PARIVISION and NAVI meet in the playoff quarterfinal of IEM Beijing 2026, and the winner reaches the semifinal. NAVI sit 8th in the VRS, while PARIVISION rank 11th. However, PARIVISION won the latest series between these teams, and the result was PARIVISION 2:1 NAVI at ESL Pro League Season 24 on October 7.
This is a quarterfinal in the playoffs of IEM Beijing 2026, so every map will matter. NAVI are the higher-ranked side, as they are 8th in the VRS, while PARIVISION are 11th. As a result, NAVI come in as slight favorites. Still, NAVI won the first two series between these teams, and PARIVISION hit back in the third, so this matchup is far from settled.
Current Form
PARIVISION: three wins in the last five matches
PARIVISION beat Liquid and BIG 2:0, and they also won 2:1 against G2. However, they lost 0:2 to MOUZ and 0:3 to The MongolZ in a best-of-five. As a result, their form is less stable than NAVI’s.
Their main player to watch is xiELO. He posts a 1.08 rating, 0.70 kills per round, 0.70 deaths per round, 70.6% KAST, a 1.17 multi-kill rating, +0.46% round swing and 76.5 ADR. His multi-kill rating is equal to w0nderful’s. However, he trails him on every other key stat.
Recent results:
- PARIVISION 0:2 MOUZ
- PARIVISION 2:0 Liquid
- PARIVISION 2:1 G2
- PARIVISION 0:3 The MongolZ
- PARIVISION 2:0 BIG
NAVI: four wins in the last five matches
NAVI beat Falcons twice, 2:1 and 2:0, and they also won 2:0 against B8 and Toobisie. However, their only recent loss came against FURIA, 1:2. Therefore, they enter this quarterfinal in strong form.
The key player is w0nderful. He posts a 1.21 rating, 0.78 kills per round, 0.58 deaths per round, 75.7% KAST, a 1.17 multi-kill rating, +2.08% round swing and 76.7 ADR. Moreover, he leads xiELO in rating, kills per round, deaths per round, KAST, round swing and ADR. For example, his round swing of +2.08% is far above xiELO’s +0.46%.
Recent results:
- NAVI 2:1 Falcons
- NAVI 2:0 B8
- NAVI 1:2 FURIA
- NAVI 2:0 Falcons
- NAVI 2:0 Toobisie
Head-to-Head
NAVI hold a small edge. The two teams have met three times, and NAVI won two of those series while PARIVISION won one. On maps, NAVI lead 5 to 4, and one of these nine maps went to overtime. In addition, all three series went to three maps.
The first meeting was at IEM Kraków 2026 on January 31, and the result was NAVI 2:1 PARIVISION. Then, at BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 on March 28, it was NAVI 2:1 PARIVISION again. However, PARIVISION hit back at ESL Pro League Season 24 on October 7 with PARIVISION 2:1 NAVI.
Map Pool & Veto
Win rate over the past 3 months (PARIVISION | NAVI):
- Cache: 50% (4 maps) | 71% (7 maps)
- Dust2: 22% (9 maps) | 43% (7 maps)
- Mirage: 29% (7 maps) | 36% (11 maps)
- Inferno: 45% (11 maps) | 45% (11 maps)
- Nuke: 0 maps | 62% (8 maps)
- Ancient: 71% (14 maps) | 56% (9 maps)
- Anubis: 40% (5 maps) | 75% (4 maps)
Expected veto: NAVI will almost certainly ban Ancient, where PARIVISION win 71% over a large 14-map sample. In return, PARIVISION have a clear reason to ban Nuke, where NAVI hold 62% over eight maps and PARIVISION have played none. In addition, Cache and Anubis both favor NAVI, with 71% and 75%, so PARIVISION cannot remove every strong NAVI map.
After those bans, NAVI can pick Cache, where they win 71% against PARIVISION’s 50%. Meanwhile, PARIVISION have no strong answer, as their other maps sit between 22% and 50%. Therefore, Inferno looks like the most likely decider, with 45% for both teams over 11 maps. However, NAVI’s Anubis sample is only four maps.
VRS forecast: PARIVISION currently have 1661 points and sit 11th. With a win, they would reach 1699 points and stay 11th. With a loss, they would drop to 1652 points, but they would still stay 11th.
NAVI have 1731 points and sit 8th. With a win, they would reach 1760 points and stay 8th. However, with a loss, they would drop to 1714 points and fall to 9th place.
Prediction
PARIVISION have real arguments. They won the latest series, PARIVISION 2:1 NAVI at ESL Pro League Season 24, and Ancient gives them a strong map if NAVI leave it open. In addition, all three series between these teams went the distance, so NAVI cannot take anything for granted.
Still, NAVI look slightly better here. They rank higher in the VRS, and they won two of the three series between these teams. Moreover, w0nderful leads xiELO on almost every key stat, and NAVI hold better numbers on Cache, Nuke and Anubis. However, PARIVISION’s recent win and their Ancient numbers mean this series should be close.
If NAVI ban Ancient and win Cache, they can take control of the series. Meanwhile, PARIVISION will need Inferno and a strong xiELO to pull off the upset.
Projected result: NAVI 2:1 PARIVISION
