NAVI returned to the top of CS:GO with an impressive tournament in Lisbon. A massive victory against FaZe ignited s1mple and the rest of the gang to perform like we saw last year. Perhaps a little unexpected for the NAVI side themselves, as s1mple said during a press conference before the tournament.
You can see the press conference, where s1mple also mentions the benching of Boombl4.
s1mple on Boombl4: He did so many stupid mistakes
We also spoke with NiKo, who talked about his own role, and how the G2 roster is developing.
NiKo on missing confidence: I’m still looking to find my role in the roster
OG did surprisingly well in the tournament, where the team even had to field a stand-in. In-game leader Nemanja “nexa” Isaković talked about the OG rebuild, and how the team had tried to sign both YEKINDAR and jks.
nexa on OG rebuild: We tried to get YEKINDAR and jks
One of the key stories of the whole event was the new in-game leader for NAVI, Denis “electroNic” Sharipov.
B1ad3 on electronic: “He can become one of the greatest”
Team Vitality made it all the way to the Grand Final, but in the end apEX and his men had to realize, that NAVI was on another level.
apEX: “They were much better than us”
s1mple was delighted with the win, and also told, that he hoped, that Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev would repeat his stand-in role at the upcoming IEM Cologne.
s1mple about sdy: “he is ready to learn”
