Full CIS team in EMEA? (maybe 2018 Na'Vi)

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INoIINameI

Yeah, Ik that Na'Vi doesn't sign Russians but why they kept Shao and Suygetsu though? I think they can be signed as long as they don't keep their flags. Also I'm not talking only about Russians (I just know more of them than others) and not only about Na'Vi (however with what official information we have right now, they seem like the most appealing candidate).

Anyway, with what Na'Vi is doing right now and how many good VCT and Ascension level CIS pros are there, is it possible we get full russian-speaking roster. (Derke is speaking Russian too). Just to name a few candidates:
Derke, CeNder, Zeddy, Sheydos, Redgar, Cloud, Purp0, Chiwa, Insider, B1sk, Trexx, Jemkin, Something, Wippie, etc.
And if watching years of CS and early Valo taught me anything, it's that you can't underestimate full CIS teams, especially full CIS Na'Vi. Though GX are looking more likely or TL if they are to drop Keiko

Well apparently Na'Vi drops suygetsu and maybe shao with ange1 too, so they are probably not the best candidate to build the team, but still someone will probably pick them up like GX or TL so there's still a possibility, but yeah, idk if it any likely

Thoughts?

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NAVI doesn't want to sign russians anymore after the war apparently. Maybe another team like TL?.

TL nAts
TL Derke
TL Sheydos
TL cloud
TL ???

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nihso

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Who that?

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navi will not sign russians

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suygetsu and shao are literally russian

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nobody___100

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yeah but they play under international flag, unlike other russians like the old gambit players

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you can change it, not a gigantic problem tbh

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That and the fact that they were signed before the war. They said they weren't gonna sign any Russians, not that they were gonna kick the ones they already had

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Nef0r0

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I am sorry, what? War started on Feb 24th 2022, Franchising started in 2023? was the talk that early??

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Fpx exists

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navi brought fpx after the war tho. they willingly brought 2 russian players

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who is the s1mple of the team?

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INoIINameI

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Derke? Ange1? Something? Idk

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are u from ukraine ?

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Nef0r0

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of ukrainian origin

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Alivee

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actually always wondered what people from Ukraine thinks about Navi having russian players (even if they dont have the flag)

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I feel like navi's position is completely understandable, against war-supporting, not against people who want the war to stop. NaVi would allow their russian CS players to stay with the team as long as they wanted, they just didn't want to stick around in an english speaking roster, it was the player's decision. like imagine chronicle wants to join navi, if he is against the war in Ukraine and given that he likely lives somewhere in EU, I don't see a problem with him being in navi

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Derke duelist, Trexx initiator, nAts sentinel and IGL, Shao controller, Chronicle flex

Maybe Liquid and GIANTX are the most likely to build a CIS team

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INoIINameI

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Yeah, besides 3 in Na'Vi, GX and TL are really the most likely ones, I just didn't know if they are willing to do that and lose Fitinho, hoody, famsii and TL didn't say anything about Keiko, so I thought he stays

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Well, GX did it, I think westside can speak Russian, so it seems to me that they will make full CIS roster

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GiantX are already stealing KPI players like children lost in the supermarket; very likely