NAVI announced a new youth roster for CS2

The Ukrainian esports organisation NAVI has unveiled a new youth roster for Counter-Strike 2, competing under the tag NAVI Youth.

According to the announcement, NAVI reviewed 350 applications for this new academy project and selected ten top players. These players participated in a three-week bootcamp in Berlin, where NAVI's sports department and academy coach Michał "⁠snatchie" Rudzki chose the five most promising esports athletes.

This marks NAVI's third Counter-Strike 2 roster, following the main team and NAVI Junior. The official statement mentions that the top performers from NAVI Youth could potentially move up to NAVI Junior in the future.

NAVI Youth Roster:

- Nazar "kodak" Buchma (16 years old, 3250 ELO)  

- Danil "Yoki" Istomin (14 years old, 3100 ELO)  

- Viktor "ad3r" Vilkoich (14 years old, 3000 ELO)  

- Andrew "AJ" Jason (14 years old, 3115 ELO)  

- Penc "Balage" Balash (16 years old, 3000 ELO)

Coach:

- Michał "snatchie" Rudzki