The Ukrainian esports organization NAVI finished the 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris in fourth place in the club rankings. At the end of the tournament, the team had earned 2,950 points and received $3 million in prize money. NAVI is owned by Ukrainian entrepreneur Maksym Krippa.
NAVI’s final EWC club ranking has already been determined, even though some of the competitions within this large-scale festival have not yet concluded. The organization’s result was made possible by its representatives’ performances across several disciplines. In the overall standings, NAVI finished ahead of most of the more than 90 participating clubs.
Fourth place marked NAVI’s best result in its three years of participating in the Esports World Cup. By comparison, in 2024 the Ukrainian organization finished eighth, and last year it dropped to the top 32. This time, the team managed to climb significantly in the standings thanks to the results of six different rosters.
Luis Guadalupe “DarkAngel” Castillo Gomez earned the most points for NAVI. The player won the Fatal Fury tournament, and his championship victory earned the club 1,000 points—the maximum possible in a single discipline.
NAVI’s women’s Mobile Legends team also made a significant contribution, adding another 750 points to the club’s tally. NAVI’s PUBG representatives earned 500 points, while Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov and the organization’s CrossFire team each added another 200 points to the total.
The team earned an additional 300 points thanks to Polish player Hubert “mime” Dziedzic. He represented NAVI in Trackmania, and his performance helped the organization maintain its fourth-place position in the club rankings.
Thus, NAVI not only improved their own result compared to the two previous EWC tournaments but also finished the tournament among the top four clubs in the world.