{"id":419919,"date":"2026-08-26T17:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=419919"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:21:49","slug":"m80-stun-navi-in-blast-open-porto-2026-group-a-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/m80-stun-navi-in-blast-open-porto-2026-group-a-clash","title":{"rendered":"M80 Stun NAVI in BLAST Open Porto 2026 Group A Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Natus Vincere suffered a shocking defeat against M80 in the upper bracket quarterfinal of BLAST Open Porto 2026\u2019s Group A. The American roster came from behind to win the best-of-three series 2-1, eliminating one of the tournament\u2019s top seeds from the upper bracket. This result is notable because NAVI entered the match as the higher-ranked team, yet M80 delivered a dominant performance on two of the three maps.<\/p>\n

The upset matters because it reshapes the entire upper bracket path. As a result, M80 now advance to the semifinal, while NAVI must fight through the lower bracket to stay alive in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n

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Three Maps, Three Different Stories<\/h2>\n

On Anubis, NAVI\u2019s pick going into the deciding map pool, the Ukrainian side looked in control from the start and closed out the map 13-4. Valeriy \u201cb1t\u201d Vakhovskiy and Ihor \u201cw0nderful\u201d Zhdanov led the charge, with b1t finishing 40-33 and a rating of 1.19, while w0nderful posted a 1.14 rating with 38-30. This opening map suggested NAVI were heading toward a routine victory.<\/p>\n

However, the momentum flipped entirely on Mirage, M80\u2019s pick. The Americans dismantled NAVI 13-6, with Josh \u201cJBa\u201d Barutt setting the tone through an ADR of 91.2 across the series. Elias \u201cs1n\u201d Stein and Fritz \u201cslaxz-\u201d Dietrich also stepped up, each posting a positive rating swing. NAVI, meanwhile, struggled to find answers, and Aleksi \u201cAleksib\u201d Virolainen recorded the lowest rating of the match at 0.78.<\/p>\n

The decider on Inferno followed the same pattern as Mirage. M80 controlled the map from start to finish and closed it out 13-6, sealing the 2-1 series win. NAVI could not recover the form they had shown on Anubis, and M80\u2019s consistency across the final two maps proved decisive.<\/p>\n

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JBa Named Match MVP<\/h2>\n

Josh \u201cJBa\u201d Barutt was the standout performer of the series. He finished with a 44-37 kill-death record, a team-leading ADR of 91.2, a KAST of 78.2%, and the highest rating of the match at 1.30. His performance anchored M80\u2019s comeback after dropping the opening map, and it gave the team the firepower needed to close out both Mirage and Inferno. On NAVI\u2019s side, b1t was the top performer with a 1.19 rating, but it was not enough to offset the team\u2019s collapse on the final two maps.<\/p>\n