At the end of the week, Natus Vincere announced that Kirill “Boomb14” Mikhailov has been rendered inactive. At the same time, she emphasized that such a decision is not associated with the player’s insufficiently high performance, but with certain “reputational risks.” Thus, at the BLAST Premier Spring Final, which begins on June 15, NAVI will have to perform with a new lineup, however, who will take Boombl4’s place is still unclear.
Kirill Mikhailov has been playing for Natus Vincere for almost three years. With his participation, the team won many major titles, including victories in PGL Major Stockholm and Intel Grand Slam Season 3. Recently, the team reached the grand finals of PGL Major Antwerp, where they lost to FaZe. At the same time, at the end of the final match, Boombl4’s rating turned out to be the lowest in the team (0.73).
About two months ago, the head of Natus Vincere, Evgen Zolotarov, telling the Washington Post about the organization’s development plans, noted that it does not plan to cooperate with those who live in Russia and remain taxpayers of this country. At the same time, he hoped to maintain the composition due to the fact that the Russian team members would be able to move. Now there are two e-sportsmen from Russia left on the active NAVI roster – Denis “electroNic” Sharipov and Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutsky.
