June 4, 2025
The CS2 arena in 2025 is full of smoke and the situation is changing. NAVI Junior won the second and third seasons of the CCT European Series, and their performance was amazing, becoming one of the most watched second-tier teams this year. As part of the Natus Vincere youth training system, their success is not only due to the improvement of tactical play and personal skills, but also reflects the maturity and depth of the entire club in terms of system construction and player training.
Three crowns: NAVI Junior 2025 performance review
As of early June 2025, NAVI Junior has won three championships:
CCT Season 1 Europe Series 4
CCT Season 3 Europe Series 2
CCT Season 2 Europe Series 2
They defeated PERA 2-1 in the latest CCT S3 EU2 finals, with the map scores of Mirage 13-8, Nuke 9-13, and Ancient 13-6. The team showed strong adjustment ability and multi-point teamwork, especially the execution on Ancient was impressive.
Data reveals: Talented players and stable teamwork
NAVI Junior’s success is inseparable from the outstanding performance of several core players:
Demqq: In the finals, the average rating reached 1.34, which can be called the output core of NAVI Junior. He played a KD of 24-10 in the first map of Mirage, and the KAST reached an astonishing 82%.
uQlutz: The 19-year-old sniper got five kills in the final Ancient map, completely destroying PERA’s early rhythm. His headshot rate remained above 51% throughout the game.
zont1x: A veteran player with an average ADR of 86.7 per game, his steady performance provided stable support for the team.
According to HLTV statistics, since the beginning of 2025, NAVI Junior’s series win rate is 78%, and their map win rate in CCT events is as high as 84%. The average age of this team is only 19 years old, but they show maturity and tactical discipline beyond their age.
System-driven: The continuous output of NAVI youth training
NAVI Junior’s success once again highlights the effectiveness of NAVI Club’s youth training system. From electronic to b1t, NAVI has long had a tradition of training core players for the first team. And NAVI Junior’s performance in the CCT series marks the official rise of the second wave of youth training golden generation.
Coach Kirill ‘9am’ Antonov emphasized: “We will not rush to push players to T1, but hope that they will first build confidence and wisdom in T2-level events.”
Club operation data shows that by the end of 2024, NAVI’s youth training system will invest more than $200,000 in player psychological training and tactical analysis system construction, and these investments are being transformed into competitive results.
Connecting with top teams: the next springboard for promotion?
Although NAVI Junior has not yet tried the water in large-scale S-level events, their tactical execution and personal talents have attracted a lot of attention. There are rumors that BLAST Rising or ESEA Advanced will be their next arena. If they can show stability on more international stages, they will be expected to become a regular in the Tier 1 system in the next two years.
In addition, many T1 teams have expressed interest in their star players. According to internal information from CSPPA, two European first-tier clubs have made trial invitations to Demqq and zont1x, which may trigger a wave of youth training in the summer transfer market.
Conclusion
NAVI Junior’s performance in the CCT European Series is far more than just “winning the championship”. They have injected fresh blood into the entire CS2 ecosystem with data, strength and youthful enthusiasm. With the continuous optimization of the youth training mechanism, they may become the direct successor of the NAVI main team in the future.
2025 is not even halfway through, and NAVI Junior’s triple crown achievement has opened up a bigger stage for them. Next, it depends on how they can bring their stable performance to a higher level battlefield and complete the final evolution from “youth training star” to “main player”. Follow Gocsgo to learn about more event’s information and CS2 cases.