B1ad3: "Even without training, we are ready to give nipl a chance to play Vertigo in this tournament"

B1ad3, NaVi 's coach, continues to fuel interest in potential changes to the NaVi roster. This time, the 36-year-old Ukrainian specialist said that nipl could get his chance already at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, as the young esportsman flew to Copenhagen with the team to adapt.

We want to experiment with the sixth player. In all tournaments, except for the Major, you can play with substitutions. After the Major, we have three months to experiment. Before the Major, it will be possible to determine the top five that will prepare for the tournament. In Abu Dhabi, nipl will play for us on three of the seven maps, and four - sdy. Which? I will not say. It is important to give experience to a player from the academy.

We brought nipl here to Copenhagen to get a feel for the atmosphere, to be with the team and to watch training. He is a substitute, so if someone cannot play, he will replace that player. This already happened in August at the BLAST tournament, when s1mple couldn't play and was replaced by headtr1ck. Even without training, we are ready to give nipl a chance to play Vertigo in this tournament. He plays well on this map. Many teams consider this map to be their strongest, but we would play with those who have it seventh. Relatively speaking, with FaZe Clan. If we meet with FaZe Clan, then we will think about whether to leave Vertigo in the map pool.

The day before, the same B1ad3 said that nipl will definitely play for NAVI as part of the BLAST Premier World Final 2022, which will be held from December 14 to 18 in Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena. The 17-year-old Ukrainian will be ready to make his debut for the main team of Born to Win on three maps, while sdy will be preparing to play on the remaining four.

NAVI roster for the upcoming BLAST Premier championships:

• s1mple
• electroNic
• perfecto
• b1t
• sdy
• nipl
• B1ad3 (coach)