Ukrainian esports team NAVI crowned champions of IEM Atlanta 2026 in Counter-Strike 2
Kyiv • UNN
NAVI defeated GamerLegion with a score of 3:0 to become IEM Atlanta 2026 champions. The prize pool for the tournament in the USA was $1 million.
The Ukrainian esports team NAVI has become the winner of the prestigious IEM Atlanta 2026 tournament in Counter-Strike 2. In the grand final, the "Born to Win" confidently defeated the European team GamerLegion with a score of 3:0. This was reported by UNN.
Details
The final series was held in a best-of-5 format, but NAVI closed the match in three consecutive maps. The Ukrainian team won on Mirage – 13:3, Anubis – 13:9, and Nuke – 16:13. Thanks to this, NAVI won their second major trophy of 2026 and became the champions of the first-ever Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Atlanta.
NAVI is one of the world's most famous esports organizations, founded in Ukraine in 2009. The team has competed in Counter-Strike for many years and has millions of fans worldwide. It was NAVI in 2021 that became the first team in CS:GO history to win a Major without losing a single map.
The Path to the Championship
On the way to the title in Atlanta, the Ukrainian club also defeated one of the tournament's main favorites – Team Vitality, breaking their streak of successful performances. In the semifinals, NAVI defeated BetBoom Team, while GamerLegion overcame Legacy in their semifinal.
The IEM Atlanta 2026 tournament took place in the USA with the participation of the world's leading Counter-Strike 2 teams. The competition's prize pool amounted to 1 million dollars.