{"id":3508,"date":"2023-07-01T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T09:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T07:18:23","slug":"navi-2023-new-european-csgo-roster-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/esports\/navi-2023-new-european-csgo-roster-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NAVI 2023: The New European CS:GO Roster Is Announced! Who\u2019s In?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is now official! Ukrainian eSports club NAVI announced the new Counter-Strike roster, and it is quite surprising, as this is the first black-and-yellow line-up that consists of not one but three European players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cqygMth16\">pic.twitter.com\/6cqygMth16<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI (@natusvincere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere\/status\/1674792649444982784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 30th, NAVI posted an announcement of the new CS:GO roster on their Twitter and other social media pages.<\/p><div class=\"hellc-after-paragraph-2\" id=\"hellc-564048028\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/#free-giveaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"wp-block-content-banner-image-upload-block hellcase-content-banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/868x100-2.png\" alt=\" new  giveaway Big banner\"><div class=\"hellcase-content-banner__label\">Advertisement<\/div><div class=\"hellcase-content-banner__overlay\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">Warm welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AleksibCSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AleksibCSGO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iMeCSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iMeCSGO<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jLcsgo_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jLcsgo_<\/a> <br>Learn more about our updated roster: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kB6Ua0XigQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/kB6Ua0XigQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kvvjMdIiE5\">pic.twitter.com\/kvvjMdIiE5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI (@natusvincere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere\/status\/1674795764349042688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The members of the new NAVI Counter-Strike roster are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oleksandr &#8220;s1mple&#8221; Kostyljev<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valerij &#8220;b1t&#8221; Vakhovsjkyj<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan &#8220;iM&#8221; Mihai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aleksi &#8220;Aleksib&#8221; Virolainen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justinas &#8220;jL&#8221; Lekavicius<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, s1mple and b1t have stayed on the roster, and three European players replaced electroNic, Perfecto, and npl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, NAVI won BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR but placed only 9th-11th on the main event of the last CS:GO Major in history Also, they took 3rd-4th places at IEM Katowice, ESL Pro League 17, and IEM Rio 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With electroNic and Perfecto, NAVI dominated the professional scene in 2021, winning many events and Intel Grand Slam. These tournaments include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IEM Cologne 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESL Pro League Season 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PGL Major Stockholm 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BLAST Premier: World Final 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of their achievements goes on and on, as 2nd and 3rd-4th places are also considered worthy of note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to rumors and unofficial insides, Denis &#8220;electroNic&#8221; Sharipov and Ilya &#8220;Perfecto&#8221; Zalutskiy are about to transfer to Cloud9, while there is little to no information about npl\u2019s future now. Follow our blog to find out where all three players will end up by the start of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Denis is not active on social media, Ilya posted a goodbye note on his Twitter account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/perfectocsgo\/status\/1674810073548222468?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In article you will find:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/esports\/navi-2023-new-european-csgo-roster-announced\/#Justinas_%E2%80%9CjL%E2%80%9D_Lekavicius\" >Justinas &#8220;jL&#8221; Lekavicius<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/esports\/navi-2023-new-european-csgo-roster-announced\/#Ivan_%E2%80%9CiM%E2%80%9D_Mihai\" >Ivan &#8220;iM&#8221; Mihai<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/esports\/navi-2023-new-european-csgo-roster-announced\/#Aleksi_%E2%80%9CAleksib%E2%80%9D_Virolainen\" >Aleksi &#8220;Aleksib&#8221; Virolainen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/esports\/navi-2023-new-european-csgo-roster-announced\/#Wrapping_Up\" >Wrapping Up!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Justinas_%E2%80%9CjL%E2%80%9D_Lekavicius\"><\/span>Justinas &#8220;jL&#8221; Lekavicius<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s find out more about each new NAVI player, starting with Justinas &#8220;jL&#8221; Lekavicius, who is an ex-Apeks member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>jL is from Lithuania, and is currently twenty-three years old. He used to play for MAD Lions in 2021\/2022, placing 3rd-4th at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2021 and 3rd at DreamHack Open November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After jL joined Apex in the middle of 2022, the team successfully performed at B-Tier tournaments while also taking 3rd-4th place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, and later winning Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 and ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past three months, Justinas played 83 maps with an average 1.12 Rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On his Twitter page, the player leaked the \u201cContract of Surreal Commitment to NAVI\u201d and thanked the club for giving him this opportunity, mentioning that it was time to lift trophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">It is official, thank you for having me, time to lift some \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a><br><br>ffs navi contract got leaked.. sorry <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s1mpleO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@s1mpleO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zy8fPs8M2s\">pic.twitter.com\/Zy8fPs8M2s<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI jL (@jLcsgo_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jLcsgo_\/status\/1674797150482620421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A day before the official NAVI CS announcement, the community found out that jL applied NAVI stickers to his skins, and he had to do something to reverse the rumor damage. Here is the original tweet and Justinas\u2019 answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 jL&#39;s Steam Inventory with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a> stickers \ud83d\udc80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Qr9Im9uQe\">pic.twitter.com\/5Qr9Im9uQe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Thour CS2 (@ThourCS2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThourCS2\/status\/1674387876581187584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we have learned more about Justinas &#8220;jL&#8221; Lekavicius, let\u2019s move on to Ivan &#8220;iM&#8221; Mihai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ivan_%E2%80%9CiM%E2%80%9D_Mihai\"><\/span>Ivan &#8220;iM&#8221; Mihai<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ivan &#8220;iM&#8221; Mihai is a player born in Romania, and he is twenty-three years old. NAVI is his third team so far, as he has already got to show himself in Nexus Gaming and GamerLegion since the beginning of his professional career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With GamerLegion, iM placed 2nd at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, won Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 