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NAVI beat Falcons 2-0 at IEM Beijing to set up FURIA clash

Natus Vincere (NAVI) defeated Falcons 2-0 in their opening CS2 match at IEM Beijing 2026 on November 2 in Beijing. They won Ancient 13-5 and Mirage 13-11, advancing to the Group A upper-bracket semifinal against FURIA for a playoff place.

NAVI beat Falcons 2-0 at IEM Beijing 2026: Ancient 13-5 and Mirage 13-11

NAVI vs Falcons: map scores

Ancient was NAVI's pick and Mirage was chosen by Falcons. The deciding map, Anubis, was not needed.

2:0Series score
MapNAVIFalcons
Ancient135
Mirage1311

NAVI win six straight rounds to close Ancient

NAVI led 7-5 at halftime on their own pick. They then won all six rounds after the switch to finish Ancient 13-5.

Mirage was tied 6-6 at halftime. NAVI won the second half 7-5 to take the map 13-11. Neither map went to overtime.

w0nderful finishes with 38 kills

w0nderful recorded 38 kills and 19 deaths across the two maps. His 1.75 Rating 3.0 was NAVI's highest in the series. b1t added 35 kills with a 1.41 rating.

Who do NAVI and Falcons play next?

NAVI face FURIA on November 3 in the Group A upper-bracket semifinal. The winner of that BO3 will qualify for the playoffs. FURIA reached the match after beating FaZe 2-1.

Falcons can still advance from the group. Their next opponent is FaZe on November 3, and the losing team will be eliminated.

Beating Falcons has not yet secured NAVI a playoff place. Three teams advance from each group; see our IEM Beijing 2026 guide for the format.

Source: HLTV, ESL.

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