NAVI are the MR Ignite 2026 Preseason EMEA champions

Marvel Rivals / Coverage / 19 April 2026 — 21:45

The NAVI Marvel Rivals team claimed victory at the debut regional championship, Marvel Rivals Ignite 2026 Preseason, and earned $16 000. In the final, Born to Win proved stronger than Heretics — the match ended with a 4 : 1 score.

Congratulations to the team on another achievement! NAVI’s next tournament will be Marvel Rivals Ignite 2026 Stage 1: it will begin in May and will be played entirely online. There, twelve of the region’s best teams will compete for a $200 000 prize pool, as well as three slots at the LAN event, Marvel Rivals Ignite 2026: Mid Season Finals.

NAVI began their Marvel Rivals Ignite 2026 Preseason run in the group stage, where they secured four convincing wins, losing only to Heretics (0 : 2).

GROUP А
Place	Team	Matches	Maps	Difference
1	Heretics	5-0	10-0	+10
2	NAVI	4-1	8-3	+5
3	Shikigami	3-2	7-4	+3
4	Peps	2-3	4-6	-2
5	Alter	1-4	2-9	-7
6	Pulsar	0-5	1-10	-9

In the playoffs, Born to Win completely dominated: the team confidently advanced through the upper bracket, defeating FYR Strays (3 : 1), Virtus.pro (3 : 1), and Heretics (3 : 0) in succession.

In the grand final, NAVI faced Heretics once again, and the match also ended in a 4 : 1 victory for our team.

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