and became runner-up in several B-Tier events. At the last CS:GO Major, he was named the second-best player of the event based on individual performance and a 1.35 rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past three months, Ivan played a total of forty-two maps with an average of 1.18 rating and a 0.77 KPR index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the first rumors about iM joining NAVI in the nearest future were caused by his tweet, in which he showed his new headset from Logitech G, which is NAVI\u2019s partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">Just got this new bad boy to try out for the new season. Can&#39;t wait and thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LogitechG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LogitechG<\/a> for this gift <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1D3gAsce63\">pic.twitter.com\/1D3gAsce63<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI iM- (@iMeCSGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iMeCSGO\/status\/1671820350726733826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One hour before the NAVI\u2019s roster was revealed, GamerLegion announced that iM left the roster and posted a \u201cthank you\u201d video, which the player retweeted and added a goodbye letter to the teammates and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JkRoVI4yD9\">https:\/\/t.co\/JkRoVI4yD9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ustXj72Bnf\">pic.twitter.com\/ustXj72Bnf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI iM- (@iMeCSGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iMeCSGO\/status\/1674789348791963650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He also reposted NAVI\u2019s announcement, saying that he is really excited to start the new journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">Really excited to start this new journey alongside some of the best players that touched the game and can&#39;t wait to compete against the best on a daily basis.<br>Let&#39;s win some tournaments\ud83d\ude08<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/navination?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#navination<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q00StDnXmX\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q00StDnXmX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI iM- (@iMeCSGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iMeCSGO\/status\/1674796054469038083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, let\u2019s meet Aleksi &#8220;Aleksib&#8221; Virolainen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hellc-penultimate-h2\" id=\"hellc-919226957\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/#free-giveaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"wp-block-content-banner-image-upload-block hellcase-content-banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/868x100-2.png\" alt=\" new giveaway Big banner\"><div class=\"hellcase-content-banner__label\">Advertisement<\/div><div class=\"hellcase-content-banner__overlay\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aleksi_%E2%80%9CAleksib%E2%80%9D_Virolainen\"><\/span>Aleksi &#8220;Aleksib&#8221; Virolainen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aleksi &#8220;Aleksib&#8221; Virolainen is a Finnish professional player born in 1997. Since the beginning of his career in 2015, he has played in many popular teams, such as ENCE, G2 Esports, OG, and Ninjas in Pyjamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With ENCE, Aleksib won many tournaments, including StarSeries &amp; i-League CS:GO Season 6 and BLAST Pro Series: Madrid 2019, while also placing second at the IEM Katowice Major 2019 and DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, his career did not excel in OG and G2 Esports. In these teams, he took 2nd place at Flashpoint Season 2 and IEM Katowice XVI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though his average rating based on his performance in the last three months is 0.95, it is not that bad for an in-game leader, which Aleksib is. He has a 0.65 DPR and 71% KAST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aleksi was laconic in his tweet announcing that he joined NAVI, thanking the fans for the support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">I\u2019ve joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a>. Can\u2019t wait to get things fired up with this lineup. Thanks for the support \ud83d\ude01<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/navination?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#navination<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI Aleksi (@AleksibCSGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AleksibCSGO\/status\/1674798233111912448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we have mentioned before, this is the first European roster to play for NAVI on the CS:GO scene, and it means that the communication language has changed to English. Here\u2019s the meme about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">Now we have to learn something else besides smokes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7qeg2tX8UP\">pic.twitter.com\/7qeg2tX8UP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI (@natusvincere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere\/status\/1674803072885747713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NAVI\u2019s Head of Esports, Amiran Rekhviashvili, welcomed the new players with a tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/navination?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#navination<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iMeCSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iMeCSGO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jLcsgo_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jLcsgo_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AleksibCSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AleksibCSGO<\/a> \ud83d\ude08<\/p>&mdash; ami \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99 (@NAVIami_R) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAVIami_R\/status\/1674797081444372480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the closest debut tournament for the new NAVI roster is BLAST Fall Groups 2023, which will start on July 10, we will see them in action against the new Vitality line-up in a sponsored show match two days prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, on July 8th at 18:00 CET, tune into the English stream of the NAVI vs. Team Vitality show match on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/navitv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NAVI\u2019s official Twitch channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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\">\u26a1 Our CS:GO team will play at the Match of LeGGends organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggbet_en?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ggbet_en<\/a>!<br>We will play in an updated lineup with our regular rival, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitality?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVitality<\/a>, and even exchange players \ud83d\ude31<br>Watch what happens on our Twitch on 8 July at 18:00 CET!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y5JToHAQcr\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y5JToHAQcr<\/a><br><br>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 broadcast on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mpWLjRDbkb\">pic.twitter.com\/mpWLjRDbkb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAVI (@natusvincere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere\/status\/1674378615679598592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And at the nearest BLAST event, <a href=\"https:\/\/navi.gg\/en\/publications\/blast-fall-groups-2023-the-first-opponents-are-known\">NAVI will play in Group B<\/a> against Heroic, BIG, and Astralis, so check out our blog for match overviews once the tournament kicks off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span>Wrapping Up!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepare the shields to cheer for your favorite teams once the season break ends, and explore <a href=\"https:\/\/hellcase.com\/blog\/\">Hellcase Blog<\/a> for more content about Counter-Strike skins and other cosmetic items, in-depth game guides, and esports news. 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