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After three incredible games against world Cloud 9, ua Natus Vincere has been eliminated from The International before reaching the grand finals for the first time ever. Check out inside how Cloud 9 managed to defeat one of the most prestigious and famous teams of the world.
Lower Bracket Round 1 - Match AGame 1Game 2Game 3
Pregameworld Cloud 90:0Natus Vincere uaBoth teams shake hands as they enter the main stage. The first pick goes the way of Cloud 9 with Doom, Na'Vi answers with Faceless Void and Mirana. Shadow Shaman will provide more lockdown and pushing power for Cloud 9. Unfortunately, we won't see a black hole this game as he gets banned out by Cloud 9. The draft continues and more supportive heroes are getting banned by both teams, as Cloud 9 takes out Sand King and Ancient Apparition. Na'Vi decides against Visage and Naga Siren in the second phase of the draft of this Bo3. The next pick is an Enchantress for Na'Vi, opposed by a Morphling for Cloud 9. A very interesting 4th pick for Na'Vi as they bring back Elder Titan, while Cloud 9 jumps in with an Ember Spirit to finish the second phase. Na'Vi surprises once more with a Lina to complete their team, while Cloud 9 opts for an Earthshaker to increase their ganking potential.02:00world Cloud 91:0Natus Vincere uaEternalEnvy secures first blood as Elder Titan falls to his Morphling in the Radiant jungle.05:30world Cloud 91:0Natus Vincere uaNa'Vi takes a deep breath as both Lina and Mirana almost died after the rotation from Earthshaker, but Enchantress saves them by showing up with a bear.08:30world Cloud 94:2Natus Vincere uaThe first big fight breaks out around the Dire's ancients, where both teams trade 2 for 2. Yet Doom decides differently as he gets a solo kill on the toplane.11:30world Cloud 95:2Natus Vincere uaCloud 9 continues to dominate the early game as Dendi gets caught by a nicely placed Fissure.13:00world Cloud 95:4Natus Vincere uaChronosphere catches one member of Cloud 9 in the midlane, followed by another kill on Ember Spirit who tried to fight back. They couldn't look for more as Morphling keeps pushing in the botlane.14:30world Cloud 95:4Natus Vincere uaThe first Roshan goes the way of Na'Vi who took it down quickly after their kills in the midlane.17:30world Cloud 96:7Natus Vincere uaCloud 9 attempts to push down the tier 1 toplane, turned around by a quick rotation by Na'Vi . EternalEnvy snipes one more for Cloud 9 in the midlane, Lina bursts the Shadow Shaman down in the botlane after losing the tier 2 tower and the tier 1 top falls as well.23:00world Cloud 96:7Natus Vincere uaNa'Vi sieges the botlane while Cloud 9 mounts a defense inside the trees. Very slowly the tower goes down to the 5 heroes of Na'Vi.26:00world Cloud 910:8Natus Vincere uaThe 2nd Roshan attempt for Na'Vi turns out a horrible mistake as they lose 4 heroes and Aegis to Cloud 9.29:00world Cloud 916:8Natus Vincere uaAfter some miscommunication by Na'Vi and a wasted Chronosphere, Ember Spirit jumps in for another kill on Mirana while the action breaks out completely where Cloud 9 gets a teamwipe on Na'Vi and they bring down the top barracks.33:00world Cloud 921:9Natus Vincere uaCloud 9 jumps in once more after smoking up, destroying Na'Vi again with the Blink on Doom and Earthshaker, forcing them to "GG" out of the first game after little more than half an hour.
Cloud 9 takes down Na'Vi with an impressive performance in the first game.
Pregameua Natus Vincere0:0Cloud 9 worldAfter the usual Lycan and Batrider bans, Na'Vi removes Brewmaster from the pool and Cloud 9 bans out Tinker. First pick comes out as Na'Vi grab themselves Enigma. The answer from Cloud 9 sounds the return of their first two heroes of last game, Doom and Shadow Shaman. The first phase of this draft ends with yet another Faceless Void for Na'Vi. Aui_2000 will not get to play Visage in this game either as Na'Vi bans him out once again. Tidehunter hits the board as Cloud 9 throws him in with the first pick of the second phase, answered by an Invoker for Na'Vi, who will be facing up against the Templar Assassin for Cloud 9. The fourth hero for Na'Vi will be Venomancer to give them some more pushing power. This draft unfolds with a Chen for Cloud 9 and a Witch Doctor as second support for Na'Vi.00:00ua Natus Vincere0:0Cloud 9 worldInteresting rotations from Na'Vi as they bring Venomancer to the midlane to fight against Templar Assassin.03:00ua Natus Vincere0:1Cloud 9 worldCloud 9 claims first blood once again in the midlane, where Venomancer dies to the 2-man rotations from Cloud 9, where the courier gets sniped as well.07:00ua Natus Vincere2:3Cloud 9 worldMore kills being traded back and forth as the action starts to unleash.08:30ua Natus Vincere4:3Cloud 9 worldA great fight for Na'Vi in the midlane as they bring down 2 heroes and the tier 1 tower.09:30ua Natus Vincere5:5Cloud 9 worldCloud 9 stops the siege of Na'Vi in botlane and bring down 2 heroes with their tp-support, yet Dendi snipes off a low health member of Cloud 9 with Sunstrike.11:00ua Natus Vincere9:5Cloud 9 worldNa'Vi wrecks up 4 kills as they unleash their big ultimates in the botlane.12:00ua Natus Vincere10:6Cloud 9 worldA one for one trade in the toplane is the next thing happening, while the engament ends with a deny on Dendi, who was doomed.14:00ua Natus Vincere11:7Cloud 9 worldAnother equal trade in the toplane as they siege the tower.15:00ua Natus Vincere11:8Cloud 9 worldDoom brings more kills to the board as Cloud 9 jumps in to fight, after which they turn towards Roshan.16:00ua Natus Vincere11:8Cloud 9 worldCloud 9 decides to back off from this Aegis as Na'Vi peeks around the corner, which leads to a tier 2 tower going down in midlane on the Dire side.17:30ua Natus Vincere12:8Cloud 9 worldThis time around, Na'Vi moves into the pit and take down Roshan after a pick-off on Shadow Shaman.19:00ua Natus Vincere18:9Cloud 9 worldNa'Vi sieges the tier 3 tower in the midlane as a big fight breaks out, where they deploy their ultimates once more and clean up the barracks in the midlane after wrecking up 6 kills, including a dieback on Templar Assassin.21:00ua Natus Vincere23:9Cloud 9 worldNa'Vi equals the score as they march down the toplane, wiping Cloud 9 on the way to their second set of barracks. Cloud 9 can't defend anymore and they call the "GG" after only 21 minutes on the clock.
