The new Natus Vincere lineup has been announced Tuesday, with three players joining Danil "Dendi" Ishutin and Victor "GeneRaL" Nigrini. Per Anders Olsson "Pajkatt" Lille will head up the 2017 Na'Vi squad as captain and one-role carry, while Roman "rmN-" Paley and Malthe "Biver" Winther join as supports.
Lille has one of the lengthiest careers of any Dota player, hailing from the DotA Allstars days in 2009 and having competed in the very first International as a member of OK.Nirvana. Lille has competed under dozens of banners and alongside many other veterans of the scene, and steps down from a coaching role at Digital Chaos to play core for Na'Vi.
Paley has a record stretching far back in Dota as well, and comes from European squad Fantastic Five, a team that's been in contention for several European qualifiers in the past. Winther also hails from a European squad in Prodota Gaming, which placed 4th in World Cyber Arena 2016 and the WellPlay Invitational #5.
The new Natus Vincere roster is formed for the coming Kiev Major, a hometown premier for this team, taking place Apr. 20-23. The qualifiers, which will start on March 6, will include a CIS region this year, which would include Natus Vincere if the team does not merit a direct invite to the tournament.
