Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro exchanged players

Today the CIS-organizations reported on their websites, that they had made an exchange of the players in Dota 2-roster. Natus Vincere gave Vladimir «RodjER» Nikogosyan away and instead of him they signed Ilya «Lil» Ilyuk.

Lil has been playing for Virtus.pro since 4 August 2016 and in its roster he became a champion of such tournaments as The Summit 6, DOTA Summit 7, ESL One Hamburg 2017 and DOTA Summit 8.

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RodjER has been playing for Natus Vincere since 4 September 2017 and as a part of the team he became a champion of such tournaments as Adrenaline Cyber League 2017 and WESG 2017 Europe Finals.

Natus Venere’s manager, Evgeniy Zolotarev’s comment:

«Right after ESL One Genting, I was contacted by Virtus.pro's general manager over RodjER’s transfer. We have known about VP's interest in him for quite a long time and, partially for this reason, have recently signed a two-year contract with him on improved terms. However, Vladimir expressed his wish to part ways with NAVI and we do not intend to keep him against his will. We agreed on the transfer sum and proposed to add Lil to the deal and, after VP agreed, we set up negotiations, which had a successful outcome.I always believe that whatever happens is for the best: we now have an experienced player, a Major champion who, in these circumstances, will be exceptionally motivated and willing to help us achieve the goals which we have set.I would like to thank Vladimir for the time he spent with us, and wish Ilya the best of luck and great success in the ranks of black and gold.» The renewed Virtus.pro’s roster:

Roman «RAMZES666» KushnarevVladimir «No[o]ne» MinenkoPavel «9pasha» HvastunovAleksey «Solo» BerezinVladimir «RodjER» Nikogosyan

The renewed Natus Vincere’s roster:

Vladislav «Crystallize» KristanekDanil «Dendi» IshutinViktor «GeneRaL» NigriniIlya «Lil» IlyukAkbar «SoNNeikO» Butaev