Natus Vincere confidently kicked off the playoffs at IEM Cologne 2025. In the quarterfinals, the team easily defeated The MongolZ with a score of 2:0 — 22:18 on Inferno and a decisive 13:6 on Ancient .

The best player of the match was Valerii "b1t" Vakhovskyi, who played an incredible game, finishing with 48 kills and 37 deaths, and an ADR of 101. 

After their confident victory, NAVI advance to the semifinals of IEM Cologne 2025, where they will face Spirit . The match is scheduled for August 2 at 3:45 PM CEST. Meanwhile, The MongolZ exit the tournament in 5th-6th place, earning $40,000, as well as $21,000 for the organization.

IEM Cologne 2025 is taking place from July 23 to August 3 in Germany . The tournament's prize pool is $1,000,000.