2024 - S20
Starting their journey in Group A, NAVI had no issues closing down the likes of Lynn Vision and NIP, qualifying directly to the quarterfinals. Team Spirit, with the young prodigy 'donk' - the highest-rated player before the start of the playoffs, were meant to be NAVI's first real challenge. However, struggling to find their form, the dragons could not provide much resistance, leading NAVI to face G2 in the semifinals. Being on a run of their own, NiKo and the squad were looking to grab their 3rd EPT trophy in the Intel Grand Slam derby, and with the fresh additions of malbsMd and snax, they wanted to deliver results. However, despite the series going all 3 maps, NAVI came out much stronger on the final map of Ancient and secured their 5th Grand Final in a row. On the opposite side of the bracket it was... Eternal Fire! Yes, the Turks demonstrated incredible CS, and after defeating Vitality, the 2024 IEM Cologne champions, in triple overtime on a 3rd map, Eternal Fire were able to make it all the way and were ready to face NAVI. For NAVI, though, Eternal Fire did not seem like a scary opponent, especially given that NAVI beat them in the Group Stage in a 2-0 fashion. The expectations for the Grand Final were modest... but oh boy, it delivered! Going all 5 maps, it was the flash of Alexib and the triple kill of jL that decided the outcome of such a hard-fought battle. Leaving Eternal Fire moments away from living their dream, NAVI became the champions of ESL Pro League Season 20, breaking the curse of Alexib's BO5 loss streak and earning jL another MVP in 2024 to celebrate his highest-rated event in CS ever.
