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NAVI recover from Mirage loss to beat PARIVISION and reach IEM Beijing semifinals

NAVI beat PARIVISION 2:1 to reach the IEM Beijing 2026 semifinals. The quarterfinal took place on November 6 in Beijing, China. NAVI lost the opener in overtime before winning the next two maps. They will face The MongolZ for a place in the final.

NAVI beat PARIVISION 2:1 to reach the IEM Beijing semifinals on November 6, 2026. Temple of Heaven, team emblems and a comeback label.

NAVI vs PARIVISION: map scores

The table shows each team’s rounds separately. The series ended with two map wins for NAVI and one for PARIVISION.

2:1Series result
MapNAVIPARIVISIONMap selection
Mirage1416NAVI pick
Inferno139PARIVISION pick
Ancient1310Decider

How NAVI turned the series around after losing Mirage

Mirage — 14:16. NAVI picked the map but trailed 3:9 at halftime. They recovered to 12:12 after the side switch, only for PARIVISION to win in overtime.

Inferno — 13:9. NAVI again trailed at the break, this time 5:7 on PARIVISION’s pick. They won eight rounds and conceded two in the second half to level the series.

Ancient — 13:10. NAVI led 7:5 at halftime on the decider and closed out the win. They advanced despite losing their own map pick.

w0nderful finishes the series with 64 kills

w0nderful recorded the highest Rating 3.0 of the series at 1.54. The NAVI AWPer finished with 64 kills and 41 deaths, averaging 85.2 damage per round (ADR).

b1t was next for NAVI with a 1.12 rating. zweih led PARIVISION with 1.12 as well. These figures cover all three maps, rather than an individual half or map.

What the result means for both teams

NAVI have secured a top-four finish. PARIVISION leave the event in 5th–6th place. That placing carries $12,500 in prize money and a separate $75,000 club reward; these are two different payment categories.

When do NAVI play The MongolZ?

The semifinal is scheduled for November 7. These are planned start times, shown in Beijing time (UTC+8) and UTC.

DateMatchFormatBeijing, UTC+8UTC
November 7NAVI — The MongolZBO314:3006:30

The semifinal is a BO3, with two map wins needed. The winner reaches the grand final; the loser plays for third place.

The final is scheduled for November 8 at 15:30 Beijing / 07:30 UTC, in BO5. The third-place match is on the same day at 12:00 / 04:00 UTC, in BO3.

English coverage is listed on the official ESL Counter-Strike channels: ESLCS on Twitch and @ESLCS on YouTube.

Source: HLTV, ESL.

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