Natus Vincere got the better of TSM on three maps 2-1 (de_inferno 11-16, de_dust2 19-15, de_overpass 16-11) to advance to the upper semi-finals, where they will meet EnVyUs later today.

Na`Vi started off on TSM's pick, which was the usual de_inferno, since the now Ukrainian-Russian-Slovakian mixture rarely plays de_nuke, the other go-to map for the Danes.

Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz turned up in great form for the first map and as Na`Vi failed to deliver on their Counter-Terrorists side, losing 7-8, TSM turned the map into a fairly comfortable 1-0 map lead at 16-11.

flamie's LAN debut with Na`Vi was a success

de_dust2 then followed, and with a solid 9-6 Terrorists half, Na`Vi looked too strong to be stopped from tying up at 1-1, but stopped they were thanks to brilliant play from Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen towards the end of the standard setting.

Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev had something else to say on the matter though, as he helped his team get back and take the game into overtime with a game-changing triple deagle headshot, where his new team stormed onto map three, de_overpass, with a 4-0 scoreline.

Nobody really stood out from Natus Vincere there, maybe except for a round here and there by Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács, but their cohesive play and countless clutches on the Counter-Terrorists side helped them get a 16-11 win and get to meet EnVyUs in the upper bracket semi-final, scheduled for 20:00

SLTV StarSeries XII FinalsBest of 3 Natus VincereMatchpage 2 1 27th March 2015 TSM 11Inferno 16 19Dust2 15 16Overpass 11

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	79 - 62	+17	-	1.26
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	62 - 49	+13	-	1.11
Denis 'seized' Kostinseized	59 - 57	+2	-	1.00
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	58 - 53	+5	-	0.99
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	49 - 58	-9	-	0.81

TSM	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	66 - 62	+4	-	1.05
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	57 - 61	-4	-	0.92
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	56 - 63	-7	-	0.92
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	51 - 57	-6	-	0.91
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	48 - 65	-17	-	0.75

Before that plays out, Virtus.pro and NiP will be on in the first upper bracket semi-final, soon to be live with the first map, de_mirage.

Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 23 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 353 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.62 Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen Age: 22 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 325 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.66 Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 19 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 248 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.63 Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev Age: 17 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 166 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.70