The NAVI players were crowned champions of the EPL Masters I Dota 2 tournament. In the grand final, “Born to Win” confidently defeated Level UP 3–0 and finished the tournament without losing a single map.
NAVI began their run at the championship directly in the playoffs. In their first match, the team defeated Zero Tenacity 2–0. After that, “Born to Win” defeated Rune Eaters by the same score, and in the upper bracket final, they once again beat Level UP 2–0.
In the tournament’s decisive match, the rivals faced off for the second time. However, Level UP was once again unable to put up a fight against NAVI: the Ukrainian team took all three maps and secured a 3–0 victory.
Thus, NAVI finished EPL Masters I with a perfect record—not a single map lost throughout the entire tournament. The team received $50,000 in prize money for winning the championship.
NAVI, owned by Ukrainian entrepreneur Maksym Krippa, continues to actively compete on the international esports scene across various disciplines. Currently, the club’s teams are competing at the Esports World Cup in Paris, where they are vying for prestigious trophies and substantial prize money. Although NAVI’s Dota 2 roster was unable to qualify for the tournament this time, the players continue to represent the organization at other competitions and demonstrate a high level of play.
The following players represented the Ukrainian club NAVI at the tournament:
- 🇺🇦 Taras “gotthejuice” Linnikov — Carry
- 🇺🇦 Artem “Niku” Bachkur — Mid
- 🇺🇦 Yuriy “pma” Prots — Offline
- 🇺🇦 Stanislav “Riddys” Mitroshkin — Support
- 🇰🇿 Tamir “daze” Tokpanov — Support Captain
- 🇩🇰 Aske “Cy-” Larsen — Coach