NAVI has gained its first CS2 trophy of the 12 months after defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) 2-0 within the grand ultimate of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025.
The event came about in Budapest, Hungary, and noticed NAVI take house $200,000. The end result additionally has important ramifications for most of the different groups in attendance.
Mikhail “iM” Ivan helped NAVI safe its first title in 9 months. Picture Credit score: BLAST Open Spring
NAVI Dwell As much as Favourite Tag
Given the less-than-impressive area at StarSeries, there actually was no excuse for NAVI to not win this occasion.
The one actual menace to the Ukrainian group was NIP, who had been duly dispatched in convincing 2-0 victories on two separate events.
The gulf in school grew to become obvious because the occasion went on. NAVI dropped only one map throughout the 4 sequence it performed, with 9INE the one crew to take a map towards them, within the opening match of the occasion.
Regardless of the weaker taking part in area than at FISSURE Playground, NAVI’s efficiency was stable. It should go some approach to renewing religion in a roster that desperately wants the boldness enhance a trophy can carry after a rocky 9 months.
The ultimate itself was comfy for NAVI. NIP was powerless to stop Mikhail “iM” Ivan and Igor “w0nderful” Zhadanov from dominating on Nuke and Inferno, the identical two maps contested within the higher bracket ultimate.
The duo mixed for 74 kills throughout the 2 maps, with iM notching a 1.49 ranking and w0nderful 1.43.
😎 pic.twitter.com/OqITpf5Nwl— NAVI w0nderful🇺🇦 (@w0nderfulof) September 21, 2025
NIP Look Possible for the Main, B8 in Rivalry
Though NIP will probably be disenchanted with its defeat within the ultimate, its run at StarSeries has carried out it a world of excellent by way of the VRS race for StarLadder Budapest Main qualification spots.
Ninjas in Pyjamas soar eight areas within the VRS, and now sit thirteenth and are successfully assured a spot on the second Main of 2025.
Ukrainian crew B8’s robust run on the occasion has put them firmly in competition for Main qualification.
Regardless of shedding its opening fixture to an in-form PARIVISION, a powerful lower-bracket run noticed the crew dispatch OG, Ardour UA, and Light Mates to safe a wholesome bounty of VRS factors.
