NAVI Add m0NESY as a Substitute for StarLadder CIS RMR 2021

NAVI Add m0NESY as a Substitute for StarLadder CIS RMR 2021

NAVI Add m0NESY as a Substitute for StarLadder CIS RMR 2021

Natus Vincere have registered a substitute player for the ongoing StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 – it is a 16-years-old Russian player Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov, who for the last year and a half has been a member of the organization’s youth squad.

According to the rules of the RMR-events, a team must consist of five main players and can have only one substitute. However, each use of a substitute results in a 20% point penalty. It is interesting that the team’s substitute is not Egor "flamie" Vasilev – earlier in April the team replaced him for upcoming events with Valerii "B1T" Vakhovskyi, another former member of Natus Vincere Junior. Despite replacing the player, then the organization stated that flamie remained part of the main roster.

Since promoting B1t to a regular position in the roster, NAVI have managed to win DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 and finish second at BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2021. However, the team left the previous RMR-event unexpectedly early after losing their both playoffs series and placing 5th.

Now NAVI are competing in Group A at Starladder CIS RMR 2021 alongside Gambit, forZe, Akuma and Nemiga. Yesterday they defeated Nemiga (2-1), while today (3:00 PM UK time) they will face the infamous Akuma, whom they and other CIS teams earlier accused in cheating.

Natus Vincere at StarLadder CIS RMR 2021:

  • Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
  • Denis "electronic" Sharipov
  • Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov
  • Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy
  • Valerii "B1T" Vakhovskyi
  • Andrii "B1ad3" Gorodenskyi (coach)
  • Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov (substitute)