will meet ENCE. It will be held on May 30.
On Overpass Natus Vincere showed an active game from the beginning, quickly gaining an advantage and eventually winning the map with a score of 16 : 8. Alexander «s1mple» Kostylev and Denis «electronic» Sharipov showed the best results. On Nuke the fight was more intense: first Ninjas in Pyjamas led 7 : 0 and it seemed that they had every chance to take this map, but NAVI managed to pull themselves together and cut the difference to three points by the time the sides changed. In the second half of the round, the CIS team narrowed the gap and eventually won the map with a slight advantage – 16 : 14.
As a result, Vitality remains the leader of the group, while Natus Vincere are in second place. Playoff matches will begin on June 8 and the grand finals will be held on June 14 with the winner receiving $54,000. All matches are played online.
