NAVI has become the first team on the professional Counter-Strike 2 scenes to earn over one million dollars in prize money in 2024.
Aleksey "Aleksib" Virolainen's lineup won half a million dollars at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 and secured $400,000 for their victory at the Esports World Cup 2024. Currently, the team's total earnings for 2024 amount to $1.06 million.
Team Spirit holds second place in this regard with $830,000. The top five also include MOUZ ($727,000), FaZe ($574,000), and G2 ($469,000).
NAVI team member Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy was recognised as the best player of the Esports World Cup 2024 by HLTV.org. The tournament took place from 17 to 21 July in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. In the final, NAVI defeated G2 with a score of 2:1.