Ukrainian esports organisation Natus Vincere (NAVI) has formally unveiled its VALORANT lineup for the VCT 2026 season.
This consists of Polish participant Dawid ‘Filu‘ Czarnecki and Turkish duelist Volkan ‘sociablEE‘ Yönal enjoying alongside the present trio of Andrei ‘Shao‘ Kiprskii, Emirhan ‘hiro‘ Kat, and Uğur ‘Ruxic‘ Güç.
Filu and sociablEE aren’t any strangers to the VCT EMEA scene. SociablEE beforehand performed for BBL Esports in 2025 season, whereas Filu will likely be becoming a member of the group after his final stint on KOI, which ended abruptly after Riot Video games terminated its partnership settlement with the Spanish group.
The group will likely be led by French coach Vincent ‘Glad‘ Schopenhauer and Kyrylo ‘ANGE1‘ Karasov, who has now transitioned into a training position following his retirement from aggressive play earlier this September. Dmytro ‘Chippy’ Bychenko will function assistant coach, persevering with within the position after serving to the squad all through 2025.
With the arrival of two new gamers, NAVI additionally parted methods with Alex ‘alexiiik‘ Hawlasek, who beforehand stepped in to interchange GianFranco ‘koalanoob‘ Potestio forward of 2025 VCT EMEA Stage 2.
Ever since becoming a member of VCT EMEA, NAVI has struggled to constantly compete with the highest groups within the regional league.
After a sluggish begin to the 12 months with a top-six end in Stage 1, the group discovered extra success within the second break up of the season, ending fourth after dropping to GIANTX within the decrease bracket semifinal.
Regardless of the crescendo of outcomes, NAVI was unable to earn sufficient Championship Factors for Champions 2025, marking yet one more season with out a world look since 2023.
The brand new roster will likely be making its official debut throughout Mission Blender, an open occasion that includes novice, tier-two, and tier-one squads. After that, NAVI will put together for the beginning of latest season, set to start with the VCT EMEA Kickoff on January twentieth.
