NAVI will play against Falcons at start of IEM Beijing 2026

The organizers of IEM Beijing 2026 announced the seeding results: in the opening match of group A, Natus Vincere will meet with Falcons. The tournament will be held from November 2 to November 8 in Beijing with 16 teams participating. In this same group, the Ukrainian team B8 will begin their journey against HEROIC, and in the group B, G2 will play with PARIVISION.

The group stage will take place according to Double-Elimination system in BO3 format. The top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, with the winners advancing in the semi-finals at once. For NAVI, the match with Falcons will be an important test of their game discipline and map pool before the playoffs.