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| Short name | NAVI |
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| Founded | 17 December 2009 |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| CEO | Yevhen Zolotarov |
| Championships | 1× The International (Dota 2) 2× Majors (CS:GO/CS2) |
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| Website | navi |
Natus Vincere (Latin for "born to win"),[2] commonly referred as abbreviated name NAVI (formerly Na`Vi), is a Ukrainian esports organization based in Kyiv. Founded in 2009, the organization has teams and players competing in various games, such as Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, FIFA, Brawl Stars, World of Tanks, Paladins, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Clash of Clans, Apex Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Fortnite, and VALORANT.[3][4]
Na'Vi's Counter-Strike team was the first in history to win three premier tournaments—Intel Extreme Masters, Electronic Sports World Cup, and World Cyber Games 2010—in one calendar year. Their Dota 2 squad won The International 2011, becoming the most successful esports organization at the time.
NAVI are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which gives teams monetary rewards for painting the Esports World Cup tournament series in a positive light and driving engagement to the tournament, which is seen to some as a sportswashing tool that Saudi Arabia is using to distract the public from their poor human rights record.[5]
- ^ Vincere, © 2008–2022, Natus. "Natus Vincere – NAVI signs Mobile Legends roster". navi.gg.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "About Natus Vincere". navi-gaming.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Vincere, © 2008–2019, Natus. "Natus Vincere – NAVI enters Rainbow Six scene". navi.gg.
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