The strong ultimates from Na'Vi brings them back into the match and towards the deciding game 3.
Pregameworld Cloud 90:0Natus Vincere uaThe third game features Doom once more as Cloud 9 picks him up for the third time in a row, followed by Brewmaster and Shadow Shaman for Na'Vi. Skywrath Mage ends the first phase of this draft. The next part commences with Nature's Prophet for Na'Vi, after which Cloud 9 picks up Ember Spirit again. Na'Vi opts for a Death Prophet for the midlane, clearly indicating their desire to push to victory in this third game. Clockwerk gets picked up by Cloud 9 at the end of the second phase. Ancient Apparition finishes the crew for Na'Vi, while a Bounty Hunter reaches the stage as Cloud 9 picks him up to complete their line-up.02:00world Cloud 91:0Natus Vincere uaOnce again, Cloud 9 gets the 400 gold from first blood in midlane by rotating two heroes into Dendi's face.04:00world Cloud 92:0Natus Vincere uaMore hate towards Dendi as they bring him down with yet another 2-man rotation.05:00world Cloud 94:1Natus Vincere uaTwo more kills go the way of Cloud 9 as they bring them down in the toplane, while Na'Vi gets a first kill in the botlane.06:00world Cloud 98:2Natus Vincere uaThe score gets doubled on both sides as Cloud 9 wrecks the Na'Vi members who tried to siege down the bottom tower, after which Ember Spirit gets picked off on the toplane by Na'Vi.08:00world Cloud 910:3Natus Vincere uaOnce again, Doom delivers more action as his doom was off cooldown, leading to a 2 for 1 trade and a tier 1 tower in the toplane for Cloud 9.12:00world Cloud 912:5Natus Vincere uaAction has bursted to full capacity as kills keep happening all over the map, yet Na'Vi finally bring down the bottom tier 1 tower.14:00world Cloud 916:6Natus Vincere uaCloud 9 continues to wreck up kills as they bring down Dendi once more and transition into a tier 1 tower.16:00world Cloud 916:7Natus Vincere uaAfter a good pick-off on Bounty Hunter, Na'Vi claims the first Roshan of this game with Serpent Wards.19:00world Cloud 916:7Natus Vincere uaThe game rolls on steadily while Cloud 9 waits for the Aegis to expire.20:00world Cloud 919:9Natus Vincere uaDespite the advantage of Aegis, Na'Vi loses the next fight once again.22:00world Cloud 922:10Natus Vincere uaAnother engagement on the toplane leads to yet another won fight for Cloud 9, as Clockwerk leads his friends and initiates once more onto Na'Vi.25:00world Cloud 923:10Natus Vincere uaShadow Shaman gets blown up by hookshot and Mystic Flare, and Cloud 9 turns it into another tower as the tier 2 in midlane falls.26:00world Cloud 928:10Natus Vincere uaNa'Vi gets wiped by Cloud 9 in their own jungle.27:30world Cloud 929:10Natus Vincere uaOnce again, Shadow Shaman gets deleted from the map by the burst damage of Cloud 9.29:00world Cloud 934:12Natus Vincere uaA great hookshot turns around what looked like a decent fight for Na'Vi, wiping them for the second time this game. Cloud 9 marches forward and takes down the tier 3 tower in midlane, as well as the melee barracks.31:00world Cloud 938:12Natus Vincere uaWith a final move, Na'Vi smokes up their entire line-up, looking for a pick-off in the Radiant jungle. Unfortunately, Cloud 9 was prepared for this as they destroy Na'Vi in this battle, who call the "GG" right after SingSing gets an Ultra Kill on his Ember Spirit.
Na'Vi gets knocked out of the tournament by an unleashed Cloud 9.



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This article was written by be Tom Laeremans, joinDOTA's Writer. Tom finally made his way to Dota last year after two years of "training" in LoL. In his spare time after college, he spends most of his time behind the computer outside his football addiction.Location: Testelt, BelgiumFollow him on @Morantyx.


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