{"id":243314,"date":"2026-08-27T08:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/cs\/?p=243314"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:18:34","slug":"m80-reverse-sweep-navi-in-blast-open-porto-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/cs\/m80-reverse-sweep-navi-in-blast-open-porto-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"M80 Reverse Sweep NAVI in BLAST Open Porto Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

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M80 opened BLAST Open Porto with a reverse-sweep victory over NAVI, overturning an opening-map defeat with wins on Mirage and Inferno. The result came against the team listed as number 10 in the VRS ranking in the supplied report, and it placed M80 into the upper semifinal path.<\/p>\n

The series began with contrasting map results. NAVI secured Anubis by a 13-4 score after M80 had taken the pistol round and moved ahead 2-1. M80 then answered on Mirage, where another opening pistol win helped produce an 8-4 half before the North American side closed the map 13-6.<\/p>\n

Inferno decided the match after the teams reached a 1-1 map situation. The first half contained close rounds on both sides of the score, but M80 pulled away after taking their fifth pistol of the series. Their uninterrupted 11-6 lead set up a 13-6 win and completed the comeback.<\/p>\n

The opening map had favored NAVI despite M80’s early start. M80 won the pistol and held a 2-1 advantage, but Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov produced a 4K that began a 9-3 attacking half for NAVI. The report also credited w0nderful with a 7-1 defensive showing as NAVI finished Anubis 13-4.<\/p>\n

M80’s response on Mirage included a recovery from Mason “Lake” Sanderson. Lake had recorded a 0.56 rating in the first map, then improved to 0.98 on Mirage while remaining at the bottom of M80’s chart. The team again claimed the opening pistol, established an 8-4 halftime score, and converted another pistol win into the 13-6 result.<\/p>\n

The deciding map provided the competitive consequence immediately stated in the report: M80 advanced to face the winner of FURIA versus paiN in the upper semifinals. NAVI’s Inferno result also included a 3-15 performance from Drin “makazze” Shaqiri, a figure the report said must be scrutinized.<\/p>\n

How M80 Recovered After Anubis<\/h2>\n

Anubis did not follow the pattern of the final outcome. M80 started the map with the pistol round and a 2-1 lead, but NAVI took control during the attacking half. The 4K from w0nderful initiated the run described in the report, and NAVI reached a 9-3 advantage before the sides changed.<\/p>\n

NAVI then completed the map through a 7-1 defensive effort attributed to w0nderful. That produced the 13-4 score and gave NAVI the first map of the series. The account characterized the map selections as unusual in their results: M80’s pick resembled NAVI’s choice, while NAVI’s pick resembled M80’s.<\/p>\n

Mirage changed the direction of the match. M80 took the first pistol round, built an 8-4 half, and then won another pistol round after halftime. Those documented round milestones preceded the 13-6 final score that evened the series at 1-1.<\/p>\n

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