Natus Vincere Wins ESL One Cologne

Natus Vincere defeated BIG to take home ESL One Cologne 3-1 in the grand final.

YOUR #ESLONE COLOGNE 2018 CHAMPIONS ARE @NATUSVINCERE! ? pic.twitter.com/9nmMkiWZCN

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2018

The series score is as follows:
Natus Vincere 3-1 BIG
Overpass - 16-10
Dust 2 - 11-16
Train - 16-10
Inferno 16-8

NaVi captured its first Intel Grand Slam victory in the "Cathedral of Counter-Strike" in a grueling back-and-forth final against the underdog German team. After suffering a tough 16-14 loss to G2 Esports to kick off the event, Na`Vi defeated Gambit Esports, Cloud9, ENCE, Fnatic, Astralis and BIG to win the event.

The top performer on Train was someone all too familiar with the position: @s1mpleO leads @natusvincere to a 2-1 lead in the #ESLOne Grand Finals! pic.twitter.com/b8t6GE044R

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2018

This is Na`Vi's second premier CS:GO championship in as many months after taking home StarSeries Season 5 in June, also capturing the CS:GO Asia Championship.