Esports organization Natus Vincere has announced changes to its CS:GO roster. The announcement was made on the club's official website.
Who has left?
The main NAVI lineup has parted ways with Andrey "npl" Kukharskiy, Denis "electroNic" Sharipov, and Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy. It is not officially announced where these esports players will continue their careers. Npl has been seen practicing with B8 Esports and playing with Vladimir "Woro2k" Veletniuk, with whom he has not previously crossed paths.
As for electroNic and Perfecto, rumors suggest they will join Cloud9. More details about the possible transfers of these players can be found in the article.
Who has joined?
The newcomers to NAVI are Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen, Justinas "jL" Lekavicius, and Ivan "iM" Mihai. Aleksib is an experienced captain who has been competing in the professional scene since 2015. He first gained attention while playing for ENCE, winning tournaments like StarSeries & i-League S6 and BLAST Pro Series: Madrid 2019, and reaching the grand final of IEM XIII - Katowice Major 2019. The Finnish esports player has also played for OG, G2 Esports, and Ninjas in Pyjamas.
jL and iM are young players who have recently started their careers at the tier-1 level but have already made a splash, especially at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. Apeks, with jL, finished in 3rd-4th place, while iM, representing GamerLegion, became a silver medalist in the last major in the history of CS:GO. It's worth noting that the Romanian player was the second-best player of the competition.
Players comments
It is official, thank you for having me, time to lift some🏆jL
Really excited to start this new journey alongside some of the best players that touched the game and can't wait to compete against the best on a daily basis.Let's win some tournaments😈iM
I’ve joined @natusvincere. Can’t wait to get things fired up with this lineup.Aleksib
When will NAVI play?
The next tournament for NAVI will be the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, which will take place after the summer break in the competitive scene. The championship will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from July 13th to 27th. The first opponent for Aleksib's team will be Astralis. The date and time of the match will be announced later. The teams will compete for a prize pool of $177,500 and six slots in the BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2023. The schedule, results, and news of the tournament can be followed here.
NAVI roster
- Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
- Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovsky
- Justinas "jL" Lekavicius
- Ivan "iM" Mihai
- Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen (captain)
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