Earlier this week, Natus Vincere manager Eugene «HarisPilton» Zolotarev published a post in his Telegram channel, in which he summarized the results of the season for the team. He said that they started the year very successfully, and after winning the IEM Katowice, everyone in the cybersports organization was confident that they would be able to maintain a dominant position in the rankings throughout the year.
However, the team was not immediately able to appreciate the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic situation and the difficulties that would have to be overcome due to the changes in the format of the tournaments. Unable to adapt immediately, NAVI suffered several major defeats, most notably a disappointing performance at Road to Rio. It was later revealed that one of the reasons for the loss was the use of «coaching bug» by the Hard Legion team, but this was not yet known at the time. The management was ready to make difficult personnel decisions, but decided to give the roster another chance, and the team lived up to its expectations.
As a result, NAVI managed to adapt to online competitions and, if not to return to peak form, to achieve consistently good results at tournaments in the second half of the year. Zolotarev also separately noted the successes of the youth squad. He has managed to gather players who have good potential, and he plans to expand the main roster in the future so that cyber athletes can compete against each other.
