Aleksib: "We need to enjoy the game more; all these setbacks make you overthink"
Natus Vincere came into Pro League needing wins. Having made all 24 Majors so far, missing PGL Singapore would be a damning indictment.
HLTV7 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
The team remain in a good position after picking up two victories here, and now have a 90% chance of qualifying even after bowing out of Pro League.
It feels bad since we showed a different NAVI this tournament Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen But Katowice was a chance to put that figure beyond doubt. Now, if a few results go against the black-and-yellow in Bucharest, they'll need to head back to the panic stations.
Read more PARIVISION make EPL playoffs over NAVI "I don't really feel the pressure," Aleksib told HLTV after the loss to PARIVISION .
"Sure, in the next one, maybe we're going to face a situation where we're kind of backs against the wall, and maybe it's a different question then. "But as of right now, I just don't feel it that way.
We need to do our best the next one and hopefully reach the playoffs and go from there." Watch or listen to the interview. What do you think went wrong in that last map?
We ended up losing three rounds in a row where they had one guy alive, and I think they were pretty scrappy situations.
Opinion
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Natus Vincere can stand on this line: "The team remain in a good position after picking up two victories here, and now have a 90% chance of qualifying even after bowing out of Pro League." It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
