Sergey "starix" Ischuk has confirmed that he is no longer Natus Vincere's coach.

In a post on Social Media platform vk.com, Sergey "⁠starix⁠" Ischuk revealed that, "after numerous discussions", the move was decided as the team were "not showing any progress".

Andrey "⁠Andi⁠" Prokhorov, who had been working with the team as an analyst, has been promoted to head coach, with starix going on leave until he decides what to do next.



starix wants to play again but does not rule out remaining a coach

The move comes as a result of a series of mixed results from the CIS team, who have won just one event since replacing Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko with Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev.

"Maybe I have given the team everything I could, maybe the team sees the coaching role in a different way, and maybe a new person will help the guys to achieve better results," Ischuk wrote. "It is time to give the young ones a chance."

The 29-year-old then revealed that he is toying with the idea of playing once again, two years after he stepped down from Na`Vi's active lineup to coach the team.