“TI is more prestigious than EWC”, — Niku and pma answered questions from NAVI fans

Artem Niku Bachkur and Iuriy pma Proc answered several questions from NAVI fans. The video was published on the organization's YouTube channel.

The team's mid laner and offlaner talked about which championship is more prestigious — TI or EWC, who is the dark horse of the Riyadh Masters 2025, what Bakyt Zayac Emilzhanov has brought to the team, and other details of interest to fans.

[Question] Which tournament is more prestigious to win — TI or EWC?

pma: “TI, because of its history, despite the prize pool, which is still unknown this year.”

[Question] Is Zayac a good captain? What are his strengths?

Niku: “He brought discipline, experience, and competent preparation, and explained things that weren't obvious.”

[Question] Top 3 most annoying heroes in mid?

Niku: “Broodmother, Tinker, and Lone Druid.”

[Question] Who are the dark horses of the Riyadh Masters 2025?

pma: “NAVI, Shopify Rebellion, Execration.”

[Question] What was the funniest moment in an official match?

pma: “In the TI qualifiers, we won a tense fight, everyone survived with low HP. I said, ‘What a Sigma,’ we started laughing about it, got together and won.”

pma also mentioned that his first pay helped him get his parents' support, and that he had to juggle Dota and school at first. Yuri also said that the team has a psychologist, but not all players use their services.

As a reminder, NAVI has already secured a spot in the second round of the second phase of the group stage at Riyadh Masters 2025. The championship takes place from 08.07.2025 to 19.07.2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 16 teams will raffle off a prize pool of $3,000,000. You can follow the competition in detail in the report.

As CyberScore reported earlier, bookmakers have named the favorites for the Riyadh Masters 2025.