Npl finds a new CS:GO team

Andrij “npl” Kukharsjkyj is only 17 years old. At his age, he could experiment for another 3-5 years before aspiring to become a member of a world-class organization. No doubt, his experience with Natus Vincere, though short, has taught him a lot of valuable lessons that he can use in his next adventure.

Playing for six months next to the greatest individual in the history of CS:GO is something that every 17-year-old could benefit from. And even though Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev was not completely satisfied with npl’s performance, this young man still has enough talent to embark on a great CS:GO journey.

Joining B8

The first team that wanted him was B8. It’s not a tier-1 team, but it’s entirely made up of Ukrainian players, which should make things easier for npl. B8 is currently ranked 58^th globally. But earlier this year, the team reached a higher peak: 36^th. Now that npl has joined, the team’s results could significantly improve.

It all depends, of course, on how fast he can adapt and how motivated he is to succeed. The rest of the team will need to be motivated too, but we’ve already seen how much an individual can change the fate of a team if he’s strong enough.

In the case of s1mple, he used to solo-carry teams to heights that would have been unimaginable without his epic performance. At the moment, it’s doubtful that npl can do what s1mple did back when he was 17, but his removal from Na’Vi might have triggered in him the determination to prove them wrong.

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Lots of people become motivated after a failure and npl shouldn’t be an exception. If anything, he should be the perfect example of someone who gets rejected only to become one of the world’s best in the coming years.

In other games, such as Dota 2 or LoL, it’s really hard to succeed if your team is not as good and as determined as you are. But in CS:GO, individuals can show what they’re capable of in every round and every situation, regardless of how their teammates perform.

Just look at what Ivan “iM” Mihai did at the Paris Major, where he played in the Grand Final with one of the event’s underdogs, GamerLegion. This team had zero chances of making it so far. But his personal stats were so off-the-charts that GamerLegion went from one victory to another. Npl could do something similar while playing for B8.

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