Gambit went 1-0 up in the New Legends Stage of the ELEAGUE Major 2018 after a dominant showing against Natus Vincere(16-5).
Gambit's vent dive pistol round strategy went smoothly, with Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov securing three kills to give his side the early lead on Nuke. Gambit extended their 3-0 lead after the first buy round, which saw Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev score three kills as he lurked into A through yard.
Natus Vincere put their opponents under pressure with a force buy, but the Kazakhstani team closed it out and started running away with the game. Along with AdreN and Dosia, the team's AWPer Rustem "mou" Telepov was also having a lot of impact, going 9-2 as Gambit reached a 10-0 lead.
The double-AWP setup of Natus Vincere finally paid off in round 11, when Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev got a hat-trick of frags in yard to start it off, while Egor "flamie" Vasilyev closed it out with a double with the sniper on the A site. (10-1) Denis "electroNic" Sharipov and s1mple managed to fumble a 2v1 against AdreN that stopped them from getting the late-half momentum, but they did add another round with a force-buy to end it 13-2.
mou's double with the USP-S on ramp started off the CT pistol on the right foot for Gambit and saw them get to match point, 15-2. s1mple's heroics saw kept Natus Vincere afloat for a while, but it was just a matter of time before Gambit would close it out, it was 16-5 in the end.
ELEAGUE Major 2018Best of 1 
Gambit
Matchpage 16 5 19th January 2018 
Natus Vincere 16Nuke 5
| Gambit | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN | 27 - 12 | +15 | 133.8 | 2.10 |
 Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia | 25 - 11 | +14 | 114.8 | 1.92 |
| Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit | 17 - 12 | +5 | 75.7 | 1.30 |
| Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou | 15 - 10 | +5 | 68.4 | 1.19 |
| Bektiyar 'fitch' Bahytovfitch | 7 - 13 | -6 | 56.3 | 0.96 |
| Natus Vincere | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple | 19 - 18 | +1 | 99.0 | 1.12 |
| Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward | 16 - 17 | -1 | 73.2 | 0.96 |
| Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie | 11 - 20 | -9 | 74.1 | 0.59 |
| Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus | 8 - 18 | -10 | 56.7 | 0.54 |
| Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic | 4 - 18 | -14 | 43.7 | 0.31 |
Gambit #12 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovAbay 'HObbit' KhassenovBektiyar 'fitch' Bahytov Rustem 'mou' Telepov 
Age: 26 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 726 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.66 Natus Vincere #11 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov 
Age: 19 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 434 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.69 Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev 
Age: 20 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 862 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68 Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev 
Age: 20 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.20 Maps played: 695 KPR: 0.84 DPR: 0.69 Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev 
Age: 27 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1028 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov 
Age: 29 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1119 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 (责任编辑：csgo crates)
