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NAVI beat Spirit 2-1 to reach PGL Masters Bucharest playoffs

Natus Vincere finished the PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 group stage 3-2, winning a deciding match 2-1 over Spirit to make the playoffs.

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PGL Masters Bucharest 2026Group Stage, Round 5Best of 3Oct 28, 2026

Match data: PandaScore

Key facts

  • WhatNAVI finished the group stage 3-2 and beat Spirit 2-1 in the decider
  • Whenplayoffs Oct. 29-31
  • Formatsingle elimination, separate third-place match

Natus Vincere (NAVI) have reached the playoffs of PGL Masters Bucharest 2026, the organization said on Oct. 28. They finished the Counter-Strike 2 group stage 3-2 after beating Spirit 2-1 in a deciding match.

Spirit are ranked first in the world by HLTV.org. NAVI had dropped into the 2-2 bracket after two straight defeats before that match.

How the group stage went

  • G2NAVI won 2-0. The second map took three overtimes.
  • FURIANAVI won 2-0, taking Ancient 13-10 and Dust II 13-5. Aleksib finished Dust II with a 1.66 rating.
  • BBNAVI lost 0-2, with Dust II going 10-13 and Nuke 9-13. BB had previously defeated Spirit and Nemiga.
  • VitalityNAVI lost 0-2, with Inferno going 2-13 and Dust II 9-13.
  • SpiritNAVI won 2-1 in the must-win decider.

FURIA were ranked third in the world by both Valve and HLTV.org at the time of the match. NAVI said they had struggled against the Brazilian team in earlier meetings this year.

The playoffs run from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31.

Why it matters

NAVI now play in the playoffs from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31, a single-elimination bracket with a separate third-place match.

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