European esports organisation Natus Vincere (NAVI) has revealed its new junior roster for Counter-Strike 2.
The roster will see three new additions to the team — Mihai-Andrei ‘satsu‘ Dobrin, Rene Robin ‘R3ZLOO‘ Rafael Wallenius and David ‘FAZERY‘ Procházka.
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The three players will compete alongside NAVI VISA Academy graduates Nazar ‘Kodak‘ Buchma and Danil ‘yoki‘ Istomin. The players will be trained by coach Michał ‘snatchie‘, who was promoted for his work with NAVI Youth.
In the post by NAVI, snatchie said: “We’ve finally completed our roster, and I’m really proud of the team we’ve built. There’s a lot of hard work ahead of us. I truly believe that with dedication and commitment, we can achieve great results. My goal is to help every player grow to a level where they’ll be ready to represent the main NAVI roster in the future.”
NAVI first opened its applications for the Counter-Strike 2 roster back in August, accepting aspiring pro players aged 15 to 17 years old. This followed its decision to sell its junior team to FUT Esports on August 1st, 2025 for an undisclosed fee.
NAVI in 2025
2025 has been an impactful year for Natus Vincere and its presence in the Counter-Strike esports scene.
Notable achievements include winning StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025 after defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 in the Grand Finals, taking home $200,000 in winnings. The team was invited to the tournament through its VRS placement in July 2025, standing amongst the top ten teams in the world at the time.
The organisation also secured high placements in events such as the Thunderpick World Champions (second), and Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 (fourth). It was also the second-highest-ranked team in the running for the ESL Grand Slam Season 5 award, just missing out on the $1m (~£761,600) reward to Team Vitality.
However, the most drastic change was when it’s star player Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev left the organisation after nine years, joining BC.GAME on July 28th, 2025 as its AWPer for Counter-Strike 2.
Source: https://esportsinsider.com/
