NAVI face The MongolZ in IEM Beijing 2026 semifinal

Natus Vincere (NAVI) will face The MongolZ in the first semifinal of IEM Beijing 2026, the club wrote on its website on Nov. 7. The match begins at 7:30 a.m. CET and is played as a best of three.

NAVI wrote that only four teams remain in contention for the title and that the grand finalists will be decided that day. IEM Beijing 2026 is the last major LAN tournament for the NAVI CS2 team before PGL Major Singapore 2026, according to the club.

How both teams got here

NAVI finished third in Group A and advanced to the playoffs, though the club described it as far from easy. They beat Falcons twice and B8 once in the group stage and lost to FURIA. In the quarterfinal against PV, NAVI won on the deciding map.

The MongolZ had a shorter route. They went unbeaten through the Group A upper bracket, beating Legacy 2-1, HEROIC 2-0 and FURIA 2-1.

Head-to-head

NAVI and The MongolZ have met four times in 2026, and NAVI won three of those meetings. NAVI’s only defeat came at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 in February.

The semifinal winner reaches the grand final, where it will face the winner of the MOUZ vs. BB match, NAVI wrote.