VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 2 — vs Heretics
Today, NAVI VALORANT will play a crucial match in the Play-Ins stage of VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 2. A victory will keep us in the race for a playoff spot, while a loss will mean elimination from the tournament.
The Born to Win will face Heretics in a best-of-3 match starting at 20:00 CEST.
After a frustrating 1 : 2 loss to Joblife in the upper bracket, NAVI find themselves in a very difficult position. Heretics are one of the strongest teams in the region: they won VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 and then had a solid run at VALORANT Masters London 2026, finishing 7th–8th. However, the team has looked less convincing this season and unexpectedly lost 1 : 2 to Fire Flux just a few days ago.
It is also worth noting that NAVI will not be playing with their full starting roster today. CyvOph will miss the match due to family reasons, with NAVI Junior player Kolosha stepping in. Interestingly, the Born to Win defeated Heretics with Kolosha in the lineup during the group stage of the previous split, when he stood in for ExiT.
We hope NAVI can secure the victory today and keep their chances of reaching the VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 2 playoffs alive.
GIANTX 2
Eintracht 1 
NAVI 1
Joblife 2 
PCIFIC 0
Fire Flux 2 
Fnatic 1
Enterprise 2
FUT 2 GIANTX 0
Eternal Fire 2 Joblife 1
Heretics 1 Fire Flux 2
Gentle Mates 0 Enterprise 2 FUT 0 Eternal Fire 0 Fire Flux 0 Enterprise 0
TBD TBD Gentle Mates 0 Eintracht 0
Heretics 0
NAVI 0 Joblife 0 PCIFIC 0 GIANTX 0
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