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VALORANT – Natus Vincere completes roster with four signings

Having announced the arrival of Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin last month, Ukrainian Esports organization Natus Vincere has added four new... Fragster | 19. July 2021

Having announced the arrival of Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin last month, Ukrainian Esports organization Natus Vincere has added four new players to its VALORANT roster. The quartet joins from NoPressure, a non-sponsored team competing in the European scene.

After already qualifying for the EMEA VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Three: Challengers Playoffs, Na’Vi announced the permanent arrivals of Vladyslav “Arch” Svistov, Denis “dinkzj” Tkachev, Artur “7ssk7” Kiurshyn, and Mikhail “Duno” Fokin. The team, along with Cloud, recorded two wins over forZe at the CIS VCT Stage Three: Challengers One event, before finishing as runners-up behind Gambit.

Who makes up the Na’Vi VALORANT roster?

Such a showing secured the team a spot at the Challengers Playoffs, meaning that it came as no surprise when Na’Vi announced their complete roster. 77ssk7 is a former Fortnite pro, having competed for Virtus.Pro. Meanwhile, Arch’s career began in CS:GO, with Duno and Cloud having both played Warface. Meanwhile, based on information from Na’Vi, dinkj became the first player to rank during VALORANT’s beta stage.

The team will be led by head coach Dmitry “SmartSeven” Smartselau, while Nick “Dracon” Andreev will work as an analyst for the Na’Vi VALORANT lineup. Breaking the news via an official statement, the organization stated that: “[SmartSeven]’s strategies and tactical advice helped the team a lot during the last championship. Dracon is an analyst, host, and commentator working at official tournaments from Riot Games. He is well aware of the professional scene and has a great understanding of the playability of certain rivals.” Vladislav “TheVs” Moroz was named as the Natus Vincere VALORANT Manager at the same time as Cloud was announced as their first ever player.

When will we see Na’Vi in action?

The newly formed Na’Vi lineup will be seen for the first time at the EMEA VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Three: Challengers Playoffs. There, four teams will secure their place at the VCT Masters Three Berlin, which is set to take place between August 12-22. Na’Vi will be hoping to be one of them. However, with the likes of G2, Acend, Guild, FunPlus Phoenix, Oxygen Esports, Gambit and Supermassive Blaze also competing, competition for places will be fierce.