NAVI ownership allegedly changed hands behind closed doors 2 years ago and no one knew

The Ukrainian Esports organization Natus Vincere (NAVI) has changed palms in an allegedly below-the-table negotiation that draws far more inquiries than it responses.

The organization’s new owner, Maksym Krippa, has a history certainly worthy of searching into. 

NAVI’s Counter-Strike esports crew laid the groundwork for the org to inevitably propel by itself into the large it is today. The accomplishment of their CS teams pushed them to department out into distinctive video games and exciting titles, like their latest introduction into the VALORANT expert scene.

Since 2012, the NAVI corporation has built $18.7 million in prize dollars throughout a variety of online video-activity titles and has stars like Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, an case in point of the caliber of players they host.

Oleksandr Kokhanovsky was the founder and operator of the CIS corporation. Nevertheless, he registered the business enterprise lawfully through the British Virgin Islands and only in July 2022 was it uncovered to have altered palms. 

According to reports from Forbes Ukraine, an undisclosed transfer of possession took place in 2020 to Ukrainian businessman Maksym Krippa, leaving issues as to why the transform was hidden for so extended. 

Who is Maksym Krippa?

Krippa is a character, to say the the very least. He has been a element of and even started numerous companies involving promoting, program output, rental of machinery and equipment, and buying and selling.

Weirdly, he’s an professional in volcanoes, with a diploma from the Institute of Volcanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He allegedly has previous business connections to Maksym Polyakov, a gentleman whose portfolio ranges from missiles to adult internet sites.

Krippa is also linked with on the net casinos. His known associations involve organizations like GG.Wager and Vulkan Bets, betting websites commonly recognised among the esports local community. GG.Guess is also sponsoring the

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Kyrie Irving practices with Nets, addresses absence: ‘I knew the consequences. I wasn’t prepared for them’

For the first time since his virtual appearance at media day three months ago, Kyrie Irving spoke to reporters on Wednesday. After practicing with the Brooklyn Nets, Irving — still unvaccinated against COVID-19 and thus ineligible to play in home games (or road games against the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors) — repeatedly told reporters that he is grateful to be back. 

Irving cleared health and safety protocols on Tuesday. Shortly after Irving’s media availability, Mark Levine, a New York City councilman who chairs the council’s health committee, tweeted that there were a record 39,591 new COVID cases in the city on Wednesday, and 770 new hospitalizations. 

“Not going to lie, it’s been relatively tough to watch from the sideline, with everything going on in the world,” Irving said. “I know everybody’s feeling it, so, just praying for everybody to be healthy during these times. But if I get the opportunity to get on the court and play with some of my teammates, and even if it’s just on the road for away games, I’m just grateful for that opportunity.”

Earlier this month, the Nets reversed course on their decision to not let Irving be less than a full participant in the 2020-21 season. Brooklyn has recently had as many as 10 players sidelined because of health and safety protocols, and three of its games have been postponed. In this context, the organization decided it could use a part-time All-Star. 

“I understood their (initial) decision and I respected it,” Irving said. “I really had to sit back and think and try to not become too emotionally attached to what they were deciding to do. I had to sit down and really evaluate things and see it from their perspective, meaning the organization and my teammates.”

Irving said that teammates

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