NaVi vs FUT Esports Result ESL Pro League Season 23

Natus Vincere defeated FUT Esports 2-1 on March 14, 2026, in the semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 23. NaVi advance to the Grand Final on March 15 where they will face Aurora Gaming. FUT Esports are eliminated from the tournament. ESL Pro League Season 23 is one of the most prestigious CS2 tournaments of the year, held in Stockholm, Sweden, with a $1,000,000 prize pool. The semifinal was a Best-of-3. Map 1 — Mirage (FUT pick): NaVi dominated from the opening rounds, taking a commanding 10-2 lead in the first half and closing the map 13-5. FUT had no answer for NaVi's structure on their own map pick — a damaging way to start the series. Map 2 — Ancient (NaVi pick): NaVi led 8-4 at halftime but FUT mounted a remarkable T-side comeback, winning enough rounds in the second half to take the map 13-11 and level the series at 1-1. It was the best map of the series and showed FUT's resilience under pressure. Map 3 — Dust2 (Decider): The decider was tight early — 6-6 at halftime. But NaVi pulled away in the second half, winning 7 of the last 8 rounds to close out 13-7 and book their Grand Final spot. Two moments defined the map — iM's consistent fragging throughout and makazze's clutch ace that shifted momentum back to NaVi at a critical point in the second half. FUT's Krabeni responded with a spectacular Scout ace of his own — arguably the highlight of the entire tournament — but it was not enough to stop NaVi closing out the series. Top performers: iM finished the series with a 1.58 rating and a +30 K-D differential (67 kills, 37 deaths) — the standout individual performance of the match. Makazze delivered the crucial ace clutch on Dust2 that broke FUT's momentum at 6-6. Krabeni posted the highlight of the series with a Scout ace on the final map despite the loss. EsportScanner AI gave NaVi a 56% win probability entering this match based on their recent form and iM's consistent rating of 1.4+ across the tournament. What Decided It iM's dominance across all 3 maps A 1.58 rating and +30 K-D across a Bo3 semifinal is an exceptional individual performance at this level. iM was the most impactful player on the server in every map — even on Ancient where FUT won, iM kept NaVi competitive enough to stay in the series. Without that level of output, this could easily have gone to FUT. NaVi's second half on Dust2 Going into the second half at 6-6 on a decider map against a team that had just come back to win Map 2 is a high-pressure situation. NaVi responded by winning 7 of the last 8 rounds — clinical, composed, and exactly what a Grand Final contender needs to do. Makazze's ace clutch in that run was the moment that ended FUT's hopes of pulling off another comeback. Make your prediction on EsportScanner and earn Scanner Points.