Ukrainian eSports organization NAVI scored an impressive victory over Turkish team Eternal Fire in a dramatic final of ESL Pro League Season 20. Although the Turks dominated in many statistical measures, the yellow and black showed incredible resilience and team cohesion to win at a crucial moment.
The finals didn't start in NAVI's favor, with the first map, Nuke, losing 8:13. However, on the next maps, Anubis and Ancient, the Ukrainian team was able to win by a close score of 13:11, showing character and team interaction.
The fourth map, Inferno, proved to be a tough test for NAVI, which ended in favor of Eternal Fire with a convincing score of 13:4, leading to the decisive fifth map, Dust 2. The last map was particularly tense, with the score constantly fluctuating and neither team could not gain control.
However, after a series of key moments, NAVI were able to close out the game in their favor, winning the last map 13:10 and becoming the winners of ESL Pro League Season 20. Although Eternal Fire showed great individual play, it could not stop NAVI on their way to triumph .
Justinas "jL" Lekavicius was the MVP of the tournament, showing a high level of play throughout the championship. In the picturesque setting of Malta, NAVI defeated the Russian team Spirit in the quarterfinals, continued their winning streak against G2, and defeated the Turkish team Eternal Fire in the final. For the first place, the Ukrainian team received $170,000.
ESL Pro League Season 20 Final Results: NAVI – Eternal Fire – 3:2 (8:13, 13:11, 13:11, 4:13, 13:10)
