NAVI become three-time EPL Masters Dota 2 champions after defeating GamerLegion

The Ukrainian team NAVI secured a confident victory at the EPL Masters III tournament, defeating GamerLegion 3:1 in the grand final. The total prize pool for the competition was $100,000, of which the winners, Natus Vincere, took home the main prize of $50,000.

NAVI’s path to the grand final through the upper bracket went without a single dropped map. The squad consecutively swept Nemiga Gaming, GamerLegion, and Yellow Submarine. Their opponent in the final, GamerLegion, found themselves in the lower bracket precisely after their loss to NAVI in the upper bracket semifinals. From there, the team had to fight their way through tense elimination matches, sequentially knocking out OG and HULIGANI before defeating Yellow Submarine in the decisive lower bracket final.

Grand Final Overview:

• In the first game, NAVI won thanks to a toxic draft featuring Viper, Nature’s Prophet, and Brewmaster, which prevented their opponents from winning team fights or defending buildings.
• On the second map, GamerLegion tied the series. Player Yuma on Io posted a 9/0/5 stat line, forcing NAVI to call GG by the 23rd minute.
• The third game was dominated by NAVI's 21-year-old carry, gotthejuice, playing Kez. With a 16/1/12 performance, he shattered the opponent's defense and pulled his team ahead.
• In the decisive fourth game, an exhausted GamerLegion—having already played three matches in the lower bracket final—could not put up any resistance. NAVI crushed them 26:5 in just 28 minutes.

This triumph made NAVI three-time champions of the tournament series. With their victories in the first two seasons alongside this current title, the team has now earned a total of $150,000 across the series, demonstrating their readiness to return to a high competitive level.

According to the prize pool distribution, the runners-up, GamerLegion, received $25,000 for second place. Third place and $13,000 went to Yellow Submarine.

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