The Perfect World Shanghai Major champions kick off 2025 with another grand finals shot.

Image Description

Spirit has outperformed Natus Vincere 2-0 in the second semi-final of the BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals, dominating after a thrilling map of Ancient that ended in triple overtime.

This victory prepares Spirit for a best-of-five grand finale against Eternal Fire, who upset G2 earlier today to secure their final spot.

Danil “donk” Kryshkovets starred in the match on his 18th birthday, delivering an outstanding performance with a notable 1.91 rating during the Dust2 map.

The absence of Spirit’s coach Sergey “hally” Shavaev, who was unable to attend due to health issues, was felt by the team throughout the dramatic overtime battle on Ancient. ‘The rounds were hard, we changed many strategies on Ancient to keep them from figuring out our plans,’ commented Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia in a post-match interview.

The match commenced with Spirit’s choice of Dust2, where the leadership of Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov saw the team swiftly gather a significant lead, then thwarting a late comeback attempt from Natus Vincere to claim the map with a 13-9 score.

NAVI’s Ancient opener saw a back-and-forth battle that led to overtime after Spirit initially took a narrow 7-5 advantage. Despite accruing four map points in the first two overtimes, NAVI faltered at the finish line on Ancient, leading to a final score of 22-20 for Spirit in the exciting triple overtime showdown.