Ukrainian CS:GO rifler Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev has parted methods with Natus Vincere right now following an extended stint as a short lived stand-in for former in-game chief Boombl4.
It’s unclear at this second who NAVI will signal to switch sdy completely. As of now, the group added its NAVI Junior participant, Andrii “npl” Kukharskyi, to the principle roster, who will likely be a full-time participant of the org at IEM Katowice 2023 and different January occasions. Npl already participated in a couple of NAVI matches throughout BLAST Premier World Closing 2022, although he solely produced a 0.67 ranking in the course of the three maps on the occasion, according to HLTV.
The group is avoiding signing new Russian gamers since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 and is making an attempt, as a substitute, to give attention to the Ukrainian pool of professionals. The group has an academy workforce filled with Ukrainians and considered one of them may make their approach to the primary workforce if NAVI chooses to comply with what groups like MOUZ did this 12 months.
Though sdy didn’t come to take the in-game management in NAVI, he did play a extra supportive function in his stick with the CIS powerhouse slightly than being set as much as get multi-kills on a regular basis like s1mple and b1t.
General, sdy performed eight tournaments with NAVI, together with BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022, the place the workforce claimed first place. He was additionally part of the second-place journey throughout IEM Cologne 2022, for instance.
