
Professional players Artem “Yuragi” Golubev and Denis “Hyuga” Deineko have left PuckChamp. This was announced by Natus Vincere manager Zhanna “Ryzhaya” Batkovna.
It has been confirmed that Inner Circle has acquired Hyuga.
Yuragi had previously played in this core lineup for Team Jazz—at that time, the support role was filled by Roman “Resolut1on” Fominok, a two-time runner-up at The International. The team participated in this year’s TI qualifiers but did not advance to the closed stage. After that, Artem continued his career with PuckChamp, competing in EPL tournaments.
Hyuga previously played for NAVI Junior, but in late April, the club decided to suspend the project. The main reason cited was the team’s failure to meet expected performance levels in European tournaments.
This year, PuckChamp participated in Tier 3 tournaments and qualifiers for major championships. In the open qualifiers for BLAST SLAM VIII, the team lost twice to the eventual winners. IC competed in the Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 in Paris, but the team failed to advance past the group stage.
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