The esports club Natus Vincere (NAVI) creatively marked the success of its CS2 team in the quarterfinals of the LAN tournament IEM Atlanta 2026. A meme featuring geese, symbolizing the team's joy at advancing to the next stage of the championship, was posted on the organization's official account on the social network X.
On the night of May 16, 2026, NAVI achieved a comeback victory over Team Vitality with a score of 2:1 (11:13 on Dust2, 13:11 on Anubis, and 13:3 on Inferno). This triumph allowed Natus Vincere to break a streak of nine consecutive losses in matches against Vitality. Additionally, it ended a historic streak for the French club: prior to this, Vitality had reached at least the semifinals in 21 consecutive tournaments.
Natus Vincere's next opponent in the semifinals of IEM Atlanta 2026 will be BetBoom Team. The match is scheduled for May 16, 2026, at 20:15 Moscow time. The encounter promises to be significant, as the captain of BetBoom Team is former NAVI player Kirill Boombl4 Mikhailov.
Earlier, it became known that Team Spirit defeated G2 Esports and advanced to the semifinals of the PGL Astana 2026 tournament.