NAVI eliminated Falcons 2-1 in the IEM Beijing 2026 Group A lower-bracket final on November 4, taking the fourth and final playoff spot out of Group A.
Series line (LB final)
- Ancient (NAVI pick): Falcons 13-11
- Inferno: NAVI 13-4
- Mirage: NAVI 13-3
The route in — both teams swept their SF
- NAVI 2-0 B8 (LB SF): w0nderful rated 1.45 across the series
- Falcons 2-0 HEROIC (LB SF): kyousuke rated 1.90 — his third consecutive series at 1.5+ rating in Beijing after the 1.58 vs FaZe (and 2.08 on Ancient in that series)
w0nderful dominates the Falcons rematch
The Hotspawn recap describes w0nderful as "dominant" in the Falcons series. NAVI had already beaten Falcons 2-0 in the Group A Day 1 opener (Ancient 13-5, Mirage 13-11, w0nderful 38-19 +19 96.8 ADR).
Falcons eliminated
karrigan's Falcons exit Beijing after a day that started with the kyousuke-led 2-0 sweep of HEROIC and ended with NAVI taking two straight maps in dominant fashion.
Full Group A playoff teams
- The MongolZ (UB winner)
- FURIA (UB final loser — eliminated in QF by MongolZ)
- HEROIC (LB SF loser — eliminated by Falcons)
- NAVI (LB final winner — final Group A playoff spot)
Source: Hotspawn — BetBoom and NAVI take final IEM Beijing 2026 playoff berths.
