Ukrainian NAVI team defeats Russian opponents in fierce esports match and advances to prestigious Dota 2 tournament
The Ukrainian Dota 2 team Natus Vincere (NAVI) has defeated Russian team Virtus Pro in the final qualifier for the prestigious DreamLeague Season 23 tournament.
Source: Champion, a sports-related news outlet
Details: The game lasted six hours and ended with a score of 3-2. The Ukrainian team managed to snatch a comeback victory on the decisive map and earned a place in the main stage of the DreamLeague.
NAVI is a Ukrainian esports organisation. The Dota 2 team currently consists of two Ukrainians, a Mongolian, a Kazakh and a player from Kyrgyzstan:
Artem "Yuragi" Holubiev (Ukraine)
Sukhbat "sanctity-" Otgondavaa (Mongolia)
Dmytro "Nefrit" Tarasych (Ukraine)
Bakyt "W_Zayac" Emilzhanov (Kyrgyzstan)
Arman "Malady" Orazbayev (Kazakhstan)
Vitalii "Sword_Art" Petkin (Ukraine, coach)
In previous games, NAVI defeated the world champions, Team Spirit, before losing to Virtus Pro in the final of the upper bracket of the qualifying tournament.
Background: DreamLeague Season 23 will run from 20 to 26 May. The tournament has a US$1 million prize fund.
Earlier, NAVI's CS 2 team lost to Team Spirit in the PGL Major playoffs.
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