Tomorrow, June 26, at 14:00 Moscow time, Natus Vincere will play in the lower bracket of the closed European qualifiers for The International 2026. Their opponent will be the winner of the series MOUZ – Inner Circle, which will take place today at 11:00.
For NAVI, this is the first series in the lower bracket after losing to Nigma Galaxy 0:2 in the upper bracket. The team has lost the right to make mistakes: any defeat tomorrow means elimination from the qualifiers. After the match with NAVI, analyst Arseniy Arszeeqq criticized the team's performance, calling it "uninspired."
MOUZ and Inner Circle will meet on June 26 at 11:00. The winner will have the right to challenge NAVI in a best-of-3 format. The loser will leave the tournament.
The closed European qualifiers are taking place from June 21 to June 28. Four slots for The International 2026 in Shanghai are up for grabs. Today in the upper bracket, Team Spirit and Nigma Galaxy will compete at 14:00, while Virtus.pro and TEAM VISION will also fight for direct spots in the main tournament of the year at 17:00.
