NAVI won the EPL Masters title for the second time in a row

NAVI won the EPL Masters for the second time in a row. In the grand final, the Ukrainian team easily defeated Klim Sani4, 3–0. This victory continued the team’s impressive streak: over the last two EPL Masters tournaments, NAVI won 16 maps and lost only one.

At EPL Masters II, the team kicked off with a match against Power Rangers. NAVI didn’t let their opponents get a foothold and closed out the match with a 2–0 victory. Their next challenge was Klim Sani4, who managed to take one map this time. However, their opponents were unable to build on that success—NAVI won 2–1.

The next match never took place. GamerLegion was supposed to face the team in the semifinals, but the European squad withdrew from the match to prepare for the BLAST Slam IX qualifiers. As a result, NAVI advanced to the grand final via a technical victory.

To claim the trophy, they once again had to face Klim Sani4. This time, NAVI didn’t give their opponents a single chance: three maps in a row went in favor of the Ukrainians. The final was played in a best-of-5 format and ended with a score of 3–0.

NAVI received $50,000 for their victory. Klim Sani4 earned $25,000 for second place, GamerLegion earned $13,000, and MOUZ earned $7,000.

NAVI’s championship roster at the tournament consisted of Tamir “daze” Tokpanov, Yuriy “pma” Prots, Stanislav “Riddys” Mitroshkin, Taras “gotthejuice” Linnikov, and Artem “Niku” Bachkur. daze served as the team captain, and Aske “Cy-” Larsen coached the squad.

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