
With rumors of Immortals looking to acquire the SK trio, once their time with SK Gaming is done, also making their way around the community, it could be very possible that the creation of this superstar filled team will not take place until then. Fellow CS:GO insider Dekay also pointed to the fact that with the core of SK Gaming's roster having their contracts with the organization expire in three months could be a major factor in any deal getting done. In a fairly convincing two map sweep, Astralis took down Natus Vincere for its second Major championship to draw level with MIBR and the former Team EnVyUs French core for the second most Major titles.

Flickshot's "neL" stated that perhaps s1mple's desire to not join SK Gaming without flamie could have caused the negotiations to fail or that Yevhen Zolotarov is stretching the truth to put pressure on SK Gaming to finalize the deal. Natus Vincere defeated BIG in the quarterfinals and MIBR in the semifinals while Astralis defeated FaZe Clan and Team Liquid respectively. However, now with the announcement by Natus Vincere's CEO stating that s1mple and flamie are to stay with the organization, a whole new set of questions regarding negotiations possibly breaking down between the two organizations have risen to the surface. With TACO's announcement of stepping down from SK Gaming yesterday, the proposed roster change look all but confirmed. Looking to add some more firepower to the roster, SK Gaming seemed to have struck gold by acquiring the services of two extremely talented players in s1mple and flamie. The main motivation for the major roster move is seen as the recent string of disappointing tournament performances for the Brazillian squad. Match NAVI vs SK Gaming Brawl Stars Championship 2022: September EMEA Finals 10 September 2022 21:00 MENU. Yevhen Zolotarov MaThe roster move would have seen s1mple and flamie join Gabriel "Fallen" Toledo, Marcelo "coldzera" David and Fernado "fer" Alvarenga with Epitácio "TACO" de Melo and Ricardo "Boltz" Prass being replaced. Official: s1mple and flamie stay with Na`Vi

However, today the CEO of Natus Vincere took to Twitter to deny the departure of s1mple and flamie.

After a report by HLTV, ESPN Brazil and Flickshot of a blockbuster roster move by both Natus Vincere and SK Gaming that would see Aleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev and Egor ‘flamie’ Vasilyev make their way to SK Gaming surfaced, many believed that the creation of another Counter-Strike: Global Offensive super team was upon us. Natus Vincere 16-6 SK Gaming Natus Vincere have advanced to the playoffs of ESL One New York 2016 with 3 wins and 0 losses Press J to jump to the feed.
