B8 Announces Exciting Partnership with NPL

Ukrainian organization B8 has announced the signing of Andrii "npl" Kukharskyi, who joins their CS:GO squad after a brief stint on Natus Vincere's bench. The 17-year-old player takes the spot previously occupied by kAlash, who recently departed from B8.

npl joins B8 after spending the past seven months with Natus Vincere, initially as a substitute player before earning a place in the starting lineup at the beginning of this year. However, his performance in tier-one competition has been underwhelming, with a modest average rating of 0.92 across 63 maps. Despite a standout performance at the BLAST.tv Paris Major RMR, where he achieved an impressive 1.34 rating, npl struggled to consistently perform at a high level.

Nevertheless, B8 hopes that the addition of npl, along with his newfound experience, will elevate their team to new heights. The organization has acknowledged their previous strong starts in tournaments, only to fall short of qualifying for Majors in the later stages.

B8's lineup now consists of r1nkle, cptkurtka023, amster, OWNER, and npl, with maddened serving as the coach. Alex666 has been benched for the time being.

B8 expressed their excitement about npl joining the team and their commitment to improving their gameplay and achieving success. They see this as a significant boost to their roster, aiming to fill the gaps they experienced in recent RMR events.