NAVI win ESL Pro League Season 23

Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen's squad won a big ESL Pro League Season 23 Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament, the final stage of which took place from March 13th to 15th in Stockholm, Sweden.

NAVI defeated Aurora with a scoreline of 3-1 in the final (13:7 on Mirage, 11:13 on Anubis, 13:8 on Nuke, 13:9 on Dust2). En route to the final, the squad eliminated FUT and The MongolZ. Aurora, in turn, bested Astralis and Legacy.

NAVI received $100,000 for first place. The runner-up earned $55,000. The event's prize pool amounted to $400,000.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

Prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  NAVI – $100,000
2.  Aurora – $55,000
3.  Astralis – $37,500
4.  FUT – $22,500
5-8.  Team Spirit – $15,000
5-8.  MOUZ – $15,000
5-8.  Legacy – $15,000
5-8.  The MongolZ – $15,000
9-11.  3DMAX – $12,500
9-11.  G2 – $12,500
9-11.  FURIA – $12,500
12-14.  FaZe – $10,500
12-14.  paiN – $10,500
12-14.  B8 – $10,500
15-16.  HEROIC – $8,500
15-16.  Monte – $8,500
17-19.  PARIVISION – $6,500
17-19.  NIP – $6,500
17-19.  Liquid – $6,500
20-22.  Gaimin Gladiators – $4,500
20-22.  Passion UA – $4,500
20-22.  M80 – $4.500
23-24.  NRG – $3,000
23-24.  SemperFi – $3,000