SK Gaming

It was originally believed that HLTV demos for the WCG gold medal series between

mTw might not be released, due to the organisers of the event wanting everyone to watch their youtube VODs instead. The demos have been released though, just under a month after the event finished, so everyone can now enjoy what was an exciting final from every angle and POV they could wish for.

Natus Vincere 16:8

mTw (inferno - T 11:4, 5:4)

Natus Vincere 14:16

mTw (tuscan - T 9:6, 5:10)

Natus Vincere 22:18

mTw (train - T 9:6, 6:9)

$15,000 was on the line and a title which would serve as a welcome capper for 2010 regardless of who won it. Had mTw prevailed they could have said they came on stronger as the year went on and that they would have secured better placings in tournaments like ESWC and Arbalet Cup Dallas had they not met Na`Vi, then by far the best team in the world, at critical stages early on in the playoffs.

For Na`Vi the re-emergance of the fnatic 2009 lineup and subsequent losses to them at GameGune and IEM V Shanghai left the Ukrainians needing to take down this event in fnatic's absence and ensure everyone remembered 2010 as the year of Na`Vi when a Ukrainian team not only rose to the top but won every major in the game, a feat never accomplished in the modern era.

The series seemed like it would go to Na`Vi convincingly as the beasts from the East rolled to a one map advantage and then reached 14 rounds quickly enough on tuscan. mTw roared back though and managed to knot the series with their comeback on tuscan. On train Na`Vi again looked close to the finish line, especially with only 7 rounds needed as CT on train - their best side on their best map.

mTw again proved impossible to put down though and the Danes came back to tie it in regulation and once more in the first overtime. The second overtime saw Na`Vi chalk up another flawless 3:0 first half, but this time crucially on the terrorist side, and then close out the game immediately to take the gold medals and complete a wonderful 2010.

Download the WCG 2010 gold medal series HLTV demos.

Source: HLTV.org

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