Amiran "ami" Rekhviashvili, currently the coach of NAVI Junior, gave an interview to the WePlay portal, in which he spoke about the principles of selecting players for the main squad. He noted that NAVI’s approach to roster formation can be considered unique among top teams. Instead of spending large sums on the transfer of famous players, Natus Vincere management invests in the development of the youth team. In the future, it is planned that all esports players included in the team’s main roster will be selected from among the academy participants.
This approach has already shown its effectiveness. So, Valery “B1T” moved to the main team. Vakhovsky, who previously played for NAVI Junior. ami mentioned Ilya “m0NESY” as another promising eSports player. Osipova. He believes that other members of the youth team will make significant progress in the coming year.
Ami noted that Natus Vincere have not bought new players for almost two years, since the transition to the Perfecto team. The same approach will be implemented in the future: the selection of talented participants will be carried out through a junior team.
In addition, the development of promising players – is not the only problem that can be solved with the help of NAVI Junior. This is also a media project that allows you to attract fans and build the team’s image.
