A Bo3 on stage at a big tournament is a test of endurance, not speed. Even though Jame’s not know for being quick, he and his team did fall short today.

Dust II was a relatively calm back and forth between two teams who have very different approaches to the game.

PV gets their quality from a strong preparation, with Jame leading the pack and putting out good midround calls. NAVI on the other hand has a little more firepower, meaning they can allow more individual prowess to shine through.

In the first map, this meant that things went neck and neck, with these two philosophies being reflected in the performances of the team. w0nderful, makkaze, and b1t shot NAVI to success, while the men on PARIVISION were a lot closer to each other stats-wise.

NAVI end up edging out dastan’s minions 13-11.

But of course, NAVI wouldn’t be NAVI if they dropped the ball on their own map pick. Even though at some point they brought it back to 8-8 - and your man on location napz was already standing at the front of the line for a post-match interview - PARIVISION crushed their dream of a comeback by winning five rounds in a row, stealing Inferno from the AleksiB’s tax-evading clutches. End score: 13-8.

So, a third map it was, and everyone gathered in the arena again to see Mirage unfold.

The decider map. This is where the men are separated from the boys, and given the fact PV’s average age would barely get you a beer in the US, you can probably already guess where this is going.

The tanks were empty on the youngsters, and NAVI ran with it. Despite xiELO dropping a 1.79 rating to make us all go “ooh” and “aah”, NAVI was just to strong and booked their spot in the Grand Final by finishing Mirage 13-7.

Now they just need to win against - checks notes - Vitality. Oh.