What to expect from Complexity v. Natus Vincere

The worst thing that Complexity can do to us is provide hope. Unfortunately, that is what they have decided to do this week as they cruised to playoff qualification as fast as anyone could with two wins over PERA and HEROIC. The victories headlined a solid performance from the American squad as they look to skip through some rounds of playoffs and go straight into the quarterfinals with a win this afternoon.

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Complexity back on track?

The wins weren't clean, but they were successful. PERA proved to be more of an upset quantity than many expected this week and their performance against Complexity made sure to scare the American fan. HEROIC was a more challenging match for Complexity, but even they proved to be disappointing by the end of the week as roster rumors swirled. The bright side out of all of this? hallzerk looked good.

hallzerk is proving he belongs in this team
floppy showed he can step up when needed
Can JT out-call Aleksib?

They literally won a Major

There is no Major hangover for this European squad, one that many doubted would even reach the heights that they have. Was Copenhagen just a miracle run or does this team have something more behind them? Natus Vincere are proving over and over again not to doubt them, which Complexity will not be doing at all if they want a chance to win today.

iM is no slouch in Pro League
Aleksib has really grown as an IGL
Will w0nderful take control of today's match?

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Previous Matchups

Complexity and Natus Vincere have some history as they squads have played one another twice in the Counter-Strike 2 era. Complexity came away with a victory the first time the two faced off at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023, but were swept in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2024 to even up the series record.

Likely Vetoes

The vetoes will definitely be interesting. Complexity will be weak on Nuke, but NAVI are not great on either Inferno or Overpass. What exploits could we see?

Natus Vincere ban Vertigo
Complexity ban Mirage
Natus Vincere pick Nuke
Complexity pick Overpass
Decider is Anubis

Nuke, Overpass, Anubuis. Basically what's happened the last few times. Maybe Complexity pulls out a win, or maybe they struggle just a bit to get things going.

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