Two European VCT organizations, Gentle Mates and NAVI, have received direct invitations to the final stage of the Turkish tournament BtcTurk GameFest. The announcement was made by one of the tournament’s organizers via their official X (formerly Twitter) account.

On June 15, ESA Esports — one of the BtcTurk GameFest organizers — announced Gentle Mates ' participation in the VALORANT tournament. On June 16, NAVI received the final invite, becoming one of the four teams that will compete in Stage 3 of BtcTurk GameFest, the tournament's offline final stage.

BtcTurk GameFest Stage 3 participants:

NAVI
Gentle Mates
TBD (Stage 2)
TBD (Stage 2)

It’s worth noting that NAVI currently have only four active players on their roster, as the organization parted ways with koalanoob after VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 and their qualification for EWC 2025. Rumors are circulating about the potential new player — you can read more about that here. This could be NAVI's first tournament with a new fifth.

BtcTurk GameFest Stage 3 will take place offline at ESA Espor Arena in Istanbul, Turkey . Four teams will battle for a share of the $63,125 prize pool. The tournament will follow a single-elimination bracket format, with all matches played in a best-of-three series.