At the end of the week, Natus Vincere announced that Kirill «Boomb14» Mikhailov has been placed on inactivation. However, she emphasized that this decision was not due to the player's underperformance, but to some «reputational risks». Thus, at the BLAST Premier Spring Final, which begins June 15, NAVI will have to perform already in a new lineup, but who will take the place of Boombl4, it is still unclear.
Kirill Mikhailov has been playing for Natus Vincere for almost three years. With his participation, the team won many major titles, including victories in PGL Major Stockholm and Intel Grand Slam Season 3. The team recently reached the grand finals of PGL Major Antwerp, where they lost to FaZe. At the same time, at the end of the final match, Boombl4's rating was the lowest on the team (0.73).
About two months ago, the head of Natus Vincere Evgen Zolotarov, telling the Washington Post about the development plans of the organization, noted that it does not plan to cooperate with those who live in Russia and remains a taxpayer of this country. At the same time, he expected to keep the roster intact by allowing the Russian members of the team to relocate. Now two cyber athletes from Russia remain in the active roster of NAVI – Denis «electroNic» Sharipov and Ilya «Perfecto» Zalutsky.