Natus Vincere have announced that Sergey "starix" Ischuk has stepped down from the active line-up.

The news comes as little surprise as several Na`Vi players had publicly admitted that the team would have to undergo roster changes if they continued to underperform in the biggest tournaments.

Last weekend, the Ukraine-based team crashed out of ESL One Katowice in the quarter-finals following a 1-2 defeat against EnVyUs, a campaign that fell shy of their semi-final appearance at the previous major, DreamHack Winter.



starix steps down after poor Katowice performances

And Sergey "⁠starix⁠" Ischuk, who was the second worst player in Katowice on a 0.74 rating, has now decided to hang up his mouse and keyboard and take up a position as team coach and manager.

Until a permanent replacement is found, Na`Vi will be playing with Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev, who left HellRaisers on Monday, as a stand-in.

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