Heroic vs NAVI: who will be the first grand finalist of IEM Katowice 2023

In a few hours, a fundamental confrontation will be launched, within which Heroic and NaVi will face each other. These teams will play for the first ticket to the IEM Katowice 2023 Grand Finals. Since the stakes are high, we invite you to get to know the participants and remember their tournament path.

The Danish team Heroic ended up playing in the group stage with three wins over Complexity Gaming (2:1), OG (2:0) and Vitality (2:0), thanks to which they directly made it to the championship semi-finals. In turn, "Born to Win" after defeating Cloud9 (2:0) and Team Liquid (2:0) lost to G2 Esports (0:2), going to the quarterfinals. However, here NAVI coped with the Outsiders (2:0), having received good preparation before the next match.

Heroic's latest results:

• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Complexity Gaming with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over OG with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:0.

Latest NAVI results:

• Victory over Complexity Gaming with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2:0.
• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 0:2.
• The victory over the Outsiders with a score of 2:0.

Within the framework of the last season, the teams played five matches, four of which remained with the Ukrainian team. Moreover, four meetings also ended on all three maps.

You can also check the forecast for the upcoming semi-finals.

If we talk about the upcoming fight, then the teams will definitely refuse Vertigo and Anubis. Probably, the Danish team will focus on Nuke or Overpass, while NAVI will again start from Inferno. Nevertheless, the minimal advantage in terms of strength plays in favor of the "Born to Win", who made significant progress at the distance after starting failures at BLAST.

IEM Katowice 2023 takes place from 1 to 12 February in Katowice at the Spodek Arena. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Oceania are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as a ticket to IEM Cologne 2023 for the winner.

Interim results of IEM Katowice 2023

• 1st place: $400,000 + ticket to IEM Cologne 2023
• 2nd place: $180,000
• 3rd-4th place: $80,000
• 5th-6th place: Outsiders and Vitality - $40,000
• 7th-8th place: FaZe Clan and Complexity Gaming — $24,000
• 9th-12th place: IHC Esports, OG, fnatic and Team Spirit — $16,000
• 13th-16th place: BIG, Ninjas in Pajamas, MOUZ and Cloud9 — $10,000
• 17th-20th place: MIBR, ENCE, Sprout and FURIA - $4,500
• 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Permitta Esports and Grayhound Gaming — $2,500