posted by Malystryx.GDS,
After announcing the dissolution of their Dota 2 squad in order to start anew last week, Navi have just shared that both ua Danil 'Dendi' Ishutin and ru Akbar 'SoNNeikO' Butaev will be the "core" of their "renewed team" and will also be responsible for deciding their three new team mates. The three players chosen will join them on "probation" with Navi hoping to create the "optimal roster".


The news had been a long time coming, and the general consensus among the public was that the ideal solution for Navi would be to keep Sonneiko and Dendi, which is in fact exactly what has happened. Sonneiko has been Navi's most consistent player during the recent turbulence while Dendi is the face of the team and the organisation.

Although Navi has focused on Russian and Ukranian players - with a few exceptions such as Fng, Puppey and Kuroky - it could very well be they branch out to include player from other countries in their "renewed team".

With Vega and VP players unlikely to be enticed to break the Frankfurt Major roster lock for a move to Navi, and Team Empire also finally locking down a roster, it would seem Dendi and Sonneiko will have to look elsewhere for their new team-mates. One possibility could be players from ua ScaryFaceZZZ* who might benefit from an opportunity to play more competitions, or the remnants of ru Team Spirit.

We are glad to announce that Danil and Akbar will become the core of our renewed team. We are sure that their talent, energy and aspiration to work will contribute to the achievement of the set goals. Meanwhile we continue working to determine the players, who will join us in the near future.

Igor "caff" Sydorenko, Natus Vincere's COO


Navi's new roster
ua Danil 'Dendi' Ishutin
ru Akbar 'SoNNeikO' Butaev
TBD
TBD
TBD

Who would you add to complete Navi's new roster?

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