Natus Vincere 3-0 GamerLegion to win IEM Atlanta

Natus Vincere defeated GamerLegion 3-0 in the IEM Atlanta 2026 final, winning on Mirage, Anubis and Nuke to complete a clean series sweep and secure their second tournament title of the year.

Mirage, GamerLegion’s first map pick, was one-sided. Natus Vincere won an early force-buy while defending and kept control through the half and the final rounds, denying GamerLegion sustained attacks.

Anubis was more competitive. GamerLegion won several scrappy rounds and found success on force-buys, with Milan ‘hypex’ Polowiec and Fredrik ‘REZ’ Sterner producing notable individual plays. Natus Vincere relied on Ihor ‘w0nderful’ Zhdanov’s consistent fragging and Aleksi ‘Aleksib’ Virolainen’s tactical adjustments to win six consecutive rounds and take the map.

On Nuke, GamerLegion opened 4-0 on the Terrorist side and later reached 12-12 after contributions from Sebastian ‘Tauson’ Lindelof, hypex and Oldřich ‘PR’ Nový. Natus Vincere responded with five straight rounds to force overtime. In overtime Natus Vincere completed the comeback and closed the match to secure the title.

Key match statistics include w0nderful finishing 60-34 with 87.2 average damage per round (ADR) and a 1.44 rating. Valeriy ‘b1t’ Vakhovskiy recorded 55-39 with a 94.3 ADR and a 1.40 rating. Mihai ‘iM’ Ivani posted 48-37 and a 1.24 rating. For GamerLegion, REZ led with 54 kills and a 1.25 rating; PR logged 41-47, hypex 40-48, and Janusz ‘Snax’ Pogorzelski registered 20-54.

Natus Vincere’s run in Atlanta included a quarterfinal victory over Vitality, ending a multi-year losing streak against that organization. The IEM Atlanta win follows NaVi’s ESL Pro League title in March, giving the team two event victories in 2026 ahead of the IEM Cologne Major cycle.

GamerLegion advanced through the event and produced individual strong performances but did not win a map in the final. Teams will continue preparations for upcoming events after the conclusion of IEM Atlanta.