Natus Vincere is reportedly about to swap s1mple, the best CS:GO participant ever, with Sprout’s younger AWPer Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdano at first of CS2’s cycle.
The upcoming roster change was reported by HLTV on Oct. 26 and it comes after s1mple didn’t attend IEM Sydney, the primary large CS2 event, with the remainder of the NAVI squad. The group was compelled to discipline its head coach Andrij “B1ad3” Ghorodensjkyj as a last-minute stand-in.
S1mple reportedly missed IEM Sydney as a result of his EU residency papers weren’t prepared and he might have hassle going again to Europe in case he left for Sydney.
Afterward, although, s1mple stated on stream that he wasn’t sure he’d attend BLAST Premier Fall Final, NAVI’s next tournament. This prompted followers to assume that the Ukrainian celebrity was on his manner out of the lineup, which now has been confirmed by HLTV’s report.
S1mple is contracted to NAVI till October 2025 as he signed a three-year extension in 2022 and isn’t near becoming a member of one other staff, in line with HLTV. The GOAT has been heavily criticizing CS2‘s state, to the purpose he suggested aspiring execs to attend for 3 months earlier than grinding. One supply with information of s1mple’s state of affairs instructed HLTV he’s taking a break from the sport.
S1mple has been NAVI’s most important face in Counter-Strike since he joined the group in 2016. He helped them to win quite a few titles, together with the PGL Major Stockholm in November 2021, IEM Cologne in July 2021, and ESL Professional League season 14 in September 2021—which made NAVI win the Intel Grand Slam season three.
W0nderful, then again, is likely one of the most fun prospects within the CS scene, having made a reputation for himself whereas he performed for Workforce Spirit between June 2022 and June 2023. He’s been on Sprout’s roster since July and is averaging a 1.23 ranking throughout 155 maps performed this yr, in line with HLTV.
NAVI has lower than a month to determine its roster for the BLAST Premier Fall Remaining, which is able to run from November 22 to 26 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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