During the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, there was an incredible match between NAVI and the women's team Imperial Fe, where the latter performed amazingly and earned the respect of fans and other pro players. This news will include a selection of reactions from pro players, talents, and other users.

Match Results

On the first map, Ancient, things started poorly with a 4:0 score in favor of NAVI, but Imperial Fe regrouped and managed to win a series of 5 rounds, to which NAVI eventually responded by winning the half 7:5. In the second half, NAVI skillfully brought the game to a close and won without issues with a score of 13:7.

The second map was Mirage, where the start was identical, with a 4:0 score in NAVI's favor. However, this time, Imperial Fe didn't manage to win a series, only managing to win a round, concluded with a beautiful shot by Kat. Nevertheless, they were able to finish the half with a close score of 7:5. The second half was again similar to the first map, where NAVI confidently secured a victory with a score of 13:8.

Reactions from Talents and Pro Players

Many players were surprised by how Imperial Fe played and shared many kind words. Notably, karrigan praised the team both individually and strategically and mentioned that following the match was interesting.

Imperial Female are just insane, looking good both individually and tactically. So interesting to watch

 karrigan

Who's the IGL in Imperial Fe? Honestly, that's tier-1.

NertZ

They are showing incredible CS, Imperial Fe!

dexter

Okay, Kat = clutch... and the stylish deagle spin during that!

James Banks

Impressive map from tory. Despite the result, overall imperial.fe performed much better than most teams. People need to understand that the pressure on them was also different as the whole scene was watching this game. I think they can be proud.

Twistzz

Insanity!!! Huge achievement for the entire scene

FalleN

Today, the girls made history again. This is a big accomplishment for the entire scene. I'm honored to be part of this and once again proud of what these girls do every day.

Felippe Martins - CEO Imperial

Players' Reactions 

After the match, players from NAVI and Imperial Fe shared their impressions of the match. Many players from Imperial Fe wanted to convey that women's teams can compete equally against men's teams, which they managed to prove. If a lower-level team had been up against them, who knows what could have happened.

If you still doubted that Imperial Fe doesn't belong on the scene, you're just a hater. They made us sweat; they shoot very hard. Put some respect on their name; they did this honestly and fairly here. Give them a couple of years and more experience, and they will be a threat.

jL

Gg NAVI, it was a very good experience playing against you, and I hope we proved to the whole world that girls can compete against good teams, and we don't need mixed teams for this!

 tory

Unfortunately, Imperial Fe exited BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier at 17-32 place, but despite this, they will still have another tier-1 tournament; namely, IEM Katowice 2025, where they also received a direct invite to the Play-In stage. The tournament will take place from January 29 to February 9, 2025. You can follow the tournament in more detail through this link.