{"id":26995,"date":"2025-06-30T16:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=26995"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:21:30","slug":"natus-vincere-promotes-makazze-to-main-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/natus-vincere-promotes-makazze-to-main-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Natus Vincere Promotes makazze to Main Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong> has revealed that 18-year-old academy talent Drin <strong>&#8216;\u2060makazze\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Shaqiri has been elevated to the main roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ukrainian organization has verified the reports regarding its search for a purchaser for the entire <strong>NAVI Junior<\/strong> roster, which features Dmytro <strong>&#8216;dem0n\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Myroshnychenko, Aulon <strong>&#8216;\u2060Krabeni\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Fazlija, Nikita <strong>&#8216;\u2060cmtry\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Samolyotov, D\u017eiugas <strong>&#8216;\u2060dziugss\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Steponavi\u010dius, and coach Andr\u00e1s <strong>&#8216;coolio\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Fercs\u00e1k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natus Vincere Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Regarding the future of NAVI\u2019s CS2 Junior roster <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TU0g2ztleW\">pic.twitter.com\/TU0g2ztleW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI (@natusvincere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere\/status\/1939678127019495609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Makazze&#8217;s <\/strong>advancement is not unexpected, especially since<strong> Natus Vincere <\/strong>has openly stated they were contemplating changes after experiencing a decline in performance, which led the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/news\/40740\/navi-named-team-of-the-year\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/news\/40740\/navi-named-team-of-the-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Team of the Year<\/a><\/strong> to miss out on reaching any grand finals in the initial season of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/makazsstats.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/makazsstats.png 644w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/makazsstats-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/makazsstats-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/makazsstats-450x174.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">makazze statistics, according to HLTV.org<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A number of people have urged for <strong>makazze&#8217;s <\/strong>advancement following his emergence as <strong>NAVI Junior&#8217;s <\/strong>most promising talent during his two-year tenure with the team, where he has recorded an average <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/stats\/players\/22673\/makazze\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/stats\/players\/22673\/makazze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rating of 1.19<\/a><\/strong> over the past year, contributing to <strong>NAVI Junior&#8217;s<\/strong> rise to a top-30 position in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ValveSoftware\/counter-strike_regional_standings\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ValveSoftware\/counter-strike_regional_standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valve&#8217;s Regional Standings<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was uncertain which player the team would substitute, even for Andrey <strong>&#8216;\u2060B1ad3\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Gorodenskiy, who acknowledged after <strong>NAVI&#8217;s <\/strong>quarter-final exit at the<a href=\"https:\/\/blast.tv\/cs\/austin-major-2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blast.tv\/cs\/austin-major-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>BLAST.tv Austin Major <\/strong><\/a>that choosing the right roster would be challenging, as no single player could be held responsible for the team&#8217;s decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/blast-tv-austin-major-2025-recap-everything-that-happened\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/blast-tv-austin-major-2025-recap-everything-that-happened\/\">Check out our BLAST.tv Austin Major Recap.<\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong> has not yet disclosed which player will be taken out from the main roster. <strong>makazze&#8217;s <\/strong>highly aggressive playstyle will demand more than a simple replacement in a team that splits opening and entrying responsibilities; however, he often occupies the same positions as Mihai <strong>&#8216;\u2060iM\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Ivan, particularly on the <strong>T side<\/strong>, where both players serve as the primary space-takers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natus Vincere has revealed that 18-year-old academy talent Drin &#8216;\u2060makazze\u2060&#8217; Shaqiri has been elevated to the main roster. 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