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The opening match of Arbalet Cup Best of Four saw Natus Vincere clash with SK Gaming on de_dust2. Before match start, the enormous crowd cheered with full hearts for their beloved Na´Vi.

Natus Vincere started out with defeating SK in the initial rounds, also counter-attacking their opponent's deagle rush. SK on the other hand, quickly stepped up their game and took eight rounds in a row just after. Natus Vincere made a powerful comeback after several round losses, with steady help from Yegor "markeloff" Markelov's AWP, finally sealing the half-time score at 7-8 in SK's favor.

Moving onto the next set, SK sealed the two first rounds, but was shortly after overwhelmed by Natus Vincere who took five rounds. The Ukrainians kept up their pase, and clearly stated that they would not be budged. Natus Vincere finally secured the victory at 16-14.

Every team will play to thirty rounds because of score differences, in case a tie should appear.