NAVI legend needs to make a comeback in CS2: ‘I nonetheless have one thing to indicate’

Egor “⁠flamie⁠” Vasilyev, one of the crucial victorious CS:GO gamers ever, is at present enjoying tier-three tournaments, however he hasn’t given up on returning to tier-one and competing among the many world’s finest.

The previous NAVI participant hopes to see greener pastures as soon as the CS2 aggressive cycle kicks off after the worldwide release this summer season.

“After all, I’m not completely happy to be in tier three,” flamie stated in an interview with HLTV on Aug. 25. “I need to come again, and I feel that I nonetheless have one thing to indicate, however we’ll see in CS2 most likely. “I feel that my expertise will assist in CS2. And in addition for myself, I feel that taking pictures in CS2 is perhaps a bit bit simpler as a result of it’s a unique hitbox.”

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CSGO pro flamie smiles during StarLadder & i-League season 4 in 2019. He's wearing a black Natus Vincere jacket and using a black headset as well.
Flamie has been away from the spotlights since departing NAVI in 2021. Picture through StarLadder

As soon as one of the crucial feared CS:GO riflers on this planet, flamie is now enjoying supportive roles for a brand new staff referred to as CYBERSHOKE. The Russian rifler apart, CYBERSHOKE is full of children, and flamie is extra targeted on passing his expertise to the brand new technology. He stated that until one thing extraordinary occurs, he’ll be enjoying with them in CS2 as effectively.

This, nonetheless, doesn’t take something away from flamie’s profession. He performed for NAVI between 2015 and 2021, and helped them to win quite a few prestigious trophies, resembling ESL One Cologne in July 2018, IEM Katowice in March 2020, BLAST Premier International Remaining in January 2021, and ESL One New York in October 2016. On prime of that, flamie can also be a three-time CS:GO Main finalist.

Flamie isn’t the one CS:GO veteran aspiring for a comeback in CS2. F0rest, a truly Counter-Strike legend, is also on the lookout for a team to compete in the new game.

In regards to the creator

Leonardo Biazzi

Employees author and CS:GO lead. Leonardo has been keen about video games since he was a child and graduated in Journalism in 2018. Earlier than Leonardo joined Dot Esports in 2019, he labored for Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte. Leonardo additionally labored for HLTV.org between 2020 and 2021 as a senior author, till he returned to Dot Esports and have become a part of the workers staff.

Author: Ronnie Neal