As of July 1, 2025, because of their results earlier in the year, NAVI Junior will become the main NAVI Dota 2 roster. NAVI will disband its main team for a new roster. To facilitate the transition, the organisation will field its current main roster at PGL Wallachia Season 5, which will take place from June 21 to 29, 2025. After that tournament, all the players will be free agents.
Final Run for Current Roster
The current NAVI Dota 2 squad that will split after the tournament is.
- Artem Golubiev, known as Yuragi.
- Philipp Bühler, known as Copy.
- Miroslav Bičan, known as BOOM.
- Matthew Walker, known as Ari.
- Oleh Medvedok, known as kaori.
- Milan Kozomara, known as MiLAN (coach).
This team will wear the NAVI jersey for the last time at PGL Wallachia Season 5 before moving out. The organization thanked them for their contributions, saying the healthy growth of NAVI Junior also played an important factor in the decision.
Meet the New NAVI Lineup
NAVI Junior will be the banner of the new roster that will fill in at big events ahead like the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025 and The International 2025. The roster consists of.
- Taras Linnikov, known as gotthejuice.
- Artem Bachkur, known as Niku.
- Yurii Prots, known as pma.
- Bakyt Emilzhanov, known as W_Zayac.
- Stanislav Mitroshkyn, known as Riddys.
- Maxim Fadeev, known as TheHeartlessKing (coach).
This team has displayed a range and synergy that earned promotion with a strong record in big games.
Performance Highlights of 2025
In the 2025 Dota 2 esports season, NAVI’s main and NAVI Junior have had their fair share of ups and downs. The main lineup came second in the Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier for the Esports World Cup. But lost the grand final to Cyber Goose, 0-3. After losing to Aurora Gaming, they lost 1-2 to Cyber Goose in the lower bracket finals and got third place in The International 2025 qualifiers.
NAVI Junior, however, has shone brightly. They won the Western Europe Closed Qualifier for the Esports World Cup after taking down AVULUS 3-1 in the grand finals. This victory grants them a spot in Riyadh. In the same way, for The International 2025, they placed 3rd at the Western Europe Open Qualifier #1 and dominated the Closed Qualifier, defeating OG 2-1. These accomplishments show why NAVI is banking on this roster going forward.
What Lies Ahead for NAVI?
NAVI Junior will head to the Esports World Cup and The International 2025. The decision to promote the junior squad to showcase their confidence in them. It will be a big test for the juniors, so the world championship will be a big accomplishment. It’s yet to be seen if this bold move will help NAVI establish their Dota 2 dominance or not. However, it certainly promises an exciting chapter!