Natus Vincere | esports Team Profile, roster, location & more

Latin for 'born to win', Natus Vincere, or NAVI for short, are one of the most well-known organizations in the esports sphere.

Over the years, NAVI have established themselves in a range of esports from Counter Strike to Dota 2 to Fortnite.

With their iconic black and yellow logo, they have been pioneers in some of the biggest titles, so here is a look at the organization's history, achievements and current rosters.

History

Where are Natus Vincere from?

Natus Vincere are a Ukrainian esports organization and are based in Kyiv.

What year were Natus Vincere founded?

Natus Vincere were founded 15 years ago on 17 December 2009 and they have since enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of esports, leaving their mark on several big titles.

Who founded Natus Vincere? 

Natus Vincere were originally founded by Kazakhstani Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich, who was the team's initial sponsor and funded the training facilities for the players.

He initially set up the team to compete in Counter Strike and also had the support of former DreamTeam CEO Alexander "ZeroGravity" Kokhanovskyy, who went on to become the team's manager.

At the time of the team's inception, professional player "starix" took up the role of creating the team's initial lineup.

Who is the current CEO of Natus Vincere?

Yevhen Zolotarov is the current CEO of Natus Vincere.

Natus Vincere Net Worth

The Natus Vincere esports organization are believed to have made more than $23 million in prize money with $11 million earned by the Counter-Strike team alone.

Achievements

Intel Grand Slam 2021

The Intel Grand Slam is awarded to the first team to win four S-Tier tournaments within a window of ten consecutive events and these tournaments are organized by either ESL or DreamHack Masters.

Natus Vincere achieved the feat back in 2021, prevailing in the ESL Pro League Season 14, IEM Cologne, DreamHack Masters Spring and IEM Masters World Championship.

The International winners 2011

Away from the world of Counter-Strike, Natus Vincere's next most successful title has been Dota 2 and in 2011, they won the most coveted title in the esport.

Not only that but it was also the first ever edition of The International with NAVI helping to put the esport on the map.

They secured $1 million in prize money with the tournament win.

Interesting facts about Natus Vincere

Natus Vincere, otherwise known as NAVI, were the first team to win all of the Counter-Strike Majors in a single year back in 2010.

They were also the first team to win a CS:GO Major tournament without dropping a map back at the PGL Major Stockholm in 2021.

Natus Vincere roster

Counter-Strike 2 Roster

The current Counter-Strike 2 roster for Natus Vincere is made up of "b1t", "Aleksib", "jL", "iM", "w0nderful" and "B1ad3".

Dota 2 Roster

The current Dota 2 roster for Natus Vincere is made up of "Yuragi", "sanctity", "BOOM", "Ari" and "kaori".

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