NAVI Beat BetBoom 2-0 to Secure Third Place at IEM Beijing 2026

Natus Vincere finished third at IEM Beijing 2026 after defeating BetBoom Team 2-0 in the tournament’s third-place match on November 8. NAVI took Mirage 13-6 and Ancient 13-9, closing their Counter-Strike 2 campaign with a podium finish.

The result also reversed the outcome of the teams’ recent meeting at PGL Masters Bucharest, where BetBoom had beaten NAVI 2-0.

NAVI vs BetBoom – third-place match scores

• Mirage – NAVI 13-6 BetBoom
• Ancient – NAVI 13-9 BetBoom

NAVI made the stronger start on Mirage, building a 9-3 halftime lead on the defensive side. BetBoom briefly reduced the gap in the second half, but NAVI closed the map with a seven-round victory.

Ancient was more competitive. NAVI opened a 6-1 lead before BetBoom recovered to trail only 7-5 at the switch. BetBoom then moved ahead after taking the first three rounds of the second half, but NAVI answered with four consecutive rounds and finished the series 2-0.

b1t and w0nderful deliver for NAVI

Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy led the series by HLTV Rating 3.0, finishing with a 1.57 rating and 37 kills against 19 deaths. Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov contributed a team-high 38 kills and a 1.41 rating.

Drin “makazze” Shaqiri, Mihai “iM” Ivan and Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen completed the winning lineup. On the BetBoom side, Pavel “S1ren” Ogloblin was the highest-rated player with a 1.29 series rating.

How NAVI reached third place in Beijing

NAVI reached the playoffs after navigating the group-stage lower bracket. In the quarterfinals, they defeated PARIVISION 2-1 to set up a semifinal against The MongolZ.

The MongolZ won that semifinal 2-0, taking Cache 13-10 and Inferno 13-11. NAVI therefore moved into the third-place match, where they had one final chance to finish on the podium.

BetBoom reached the same match after upsetting FURIA 2-1 in the quarterfinals before falling 2-0 to MOUZ in the semifinals.

NAVI’s victory secured third place, while BetBoom finished fourth. In the championship match later on November 8, MOUZ swept The MongolZ 3-0 to win IEM Beijing.

Sources: HLTV – NAVI claim third place in Beijing – HLTV – NAVI vs BetBoom match