NAVI leave IEM Cologne 2026 after defeat by G2

The NAVI team finished their run at IEM Cologne 2026, losing to G2 Esports in the decisive match of Stage 3 with a score of 1:2.

On the first map (Dust2) the Ukrainian team made a comeback from the score of 7:11 and won – 13:11. At Inferno there was a tough fight: NAVI moved the game into overtime, but G2 turned to be more stable and closed the map with a score of 16:14. The fate of the series was decided on the Mirage, where NAVI made a number of mistakes and lost – 10:13.

The main hero of the match was HeavyGod with a rating of 1.54. G2 advance to the playoffs, and NAVI leave the Major, taking the 9th-11th place.