Natus Vincere have earned a semi-final showdown against fnatic after seeing off Meet Your Makers 2-0.
A dominant CT start from MYM on de_tuscan saw the Russians put up an impressive 11-0 lead, partly thanks to agressive play from them and some good rounds by Sergey "Fox" Stolyarov. However, Sergey "starix" Ischuk's 1-on-2 situation in the 12th round finally gave Na´Vi the push they needed as it inspired the Ukrainian team to win the remaining four rounds and go to half time down 11-4.
In the second half, Na´Vi managed to win the pistol round, but then some solid Desert Eagle eco by Eduard "ed1k" Ivanov enlarged the Russian team's advantage. From then on, though, it was almost a Na´Vi-only show, as the Ukrainians upped controlled the pace to take the game to overtime.
In OT, after a close 3-2 first half in favour of Na´Vi, The Ukrainian team were too hot for MYM to handle in the second session, picking up three rounds in a row to win the map 21-17.
Na´Vi march on
Both teams then moved on to de_dust2, where the first 10 rounds were a close affair as they went both ways, from then Na´Vi distanced themselves from the Russians to post a 10-5 scoreline at the break.
Na´Vi controlled the action in the second session and quickly reached their 15th round, and though they wasted some match points, they kept their cool to pick up a 16-11 victory.
IEM5 European Championship FinalsBest of 0 Natus Vincere
Matchpage 2 0 22nd January 2011
MYM 2Best of 3 0
Meet Your Makers are now out of the tournament in 5-6 place, while Na´Vi will welcome fnatic in the semi finals.