NAVI’s Iceberg and AWF Test Positive for COVID-19 and will be Replaced at the Major
NAVI’s Iceberg and AWF Test Positive for COVID-19 and will be Replaced at the Major
The Ukrainian organization Natus Vincere has announced that two members of their Dota 2 roster – Bogdan "Iceberg" Vasilenko and Andrii "ALWAYSWANNAFLY" Bondarenko – have been tested positive for COVID-19. For this reason, the team will compete at the upcoming major with two replacements.
The team’s midlaner Iceberg will be replaced by former Virtus.pro and Evil Geniuses player Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev – most recently he played for a mix Dota Team alongside Alexey "Solo" Berezin, however the team disbanded after a disappointing run at EPIC League 3. Meanwhile, the team’s coach Andrey "Mag" Chipenko will stand in for their full-support ALWAYSWANNAFLY.
ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 will take place on March 27th – April 4th, featuring 18 teams competing for a $500,000 prize pool. Natus Vincere qualified to the event from the second place in the upper division of ESL One CIS DPC Season 1, thus they will start competing from the group stage.