Natus Vincere vs B8

In the bracket

Lower Bracket Semifinal 1 of the Group A. The winner goes to Lower Bracket Final against Team Falcons. The loser is eliminated.

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Maps

1. Map 1NAVI46 min
2. Map 2NAVI54 min
3. Map 3To be played

Recap

Natus Vincere beat B8 2-0 at IEM Beijing 2026. Natus Vincere won without dropping a map. The result moves Natus Vincere up to #8 in the R1GG rating.

Form and rating going into this match

Going in, Natus Vincere were the favourites by the R1GG rating, and they won.

How the rating works

The 90 days before this match

	NAVI	B8
Series	10-12 (45%)	18-10 (64%)
BO3 series	9-12 (43%)	12-9 (57%)
BO1 matches	1-0 (100%)	6-0 (100%)
At LAN events	10-12 (45%)	10-8 (56%)
Maps	26-26 (50%)	31-27 (53%)
BO3 went to a third map	9 of 21 (43%)	7 of 21 (33%)
Average map length	48 min	47 min
Against the current top 20	6-11 (35%)	5-3 (63%)

Completed series, forfeits left out. Map length counts maps with a start and end time.

Common opponents before this match

Opponent	NAVI	B8
Vitality	1-3	1-1
Legacy	1-2	1-0
M80	0-1	2-1
GamerLegion	2-0	2-0
TheMongolz	2-0	1-1
FURIA	1-1	0-1

Teams both sides played in the 180 days before the match, with each side's series record against them.

Last 5 results before this match

Lineups

Head to head before this match