Karmine Corp Crush Natus Vincere in LEC 2025 Summer Opener

At the start of the LEC 2025 Summer, Karmine Corp demonstrated their readiness to fight for the top spot by crushing the league newcomers Natus Vincere with a score of 2:0. This match marked NAVI's debut in the main European league, but their first experience turned out to be unsuccessful.

On the first map, NAVI managed to impose an even game in the early minutes, but closer to the mid-game, Karmine Corp completely seized the initiative, controlling all objectives. The key moment was the team fight near Atakhan; despite NAVI securing the objective, they conceded an ace, which allowed KC to close out the game. The second map was complete domination by Karmine Corp . Their bot lane literally destroyed the opponents during the laning phase, and NAVI couldn't regain control in any part of the map.

The MVP of the series was Caliste , who left no chance for the opponent on both maps — aggressive play and perfect execution of advantages made him the star of the match.

Best Moment of the Match
The NAVI team managed to secure Atakhan on the first map, which could have been a turning point, but the price was conceding an ACE to Karmine Corp :

Upcoming Matches
Immediately after the NAVI vs. Karmine Corp match, the series between Fnatic and Team Heretics began. Tomorrow, we have two matchups to look forward to:

Team BDS vs SK Gaming — 17:00 CEST
GIANTX vs Karmine Corp — 19:00 CES

LEC 2025 Summer runs from August 2 to September 27. Teams are competing for a prize pool of €80,000, the championship title, and spots at Worlds 2025.