The coach of the main roster of Natus Vincere for CS2, Andrey B1ad3 Gorodensky, shared information about when Alexander s1mple Kostylev might return to the team. The Ukrainian mentor shared his thoughts in an interview with the HLTV portal.

According to Gorodensky, Kostylev's return before the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 is unlikely. But after the first major in the history of the updated version of the Valve shooter, anything can happen.

[Is there a possibility that s1mple could come back before the Major?] More no than yes, most likely no. Something unexpected [would have to] happen. For now we have a precise plan of what we want to do in terms of the game, in terms of building our meta, our roles, everything. Like you said, how can you replace s1mple? It's hard, so when you change him you start to feel a lot of issues in the game. We must balance everything now, so for us, it would be stupid to build something now directly before the Major starts, to build something that would cause the system to be changed again. Better no than yes, there's no plan to do it like this.

Andrey B1ad3 Gorodensky

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Previously, s1mple announced a temporary departure to inactive status to focus on personal issues. Nevertheless, he also expressed interest in possible offers from other esports organizations. The new NAVI sniper became Igor w0nderful Zhdanov.