iM reflects on NAVI’s defeat against Spirit at IEM Katowice 2025

Natus Vincere player Ivan “iM” Mihai shared his thoughts on the team’s loss to Team Spirit at IEM Katowice 2025 CS2 tournament. The esports athlete posted his message on social media platform X.

“We’re out of IEM Katowice. Today [February 8th] we lost to a team that proved to be better. Thank you all for your support, especially those who came to the arena to cheer for us – you were amazing. Every game is a lesson, and we’ll return stronger.”

NAVI fell to Team Spirit in the tournament’s semi-finals in Katowice. The match ended with a 0:2 score (8:13 on Mirage and 14:16 on Dust2). The team finished in 3rd-4th place, earning $80,000. Earlier, the team’s coach Andrey “B1ad3” Gorodenskiy commented on possible reasons for the defeat, citing stage pressure as a factor leading to mistakes.