YEKINDAR may replace electronic in NAVI

According to British commentator and analyst Richard Lewis, YEKINDAR may replace electronic as part of NaVi. Probably, changes will take place after the end of PGL Major Antwerp 2022.

electronic has been a member of NAVI since December 2017. During this time, the 23-year-old Russian player has become the winner of many championships, including ESL One: Cologne 2018, Intel Extreme Masters XIV - World Championship, Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Cologne, ESL Pro League Season 14, PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2021.

However, after the start of the war, the Ukrainian club put its Russian cybersportsmen in front of a choice: to change their place of residence or leave the club. Given the family circumstances, it is unlikely that electronic wanted to transport his wife and little daughter to another country, having decided to leave the team.

In turn, YEKINDAR has been the main star of Virtus.pro (Outsiders) for the past two years. During this time, the 22-year-old player became the winner of Flashpoint Season 2, DreamHack Open December 2020, cs_summit 7 and ESL Challenger #48, and also took second place in the Intel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship, simultaneously reaching the quarterfinals of PGL Major Stockholm 2021.

However, there is a strong demand for YEKINDAR, as the Latvian is the main candidate to leave the Russian club against the backdrop of sanctions imposed on Virtus.pro.

Currently, both teams (NAVI and Outsiders) are participating in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022. While NAVI will start on Saturday, May 14, Outsiders has already taken part in the Challengers Stage, where they won three victories and suffered one defeat.

The NAVI roster currently looks like this:

• s1mple.
• electroNic.
• Boombl4.
• perfecto.
• b1t.
• B1ad3 (coach).