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December 5, 2025 | Alexander Saraff

NAVI and Falcons go 2-1 in Stage 3

They had a convincing win over paiN Gaming, as Imperial received another thrashing.

They had a convincing win over paiN Gaming, as Imperial received another thrashing.

NAVI had a 13-8 win against paiN, which is a generous scoreline for the Americas team. Once NAVI got guns out in the second half, paiN got a total of 7 kills over the next 6 rounds.

The first half was more competitive, as paiN found early rounds, but NAVI still looked far better with all the rifles and utility.

Falcons 13-1 Imperial with class NiKo 1v3

Maxim ‘kyousuke’ went berserk against Imperial, getting another 2.0+ rating map in this tournament.

Nikola “NiKo” Kovac also pitched in with a great spray transfer to close a 1v3. That kept Imperial on 1 round, and they managed no more against kyousuke and Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov’s onslaught.

Match Statistics

NAVI vs paiN Gaming – | Starladder Budapest Stage 3 Round 3

13-8 (Dust2) – iM | 1.56 rating

Team Falcons vs Imperial Esports – | Starladder Budapest Stage 3 Round 3

13-1 (Ancient) – kyousuke | 2.31 rating

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Alexander Saraff

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I'm an aspiring journalist in the world of esports. I first got into MOBAs watching SMITE in 2015, and got hooked on CS from the MLG Columbus Major.

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Besides that, I have a bachelor's in philosophy and have an interest in German thinkers from the 18th-19th century.

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