Spirit close IEM Cologne 2026 Quarterfinal 2 with a 2-1 series win over NAVI on June 17 late. donk's 1.42 series rating mirrors ZywOo's QF1 carry numbers. NAVI eliminated at the Champions QF stage — first NAVI Major-bracket QF exit since IEM Atlanta 2026.
Map 1: Anubis 13-8 NAVI
NAVI's first-pick Anubis opened the series. NAVI's T-side Anubis exploited an A-site hookah-default execute three times in the first half, closing the half 9-3. Spirit's CT-side Anubis in the second half pulled the gap to 12-8 on three force-buys but NAVI closed on a w0nderful B-site mid-window AWP triple-kill.
Map 2: Inferno 13-9 Spirit
Spirit's second-pick Inferno was the decisive read. donk T-side opening picks set up a 10-2 half for Spirit. NAVI pulled the gap to 12-9 but Spirit closed on a donk-led B-site execute that won the round 5v3.
Decider: Mirage 13-10 Spirit
The decider Mirage opened with Spirit's CT-side dominance — donk anchored A-site for the full half with a 1.71 first-half rating. The half closed 9-3 Spirit. NAVI's T-side Mirage in the second half pulled to 12-10 on a w0nderful AWP opening-pick streak, but the series closed on a donk B-site retake quad-kill — donk's 1.42 series rating crystallized in that round.
What this means
Spirit advance to SF1 on June 19 against Vitality. The Spirit-vs-Vitality semifinal is the bracket-favourite final-shape match — both teams entered Champions as top-three seeds with similar map-pool reads. Spirit holo extended +18% in the 30 minutes after series close. donk's player-gold jumped from $57 to $79 mean.
The MongolZ bracket-path read
NAVI's elimination removes the Mongolz-NAVI potential SF2 fixture. The QF3 MongolZ-paiN winner now faces the QF4 MOUZ-Falcons winner in SF2 on June 20. Bookmaker SF2 odds reset post-NAVI elimination: MongolZ 1.55 to Grand Final, MOUZ 4.20, Falcons 4.50, paiN 12.00.
