ElectroNic joins s1mple in BC.Game: A new era for NaVi legends?

The esports organisation BC.Game announced the signing of Denis "electroNic" Sharipov. This move allowed the team to restore the full roster after Luka "pr1metapz" Voight was benched on October 3. Sharipov joined BC.Game, moving from the bench Virtus.pro.

This transfer marks a high-profile reunion of the Russian rifler with Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev ("Dobby is Free": s1mple Departs NAVI for BC). The players spent almost six years together as part of Natus Vincere, playing side by side from 2017 to 2023. During this period, they achieved outstanding success, winning many major titles, including PGL Major Stockholm, IEM Katowice 2020 and ESL One Cologne twice in 2018 and 2021.

Their cooperation with NaVi ended in June 2023, when the organisation decided to switch to an international composition. Soon after, electroNic joined Cloud9. However, this transition marked the beginning of a difficult period in his career. Shortly after his arrival, Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov left the team, and Cloud9 faced difficulties in achieving consistent results.

electroNic's attempt to take on the role of in-game leader did not bring success to the team. This was followed by a move to Virtus.pro, where he was to play under Jami "Jame" Ali. However, the team continued to struggle with results amid a clear stylistic conflict between the two players. After Jame's departure in early 2025, electroNic took over as captain again, but this also didn't bring tangible benefits. In August, the player was transferred to the bench Virtus.pro and spent two months on the bench before the organisations reached an agreement on his transfer to the BC.Game.

electroNic's reunion with s1mple comes as the Ukrainian sniper demonstrates a return to his peak form after a long break. The three-time Player of the Year shows an average rating of 1.31 across 53 maps played exclusively in online tournaments. electroNic, in turn, will hope to regain its own form, freed from the burden of captaincy. His move came after an extremely unfortunate individual stint in Virtus.pro, where his average rating was just 0.96.

Current composition of BC.Game:

• Nemanja "nexa" Isakovic (Serbia)
• Aleksandar "CacaNito" Kylukoski (North Macedonia)
• Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev (Ukraine)
• Andreas "aNdu" Maasing (Estonia)
• Denis "electroNic" Sharipov (Russia)
• Luka "emi" Vuković (Serbia, coach)

On the bench are Joakim "jkaem" Mirbostad (Norway) and Luka "pr1metapz" Voight (Germany).