According to sources, NAVI has decided not to maintain npl on their CSGO team for the upcoming season. The choice was made following a poor season in which NAVI failed to advance past the semifinal round of a high-caliber tournament. Which concluded in a 9th–11th place result at the BLAST—tv Paris Major.
In December 2022, Andrii “npl” Kukharskyi was promoted from NAVI’s academy team, first working with Viktor “study” Orudzhev. Who would later be released at the end of the year, as part of a six-man rotation. After seeing Valeriy’s b1 to Vakhovskiy, another academy alum, develop into an essential team member. NAVI hoped to hit gold again in the hiring department. Npl’s performances, though, could be a lot better, raising concerns about whether he is prepared to compete at the most significant level. The 17-year-old even admitted during IEM Katowice that he wasn’t thrilled with his progression. Averaging a team-low 0.92 HLTV rating and 0.83 Impact. Due to his departure from the NPL, who will be taking NAVI’s place on the squad for the upcoming tournament season is currently yet to be discovered.
A new course for NAVI?
According to sources, NAVI’s CS:GO team is considering going global and converting to an English-based communication system. Since the commencement of the war in Ukraine, NAVI’s selection of players has been severely constrained; this would increase it. Timur “Buster” Tulepov, a player from Kazakhstan, was the target of NAVI last year. However, they ultimately opted against acting because doing so would have required them to do business with the Russian group Virtus. Pro.
NAVI CEO Yevhen Zolotarov hinted that more of the organization’s teams, including the CS:GO team, would follow the example of their Valorant division, which has players from four different nations who speaks English to communicate, in February of this year. The top Ukrainian players want to play for our team, according to Zolotarov. In addition, we are developing a global brand. Therefore, we may take into account international athletes across all sports. International projects for our academies may happen soon. The BLAST Premier Fall Groups, NAVI’s first competition of the 2018 season, is set to begin on July 13. The team will go to IEM Cologne later on in the month.
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