Intel Extreme Masters Katowice quarter finalists Natus Vincere (Na\u2019Vi) have parted ways with their head coach. Sergey \u201cStarix\u201d Ischuk had been part of the organization for seven years, and hasn\u2019t featured for any other organization since 2010.<\/p>\n
His departure comes after Na\u2019Vi failed to perform in their first few outings of 2017, despite possessing what should be a championship winning lineup, with superstars like Ladislav \u201cGuardian\u201d Kovacs, Egor \u201cFlamie\u201d Vasilyev, and Oleksandr \u201cS1mple\u201d Kostyliev. The team hasn\u2019t won an event since ESL One New York in October 2016, their only tournament win since the departure of former in-game leader Daniil \u201cZeus\u201d Teslenko.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s analyst Andrey \u201cAndi\u201d Prokhorov will be taking the reigns as the team\u2019s head coach, but it is unknown whether or not Na\u2019Vi will look to bring another coach on board.<\/p>\n
Starix meanwhile has confirmed in a post on social media site, VK, that he will be staying in the esports scene. He stated that he was looking for a new lineup to coach, however also did not rule out a potential return to playing. It\u2019s been two years since Starix was a starting player, however the prospect of his return has many excited. Especially after the former Na\u2019Vi and current Gambit player Zeus posted a cryptic message to Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to specific circumstances our team wasn\u2019t able to practice for pretty much any game in the past 10 days, you will find out why soon.\u201d Is what the now deleted tweet read. Fans are speculating that it could be due to an imminent roster change, but could also have nothing to do with Starix, instead pointing towards the loan agreement Gambit have with Tengri for Abay \u201cHobbit\u201d Khassenov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Intel Extreme Masters Katowice quarter finalists Natus Vincere (Na\u2019Vi) have parted ways with their head coach. Sergey \u201cStarix\u201d Ischuk had been part of the organization for seven years, and hasn\u2019t featured for any other organization since 2010. His departure comes after Na\u2019Vi failed to perform in their first few outings of 2017, despite possessing what … <\/p>\n