The NAVI team, owned by entrepreneur Maksym Krippa, won the EPL Masters for the second time in a row. Over the course of two EPL tournaments, they lost only one map—their overall map record was 16-1. In the EPL Masters II grand final, “Born to Win” confidently defeated Klim Sani4 with a score of 3-0 and claimed the tournament’s top title. The Ukrainian team received $50,000 for their victory.
The Grand Final was played in a best-of-five format. NAVI put on a dominant performance and didn’t drop a single map to their opponent, securing a 3–0 victory.
NAVI also remained undefeated leading up to the decisive match. The team began its tournament run with a match against Power Rangers, which ended in a 2–0 victory for NAVI. Former NAVI captain Zayac played for Power Rangers.
In the next round, the Ukrainian team faced Klim Sani4. Their opponents managed to take one map, but NAVI clinched the match with a 2–1 victory. Klim Sani4’s roster consists of 423, squad1x, mangekyou, swedenstrong, and Rein.
After that, NAVI was scheduled to play against GamerLegion, but the European team withdrew from the match, deciding to focus on qualifying for BLAST Slam IX. As a result, NAVI advanced without a fight and secured a spot in the grand final, where they defeated Klim Sani4 once again.
NAVI roster:
- 🇰🇿 Tamir “daze” Tokpanov — support, captain
- 🇺🇦 Yuriy “pma” Prots — offline
- 🇺🇦 Stanislav “Riddys” Mitroshkin — Support
- 🇺🇦 Taras “gotthejuice” Linnikov — carry
- 🇺🇦 Artem “Niku” Bachkur — mid
- 🇩🇰 Ask “Cy-” Larsen — coach
Distribution of the Prize Pool:
- NAVI — $50 000
- Klim Sani4 — $25 000
- GamerLegion — $13 000
- MOUZ — $7 000