#1 and #2 in the world will face off in the BLAST Rivals final, a dream final for CS2 fans. Or so it seems, until you look at the history.
Vitality and NAVI had comfortable runs to the grand final of BLAST Rivals Fort Worth. The number one and two in the world, it’s a dream final for CS2 fans, until you look at the history.
NAVI is arguably the second best team of 2026. They are ranked second both by Valve and HLTV. They are the only team besides Vitality and PARIVISION to win a Tier 1 event this year.
That being said, the gap between them and Vitality is disheartening. They are on an 11-map losing streak against Vitality, going back to August 2024. This NAVI core has yet to beat Vitality.
Win conditions for NAVI: they need makazze and w0nderful
NAVI’s academy promotion from 2025, makazze, is bearing massive fruit one year later. He is averaging a 1.22 rating, while playing like a mini-donk.
He attempts about 30% of opening kills, while winning about 52% of the time. It is safe to say that NAVI will need makazze to have a chance.
Of course, they will need Vitality to not be on their best day. Last time,Vitality crushed NAVI on their pick of MIrage 13-4, with ZywOo dropping 30 kills in only 17 rounds.
NAVI’s closest call against Vitality came at the Budapest Major, where they lost 11-13 in two maps. There, w0nderful popped off, outdoing ZywOo as far as rating.
This has been w0nderful’s best tournament this year, but he struggles against Vitality under the bright lights. Can he turn the corner here and get his first career MVP in the process?
