New Natus Vincere sniper Igor w0nderful Zhdanov gave a great interview to tournament operator BLAST, where he talked about his childhood dream, as well as he talked about the pressure in the team. In addition, he also touched on the fact that he takes the place of the legendary sniper Aleksandr s1mple Kostyliev.

As w0nderful himself says that to get into the NAVI - was his childhood dream and now he has realized his dream:

Feeling great

Given that he has dreamed of this moment from the beginning, the question on everyone's mind is how w0nderful will handle the pressure of playing for the greatest organization in his region. However, w0nderful does not feel anxious:

I don't feel any extra pressure. Me and s1mple are two different players and two different personalities, so there is no pressure

In addition, he added that s1mple wished him good luck.

After leaving the Spirit squad this year, the Ukrainian sniper could have had difficulties with an active role. Instead, he has shown dominance at the dash-2 level, representing Sprout.

He notes that his period as a member of Sprout has been "great preparation" for the current opportunity. Given that he had no previous experience in English, one would expect challenges, especially given the instability that Sprout's 2023 squad has experienced.

It's always like that with tier-2 and tier-3 level teams, it takes a long time to find stability and make things work. If I had more time to play for Sprout, we could be a serious contender and play more consistently.

Trophies are important to NAVI, but w0nderful realizes that it might take some time to start winning gold:

All I want right now is to feel confident enough to play my game

This week, w0nderful will make his debut for NAVI at the BLAST Premier Fall Final. The tournament will be held at the famous Royal Arena in Copenhagen and will bring together eight teams vying for a total prize pool of $425,000.

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