NAVI commits to Lisbon LAN despite clashes with Bucharest and Beijing

NAVI commits to Lisbon LAN despite clashes with Bucharest and Beijing

Natus Vincere remain registered for HyperX Retake Season 13 as the organization seeks additional LAN wins to secure qualification for the Singapore Major.

The 16-team tournament takes place in Lisbon from October 29 to November 1, directly overlapping with PGL Masters Bucharest, October 24–31, and finishing immediately before IEM Beijing, November 2–8.

NAVI remained on the participant list after the October 19 withdrawal deadline.

Major qualification drives the crowded schedule

According to HLTV’s report, NAVI had fallen to 30th in the Valve Regional Standings following a difficult autumn. Two LAN victories at ESL Pro League Season 24 provided some relief, but their Major invitation remained unsecured.

HLTV cautioned that its qualification simulations assumed NAVI would collect further wins at the events they had entered. Those projections therefore did not mean the team could qualify without improving its results.

Lisbon presents its own uncertainty

The HyperX Retake team list was still incomplete when the report was published. HLTV noted that a three-team GSL group could reduce NAVI’s opportunity to collect the LAN victories they need.

Their registration creates a potential scheduling conflict, with their eventual route dependent on results and tournament arrangements.