NAVI closed their eight-day pre-Major bootcamp at the ESL Cologne practice facility on May 30, the day before Stage 2 (Legends) pairings get revealed at the close of Stage 1 on June 5. Coach Andrii 'B1ad3' Horodenskyi published a short closing statement at 18:00 CEST.
B1ad3's framing
The published version of the closing statement was four sentences. The headline phrase: 'Cache is ready, Inferno is the question.' B1ad3 expanded that the new-geometry Cache - the May 14 reintroduction - had absorbed two of the eight days of dedicated scrim blocks, with the team running map-specific drills against scrim partners and against the team's own data set from the last competitive Cache rotation (pre-removal in 2024). Inferno, on the other hand, has been NAVI's lowest win-rate map of 2026 (53% vs the team's 67% average), and the bootcamp did not produce the structural reset on the map that the staff had targeted.
What the bootcamp did and did not deliver
Closed-door scrim records leaked partially during the bootcamp window: NAVI played approximately 47 scrim maps across the eight days, with a 31-16 win-loss record. Strong on Cache (8-2), Nuke (7-3), Anubis (6-3), and Mirage (6-3); weaker on Ancient (3-5) and Inferno (1-3). The Inferno read confirms B1ad3's published framing - the map is unresolved heading into Stage 2, and the team's veto strategy at Cologne will likely keep Inferno off the table unless forced.
Stage 2 schedule
NAVI's Stage 2 opener pairing reveals June 5 at the close of Stage 1. Stage 2 opens June 6 with all eight pairings playing across the day. NAVI stay at the ESL Cologne facility through the bracket - the rooms are reserved through June 13 for the full Stage 2 Swiss.
