Earlier this week, Natus Vincere Chief Operating Officer Alexei «xaoc» Kucherov commented on the changes to the team's roster. Currently, four people remain on the roster, as Kirill «Boombl4» Mikhailov has left it «due to high reputational risks».
In particular, xaoc denied recent rumors that NAVI is in talks with Latvian player Marek «YEKINDAR» Galinskis. On May 31, in a comment to Dexerto resource, he explained that Denis «electoNic» Sharipov is likely to take over the duties of ingame leader. The organization is also considering signing Timur «buster» Tulepov. However, it should be taken into account that such a move will only be possible if buster, who is now a part of Virtus.pro, gets the status of a free agent, as Natus Vincere does not want to make a deal with the Russian team. Now both YEKINDAR and buster have valid contracts with Virtus.pro, and representatives of the organization have already mentioned that «neither player can leave the VP for free».
As for electroNic, he has been playing for NAVI since November 2017 and has been ranked among the top 10 players in the world for four consecutive years. Now he will have to realize himself in a new capacity, taking charge of the team during a game for the first time.