Na`Vi have advanced to the DreamHack Masters Marseille grand final after cruising past Gambit 2-0 (Nuke 16-7, Train 16-12).

As Gambit vetoed Natus Vincere's go-to map, Inferno, the latter team picked Nuke, where the first semi-final of DreamHack Masters Marseille began. The pick seemed to be paying off from the get-go, as Na`Vi quickly racked up an early lead on the CT side thanks to a couple of mop-ups on the upper bombsite.

It wasn't until 7-0 when Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov's calm triple on the lower bombsite gave his team their first round, but Na`Vi immediately regained control and went on to lock down a dominant 13-2 half.

Denis "⁠seized⁠" Kostin helped Gambit stay in contention for the map with a quad-kill in the pistol round, which led to a streak of five rounds, as Na`Vi forcebought twice. That was all the Kazakh-Russian team could do, though, as Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev's triple in a 2v3 situation forced Gambit on two low buys in a row and Natus Vincere finished off map one at 16-7.

Na`Vi are through to the grand final

With a pistol round going their way, Gambit got off on the right foot on Train as Terrorists. Once the weaponry was on Na`Vi's side, they were able to equalize the scoreline 3-3 on the back of a simple B retake and a quick A defense, courtesy of Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev's triple with the AWP. 

Gambit replied with three in a row to claim a three-round lead, but it turned out to be their last breath in the first half. Na`Vi took over thanks to early opening kills from s1mple, while Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov chimed in with a key triple to secure a 9-6 half.

Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev's three headshots in the second pistol round closed the gap to 9-8, but their rivals controlled the gunrounds with ease, starting with a clean attack towards the A bombsite. It was 12-9 when Gambit fought back with three close rounds in a row to level the score. Unable to rack up some economy, they soon found themselves against the ropes, however, as Na`Vi only needed one round to send their opponents on an eco and soon ended the series at 16-12, 2-0.

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 3 Natus VincereMatchpage 2 0 22nd April 2018 Gambit 16Nuke 7 16Train 12

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple	54 - 26	+28	102.2	1.69
Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic	47 - 29	+18	101.2	1.50
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	39 - 30	+9	91.9	1.35
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	38 - 30	+8	73.3	1.12
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	32 - 26	+6	62.7	1.12

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	33 - 44	-11	72.7	0.80
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	29 - 41	-12	70.0	0.76
Denis 'seized' Kostinseized	29 - 41	-12	58.9	0.76
Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou	25 - 41	-16	55.9	0.70
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	25 - 43	-18	55.8	0.65

Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov Age: 23 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 430 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66 Gambit #17 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovDenis 'seized' KostinAbay 'HObbit' Khassenov Denis 'seized' Kostin Age: 23 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 1126 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 Natus Vincere #6 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov Age: 19 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 534 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.68 Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev Age: 21 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 962 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68 Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev Age: 28 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1125 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev Age: 20 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.21 Maps played: 782 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.68