Evgenii "Gufis" Kondratev Nearly half a million people tuned in to watch the match between the best female Counter-Strike team, Imperial Fe, and the Copenhagen Major winners, Natus Vincere. They faced each other in the first round of BLAST Bounty Spring.
The format of the tournament allows lower-seeded teams to choose their opponents. Imperial Fe could choose weaker teams, but they decided to go with Natus Vincere, because they thought it would be a fun experience, and they also know how to play against Aleksib and his team. If Imperial Fe won the match, they would immediately earn $30,000.
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Nearly 500,000 people watched this game live, and both teams gave an excellent show. Imperial Fe lost both maps, but they were not one-sided. In total the female team won 15 rounds (7:13 on Ancient, 8:13 on Mirage) and proved that it can compete with the best teams.
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Nertz, Team Liquid player, praised the decision-making of Imperial Fe: "Whos the igl of imperial female? Top tier calls honestly." The star player of Natus Vincere, jL, also gave a big compliment to opponent:
And the community also mostly praised the underdogs for putting up a great show. We hope to see Imperial Fe in more tournaments and watch more entertaining matches.
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