Esports Roundup: NAVI Take Down FaZe in Cologne Grand Final

NAVI lifted the Cologne trophy for the first time in three years after a tense five-map grand final against FaZe. Inferno went to NAVI 16-13 thanks to clutch-master b1t, FaZe stole Mirage 16-12 with a flawless karrigan call set, and the Ukrainian side closed with 16-9 and 16-8 wins on Anubis and Nuke respectively.

b1t was named MVP after averaging a 1.32 series rating across the four maps, including a 33-bomb on Anubis. ropz finished as FaZe's top performer with a 1.18 rating; karrigan praised the side's "best read map I've called all year" on the Mirage win, even in defeat.

NAVI take home $400,000 of the $1M prize pool. The win locks them into next season's BLAST Premier Final without needing a qualifier.