After five days of stressful confrontation in the group stage of PGL Astana 2025, the encounter between Natus Vincere and The Mongolz became the focus of the event for fans around the world, according to data from Esports Charts. Their match became the most discussed and watched confrontation in the first phase of the tournament.

The group stage of the tournament in Astana gathered 16 teams, but it was the match between Navi and The Mongolz that became an indisputable choice of the audience. The match was broadcast in dozens of languages, and discussions about this match quickly filled social networks. The public especially expected this confrontation, because Navi is still a symbol of Eastern Europe, and The Mongolz is a new wave with Asian play full of imposition, repeatedly breaking the analysts' predictions. The match attracted 414,475 viewers at the same time.

The fact that both teams have not lost any match before that time increased the importance of the match. With Mongolz, this victory is iconic - they not only strengthen its position as a new force in the tournament, but also do that in the match is considered the focal point of the whole stage.

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The match between Navi and Aurora, where the legendary team from Ukraine encountered a strong opponent from Türkiye, also proved a great attraction. Astralis vs. Team Spirit - The confrontation between a long -standing force in Europe with an emerging force - also in the top 3 matches most interested, received great attention from fans.

All of these matches not only shaped the situation of the war in the group stage, but also created the main stories of the tournament: the return of Navi's peak, the breakthrough of Mongolz, the effort to find the stability of NIP, and the alarming signals from the giants such as VP, G2 or Big.

The group stage of PGL Astana 2025 proved that CS2 still has vitality - both in terms of the attention of the audience and drama. The playoff round is still ahead, but it is possible to confirm that matches like Navi vs Mongolz will go into history as proving that Counter-Strike is still enough to pull millions of people back to the screen over and over again.