A few months ago, Natus Vincere announced that their roster would be taking a break for the foreseeable future so the organization could figure out what to do after The International 8. Now that The International 2018 is over, Na’s CEO `Vi Yevhen Zolotarov has finally announced the new Na`Vi roster – after 8 years with Na`Vi, Dendi is officially no longer in the main lineup.
At the beginning of the video, Yevhen talks about the choices the organization has to choose from here on; Collect an existing squad, build a team around a captain or find a group of players who can all lead. He explained each situation, saying that they had talked with the former squad of VGJ.Storm but had difficulty moving. He thinks this is not the optimal choice while still talking about the difficulty of finding 5 players to stick together. That means Na`Vi has only one option left, building a roster around a good captain/leader and that person is none other than AKbar ‘SoNNeikO’ Butaev, the player who brought Na`Vi out of the abyss in 2015. .
Thank you for the 8 years of support and trust. I enjoyed every minute and wish future teams the best of luck!
— Danil Ishutin (@DendiBoss) September 1, 2018
Additionally, Vladislav ‘Crystallize’ Kyrstanek remains on the team, playing as a position 1 carry, while mid-lane no longer belongs to Dendi – the organization’s living legend – in his place will be an anonymous young talent who Ukraine, Magical. After 8 years with the organization and helping them win their first TI, Dendi will not be in the official Na`Vi roster. Evgniy ‘Blizzy’ Ree, formerly of Vega Squadron, will be a new member but the team is still looking for its position 4 player who will join everyone in the upcoming bootcamp.
Alexander ‘XBOCT’ Dashkevich, former carry of Na`Vi as well as their Coach will no longer be available for purchase. Na`Vi’s new lineup is as follows:
– Vladislav ‘Crystallize’ Krystanek
– ‘Magic’
– Evgeniy ‘Blizzy’ Ree
– Akbar ‘SoNNeikO’ Butaev
We are waiting for the final factor to appear and hope Na`Vi will compete successfully in the new Dota 2 Pro Circuit season. The fans are really sad that Natus Vincere is no longer Dendi, but we wish him, XBOCT and the former Na`Vi members the best of luck in the future!
— Natus Vincere (@natusvincere) September 1, 2018
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