The Lithuanian player was transferred to the team that did not work.

Justinas "⁠jl⁠" Lekavicius will temporarily take a break from Counter-Strike and be included in the list of reserve by Natus Vincere (Navi) on the list of Ukrainians on Tuesday.
His position will be replaced by Drin "⁠makazze⁠" Shaqiri, a young player who has just been promoted from Navi Junior Academy.

In the official announcement, Navi said that during the process of reviewing the squad in the summer transfer window, JL expressed his desire to suspend the competition to focus on his spiritual health.

In a video shared on personal YouTube channel, JL stated more about the reason for making this decision. He shared:

"I no longer feel happy to play, entirely due to my own thoughts and feelings about the game and about myself."

"I want to take a short break, maybe six months, or less, three, four, or five months. There are many things I want to do."

"The only reason to play at Tier 1 is to become the best. It requires great sacrifice - something I cannot continue to do now. I really want to enjoy life and try new things."

JL joined Navi in ​​the summer of 2023, at the time the team started to switch to the English communication system, along with Aleksi "⁠ALEKSIB⁠" Viirolainen and Mihai "⁠im⁠" Ivan.

In 2024, he achieved the highest form of his career, helping Navi win 4 titles, including PGL Major Copenhagen, where he won the MVP title. Thanks to the peak performance and the ability to shine in big matches, JL was honored by HLTV as the 5th excellent player of the year.

Current Navi squad:

• Aleksi "⁠alesib⁠" virolainen
• Mihai "⁠im⁠" Ivan
• Valeriy "⁠b1t⁠" vakhovskiy
• Ihor "⁠w0nderful⁠" Zhdanov
• Drin "⁠makazze⁠" Shaqiri
• Andrey "⁠b1ad3⁠" Gorodenskiy
• Justinas "⁠jl⁠" Lekavicius (reserve)