{"id":221798,"date":"2025-08-02T17:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=221798"},"modified":"2025-08-02T18:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:03:55","slug":"team-spirit-beat-navi-iem-cologne-2025-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/team-spirit-beat-navi-iem-cologne-2025-grand-final","title":{"rendered":"Team Spirit defeat NAVI and advance to the IEM Cologne 2025 Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team Spirit have secured their spot in the IEM Cologne 2025 Grand Final after a hard-fought 2:1 victory over NAVI in the semifinals. The match was intense \u2014 each map had its own drama, but once again it was donk who played a decisive role, delivering an ACE, racking up 58 kills, and leading his team to victory. NAVI, on the other hand, finish their tournament run in the top 4 \u2014 the team showed resilience but couldn\u2019t overcome one of the tournament\u2019s top contenders.<\/p>\n

Road to the Semifinal<\/h2>\n

Team Spirit confidently advanced to the semifinals of IEM Cologne, claiming victories over HEROIC, Aurora, and MOUZ. The key to their success was undoubtedly donk, who once again showcased his exceptional individual form.<\/p>\n

NAVI, meanwhile, also had a strong run: they started with a win over FaZe, then lost to MOUZ, but bounced back by defeating NiP, The MongolZ, and FaZe once more to reach the semifinals.<\/p>\n

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Final for Spirit, Exit for NAVI<\/h2>\n

The match began on Mirage \u2014 NAVI\u2019s map pick. The Ukrainian squad took the first half 7:5, but in the second half, Spirit seized the initiative. An ACE from donk helped secure a close 13:11 win on the first map.<\/p>\n

On Spirit\u2019s map pick, NAVI came out swinging, winning seven rounds in a row and closing the half 10:2. After the side switch, Spirit managed to close the gap to 12:9 and were close to forcing overtime, but NAVI held on to take the map 13:9.<\/p>\n

The decider on Ancient was a one-sided affair. Spirit dominated from the start, stringing together 10 consecutive rounds. After such a landslide, it was difficult for NAVI to mount a comeback \u2014 final score: 13:6.<\/p>\n

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Player of the Match<\/h2>\n

Unsurprisingly, the best player of the match was Danil \u201cdonk\u201d Kryshkovets. He consistently delivered impact plays, clutch rounds, and a highlight ACE. He finished the match with 58 kills, an ADR of 101, and a 1.42 rating. donk is now among the top candidates for the MVP award of IEM Cologne 2025.<\/p>\n