NAVI are the MR Ignite 2026 Preseason EMEA champions
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).
| Place | Team | Matches | Maps | Difference |
| 1 | 5-0 | 10-0 | +10 | |
| 2 | 4-1 | 8-3 | +5 | |
| 3 | 3-2 | 7-4 | +3 | |
| 4 | 2-3 | 4-6 | -2 | |
| 5 | 1-4 | 2-9 | -7 | |
| 6 | 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.
Tournament results:
1st place:
NAVI — $ 16 000
2nd place:
Heretics — $ 8 000
3rd place:
Shikigami — $ 6 000
NAVI Marvel Rivals roster:
Maxwell "fate" Currie
Rasmus "Raajaro" Rosvall
Mark "Lv1Crook" Leveleki
Oliver "TrqstMe" Pöhler
Jurica "Jur3ky" Risek
Marschal "Terra" Weaver
Kyryl "qmis1k" Romanikhin (manager)