NAVI outclass Furia to secure semis at StarLadder Budapest 2025

by pinoyDecember 13, 20250 Comments

After an underwhelming year, Blad3’s troops are ending with a bang. NAVI took down Furia in an exhilarating three map affair to win the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 quarterfinal. The international squad had already exceeded expectations at the major, outqualifying the likes of G2 and Aurora, but with their stars shining bright, NAVI are looking set to challenge for the title itself.

Team Rosters – NAVI vs. Furia

NAVI Furia
Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi Yuri “yuurih” Boian
Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato
Mihai “iM” Ivan Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov Danil “molodoy” Golubenko
Drin “makazze” Shaqiri Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (C) Sidnei “sidde” Macedo (C)

Map Veto

  1. Natus Vincere removed Overpass
  2. FURIA removed Ancient
  3. Natus Vincere picked Mirage
  4. FURIA picked Inferno
  5. FURIA removed Dust2
  6. Natus Vincere removed Nuke
  7. Train was left over
b1t cheers after a victory at the starladder budapest major
b1t starred again for NAVI. Image via StarLadder

Match Recap – NAVI vs. Furia – StarLadder Budapest Major 2025

Mirage – NAVI’s stars start off strong – 13-5

NAVI’s group stage success was built off the back of w0nderful’s success, and the Ukrainian was right at the fore once again to start Mirage. Four quick headshots from his P250 gave NAVI a pistol win, starting the series off on the right foot. KSCERATO’s Famas found a double kill on the B site defence, but five kills between b1t and w0nderful denied any chance of an early Furia round. Furia threw an aggressive top mid lean in their first gun round, and that information helped them stack the A site and earn their first round.

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