NAVI Junior through to closed qualifier for Thunderpick World Championship 2025

NAVI Junior won a Counter-Strike 2 online tournament Thunderpick World Championship 2025 European Series 1. In the final, the team bested ECSTATIC with a scoreline of 2:1 (9:13 on Inferno, 13:8 on Ancient, 13:2 on Dust2).

En route to the final, NAVI Junior also prevailed over such opponents as Astrum (former Aurora), RUBY and Sashi. The team went straight to the tournament playoffs, bypassing the group stage.

For the victory, NAVI Junior received $20,000 and a slot at the closed qualifier for Thunderpick World Championship 2025. The runner-up earned $5,000. The other participants did not get any prizes. The competition was held from April 28 to May 7 with the participation of 24 squads.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows: