Virtus.pro make n0rb3r7 inactive

n0rb3r7 joins Jame on the VP bench.

David "⁠n0rb3r7⁠" Danielyan has been benched by Virtus.pro, the Russian organization announced on Saturday.

The move puts VP down to three after long-time captain Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali was also removed; any more changes, and the squad will lose their Valve Ranking points.

With that prospect unlikely, the team now looks to a rebuild around Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov, Evgenii "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev, and Petr "⁠fame⁠" Bolyshev with space to sign an AWPer and in-game leader (or, should electroNic take the captaincy, a specialist anchor to take over from n0rb3r7).

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Virtus.pro bench Jame

It's the second time n0rb3r7 has found himself benched in the team, the first coming after the ill-fated decision to replace him with Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin just a few months after n0rb3r7 had become a Major winner at IEM Rio in late 2022.

n0rb3r7 was brought back onto the team in spectacular fashion halfway through the Paris Major RMR five months later, and he remained on the team for the last 18 months.

"Virtus.pro has always been more than just a club to me," n0rb3r7 told VP's website. "Here, I had the opportunity to grow both as a player and as a person, and I’ve experienced many moments that will stay with me for a long time."

In a difficult supportive role, n0rb3r7 averaged a 1.02 rating in his time with VP's core and placed first at the aforementioned Rio Major and three ESL Challenger events.

Virtus.pro are now:

Russia Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov
Russia Petr "⁠fame⁠" Bolyshev
Russia Evgenii "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev

Russia Pavel "⁠PASHANOJ⁠" Legostaev (coach)

Russia Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali (benched)
Russia David "⁠n0rb3r7⁠" Danielyan (benched)

Russia Aleksandr 'KaiR0N-' Anashkin
Aleksandr 'KaiR0N-' Anashkin
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
585
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.71
Russia Dzhami 'Jame' Ali
Dzhami 'Jame' Ali
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.13
Maps played:
1559
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.54
Russia David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan
David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
1390
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.68
Russia Petr 'fame' Bolyshev
Petr 'fame' Bolyshev
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
888
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.65
Russia Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
1675
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
Russia Evgenii 'FL1T' Lebedev
Evgenii 'FL1T' Lebedev
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1619
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.64
#1
Jame | 
Russia VALERAR
ok
2024-12-28 14:24
2
Undeserved
2024-12-28 14:24
358
sheeesh
2024-12-28 14:24
2
#4
Faceit level 10  | 
 | 
Finland Sipunak
When in trouble, bench the anchor
2024-12-28 14:24
393
7 replies
#72
Faceit level 10  | 
rain | 
Czech Republic hrozenbuzen
the anchor was their second best player at the major...
2024-12-28 14:54
72
6 replies
this guy got benched on VP like 3 times now
2024-12-28 19:06
24
5 replies
#192
 | 
United Kingdom Junly_
vp mindset: team not working, ban norbert, team worse, activate norbert, repeat
2024-12-29 04:56
14
4 replies
He is the chrisJ of VP
2024-12-29 07:02
5
3 replies
2weeks later Norbert joins active roster
2024-12-29 07:05
3
2 replies
Electronic benched
2024-12-29 07:48
0
1 reply
Id like that one
2024-12-29 17:15
0
It's now fucked up move! VP is gone
2024-12-28 14:25
68
#6
 | 
Europe ImprIM_7
Not deserved for norberto
2024-12-28 14:25
8
#7
 | 
Latvia riraie
Wow + yekindar and kyousuke?
2024-12-28 14:25
3
8 replies
Kyou already denied vps offer
2024-12-28 14:35
4
4 replies
Most believe able hltv comment in history
2024-12-28 14:47
91
3 replies
I believe
2024-12-28 15:54
0
I believe believable is 1 word
2024-12-28 16:08
5
1 reply
Who cares, point of comment was who in their right mind is excepting an offer from vp at the moment
2024-12-28 16:13
2
kyousuke won't go to VP
2024-12-28 14:48
4
they need an awper
2024-12-28 15:26
1
#164
 | 
Finland KarPPa
yeki gonna join James next team and win a major
2024-12-28 18:45
1
#8
 | 
United States Virgin Islands donkgod
+Perfecto +YEKINDAR
2024-12-28 14:25
5
#9
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
 | 
Canada kinley377
- n0rb3r7 + n0rb3r7
2024-12-28 14:25
154
1 reply
#134
 | 
Europe Weeeii
Certified EF move
2024-12-28 16:24
12
Benched their best player 😭 Next moves: FL1T and fame benched, rebuild around egotronic
2024-12-28 14:27
124
Is it me or does "make inactive" sound really awkward
2024-12-28 14:25
114
8 replies
Sounds like they k*lled him
2024-12-28 14:26
66
4 replies
Broke his legs lol
2024-12-28 14:50
16
#76
Faceit level 9  | 
sAw | 
Sweden skrothandlarn
Why do you think that you cant type kill on the forum dedicated to a videogame about killing?
2024-12-28 15:06
5
2 replies
Tiktok brainrot
2024-12-28 15:28
5
Self censorship is crazy this days, reminds me Avatar in Ba Sing Se, where no one talked about war near the city walls
2024-12-28 16:09
1
#20
tarik | 
India Nujen
Is he a fucking robot, just say VP benched norby
2024-12-28 14:27
6
they already made the article "VP benched norbert"
2024-12-28 14:30
7
1 reply
and so what
2024-12-28 15:12
0
norbert was not the problem
2024-12-28 14:25
51
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2024-12-28 14:26
2
Well done electroNic! Go to Spirit next. ;)
2024-12-28 14:26
54
2 replies
pls no
2024-12-28 16:26
7
No, no. I've heard Monte needs more firepower
2024-12-28 18:42
3
yeah lets rebuild around the stars that do not perform
2024-12-28 14:26
14
Not sure if its the right move but ok
2024-12-28 14:26
2
#19
 | 
Finland Misttaa
Chrisj treatment.
2024-12-28 14:27
10
Welcome to C9 david
2024-12-28 14:27
31
6 replies
Honestly not a bad move instead of interz
2024-12-28 15:29
11
3 replies
this or make another iteration of vp2,0 with jame norbert yeki mir and perfecto
2024-12-28 15:34
11
1 reply
Would lowkey slap
2024-12-28 15:54
2
hol up you might have cooked
2024-12-28 15:49
9
lol this would honestly be such a big upgrade for c9
2024-12-28 18:50
3
1 reply
#185
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Australia hoangii
And lvl 10 faceit pugger would be an upgrade over interz
2024-12-29 01:54
0
Thanks for whoever did this I accept this Christmas gift to myself. Now I have one more team to cheer for. Hope c9 won't catch this moron even tho this piece of shit will be better than interz as player.
2024-12-28 14:31
1
5 replies
#78
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
 | 
Spain paggnut
what did he do to you man
2024-12-28 15:09
22
4 replies
He's a high-minded fascist, I think that's enough to hate him.
2024-12-28 15:20
0
3 replies
#111
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
 | 
Spain paggnut
elaborate please
2024-12-28 15:53
5
2 replies
I can't reply you the story hltv says "The reply contains special characters that are not allowed" even tho I have only english characters, commas, dots and numbers in my message sent you it as a private message
2024-12-28 16:47
0
1 reply
HLTV banned political terms. Thats why.
2024-12-31 06:35
0
ridiculous scapegoating
2024-12-28 14:27
16
Who is better at destroying teams, NiKo or electronic?
2024-12-28 14:27
3
3 replies
electronic
2024-12-28 16:19
2
#138
 | 
Europe Weeeii
NiKo tries his best and plays good so his team ranks high in the tourneys and rankings atleast. So I wouldn’t put him on the level of electronic. That dude just destroys a team and moves onto his next preys like nothing happened.
2024-12-28 16:27
11
Bro what Niko elevates his teams
2024-12-29 02:51
0
No, not even the best esports player in the world is safe
2024-12-28 14:28
11
#26
Faceit level 9  | 
 | 
Germany Dr_Prof_HLTV
welcome perfecto
2024-12-28 14:28
3
#27
 | 
Yugoslavia lapace
expected. I called this few months ago.
2024-12-28 14:28
0
He was heart and soul of this team, a true legend, "eshe i norbert v komande" proudly shouted Jame on lifting the major trophy, now both of them gone.
2024-12-28 14:29
16
perfecto incoming?
2024-12-28 14:29
0
#30
Faceit level 7  | 
Bonfire | 
San Marino twovetti
@Delre I'm sorry for you
2024-12-28 14:29
1
1 reply
#141
Faceit level 10  | 
n0rb3r7 | 
Finland Delre
zamn
2024-12-28 16:37
1
Perfecto+ yekindar or and igl looking good
2024-12-28 14:30
3
8 replies
#39
 | 
Canada kiddnaenae
not a bad idea
2024-12-28 14:33
0
#54
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
910 | 
France pheno71
No awp?
2024-12-28 14:39
3
4 replies
yeki awp igl
2024-12-28 15:45
1
AWP is bad in CS2, with this crazy firepower they don't need it
2024-12-28 16:11
0
2 replies
you dont actually believe this
2024-12-28 18:51
0
1 reply
Ofc bro, that was copium from Clown9 when shiro left
2024-12-28 18:52
1
#174
Faceit level 6  | 
YEKINDAR | 
Latvia cincitis
low chance yeki rejoins a russian organisation, thats the only reason he left VP for Liquid in the first place
2024-12-28 19:52
1
1 reply
#180
Faceit level 10  | 
Alkaren | 
Kazakhstan ka1r1n
I hope he will not join them, i would like to see Jame and Mareks together one more time as teammates, they always say good things about each other. I kinda think they might up end up together in Betboom team, that'd super cool
2024-12-28 22:55
1
#32
 | 
Russia animus_V0x
+ArtFrost as sniper
2024-12-28 14:30
1
#34
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
 | 
Lithuania seneliz
-n0rb3r7 + n0rb3r7 -n0rb3r7 + n0rb3r7
2024-12-28 14:30
8
electroNic ruining teams
2024-12-28 14:31
4
#36
Faceit level 10  | 
mir | 
Slovakia duck_gentleman
bring back the best csgo cis rifler mir
2024-12-28 14:31
0
Electronic team destroyer
2024-12-28 14:31
8
norberto nooo :c RIP vp
2024-12-28 14:36
7
#40
 | 
Sweden Vrede
C9 -interz +norbeto
2024-12-28 14:33
16
#41
 | 
Scotland rbbe
thank god n0rb3r7 is safe from electronic now
2024-12-28 14:33
17
are they trying to destroy the team completely? must be the electronic effect.
2024-12-28 14:34
5
how kektronic still survives
2024-12-28 14:35
0
WTF IS DAT TITLE
2024-12-28 14:35
1
#45
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Romania kinoN
+ yekindar + s1mple
2024-12-28 14:35
0
Norb 1 major >
2024-12-28 14:35
2
5 awps
2024-12-28 14:36
0
this is such a weird title, seems like he was forced to become inactive himself. As if he's killed lol
2024-12-28 14:37
4
1 reply
Retired him from life :X
2024-12-28 18:02
1
What?????????????
2024-12-28 14:37
0
#51
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
kaboose | 
Finland fe11owH
norbert vlog from new job already youtube.com/watch?v=A9rfH1S_Qlg
2024-12-28 14:39
0
Norb3r7 1 major niko 0 major, please leave this shithole of a team and go anywhere else, literally a upgrade to all CIS teams rn
2024-12-28 14:39
2
benching second best player in the team. Norbert got lucky to get out of the circus
2024-12-28 14:39
3
#55
Faceit level 7  | 
device | 
Spain mavericko19
Norbert wasnt the problem, but what can u expect from virtus bot
2024-12-28 14:40
0
-magixx + n0rb3r7
2024-12-28 14:40
0
1 reply
#182
Faceit level 10  | 
Alkaren | 
Kazakhstan ka1r1n
I hope not, magixx is such a vibe guy, he is definitely making a lot of impact outside of the server
2024-12-28 23:01
0
+Perfecto +s1mple?
2024-12-28 14:40
0
#58
 | 
China HouGuoYu
avg electronic
2024-12-28 14:41
0
why was jame removed? - norbert - elec + 2 young players
2024-12-28 14:45
0
#60
 | 
Sweden ChiperoG
Benching arguably atleast a top 2 anchor in the region... This feels beyond risky.
2024-12-28 14:46
7
#62
 | 
Argentina Ademar
Downfall of VP
2024-12-28 14:47
6
lmao what are they doing norbert is goat support
2024-12-28 14:48
4
nooooooooooo my goat
2024-12-28 14:48
0
What is VP even doing at this point...
2024-12-28 14:49
4
Really weird move. For sure they can bring in Perfecto, but then they have to bring in a AWP/IGL and there really are none in the Russian scene
2024-12-28 14:50
3
2 replies
they will make electronic igl
2024-12-28 16:20
0
1 reply
Well that's not going to work
2024-12-28 16:24
0
#69
 | 
Ukraine d3adLY
Nice, never was good
2024-12-28 14:51
1
#70
 | 
Czech Republic TECHNICKER
VP are so done
2024-12-28 14:52
0
deserved bot
2024-12-28 14:54
0
#74
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
Russia luxeroza
Looks like they made a room for perfecto
2024-12-28 15:00
2
C9 +Norbert -interz?
2024-12-28 15:08
1
#79
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Finland KuiQula
Undeserved benching honestly, he wasn't the problem. Also wtf norbert is only 23? Dude looks more like 32
2024-12-28 15:12
0
ty electronic
2024-12-28 15:13
0
#82
Faceit level 9  | 
 | 
Brazil lilpeepBigCityBlues
VP cooking a tier1 team
2024-12-28 15:15
0
1 reply
or about to start over with young talents that are happy to be there (translation: cheap) I mean, VP looked like they wanted to build a superteam when they got electronic, but since electronic has been a COMPLETE FLOP where does that leave them now? getting rid of jame and n0rb3r7 suggests all the team structure has been thrown out and it's electronic +randoms in 2025. else who is on the market, perfecto and...? s1mple? lol
2024-12-28 15:32
0
Washedtronic still there.
2024-12-28 15:15
0
#87
 | 
Canada minibeech
some of the team reshuffles this break are going to make to easy targets at Blast Bounty.
2024-12-28 15:16
0
+kyousuke
2024-12-28 15:17
1
I mean c9 can get him now
2024-12-28 15:17
2
and just like that I bring back the n0rb3r7 flair in solidarity. I hope the best esports player lands softly in some other tier 1.5 team like C9 (or better). my GOAT has been benched before and he will rise again.
2024-12-28 15:24
2
ebat vi tipi virtus pro
2024-12-28 15:27
0
Russian olof
2024-12-28 15:31
2
1 reply
Wtf what did olof do wrong
2024-12-28 15:38
0
Hello electronic, I can't stand NaVi, can you please join them and destroy their team? regards
2024-12-28 15:43
2
#106
 | 
Poland l1m4k
+perfecto +yekindar
2024-12-28 15:43
1
electronic strikes again lmao
2024-12-28 15:45
0
Rip in piss vp. No norbert, no jame, no win.
2024-12-28 15:53
1
+n0rb3r7 -n0rb3r7 +n0rb3r7 -n0rb3r7 +n0rb3r7
2024-12-28 15:54
7
1 reply
XD
2024-12-28 16:00
0
#120
 | 
United States btm2243
New Gambit Jame Yekindar n0rb3r7 HObbit KaiR0N- make it happen
2024-12-28 16:11
1
+Perfectoooo
2024-12-28 16:13
0
at least he doesn't have to give exit interviews all the time!
2024-12-28 16:18
1
clown org
2024-12-28 16:18
0
As I saw before in one comment... Jame, n0rbert, mir, yekindar and perfecto would slap.
2024-12-28 16:19
0
#128
Jame | 
United States j3tta
RIP n0rb3r7, you were only the scapegoat. Sometimes I wouldn’t trust you to make a play, but you played the roles the team needed.
2024-12-28 16:21
1
#129
Faceit level 10  | 
bladee | 
Portugal Zeveryn
zorte/artfrost and magno, elec igls
2024-12-28 16:21
0
Another loser org making loser decisions. Electronic was never right for this team, so he should be removed and go back to the way it was, the team that win the major.
2024-12-28 16:22
1
norbert was always the goatest in VP big fan of him since the K23 days
2024-12-28 16:26
3
n0rb3r7 + Jame + Alistair + RigoN + YEKINDAR
2024-12-28 16:41
0
2 replies
why did you decide that jame wants to play with norbert?
2024-12-28 17:08
0
1 reply
Like old friends
2024-12-29 12:27
0
Norbert I thought was actually the one consistent player since electronic. And in some bad spots but shined. Hope Norbert gets another chance. He clearly is willing to buy into any system and for the team.
2024-12-28 16:57
0
HUGE L FOR VP
2024-12-28 16:57
0
they deactivated him ?
2024-12-28 17:02
1
I want to build team with Jame and norbert and old teammate Qikert and maybe Yekindar again
2024-12-28 17:03
0
#152
Faceit level 10  | 
rain | 
Ukraine spekotno
special agent Denis Sharipov at work, VP will fall below the top 30 with this iteration
2024-12-28 17:25
1
#153
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
 | 
Belarus Starvoid
in a month or 2: + n0rb3r7
2024-12-28 17:36
1
tbh norbert has been pretty solid lately
2024-12-28 17:37
0
honestly hope he just buggers off to a team with jame in tow or vp just tells electronic to fuck off either way this is just undeserved for the weight he was pulling on this team lately
2024-12-28 17:44
0
electronic making crazy roster moves
2024-12-28 17:45
0
Not my goat :((((
2024-12-28 17:51
0
Yekindar and electronic could go crazy
2024-12-28 18:01
0
should have kept GOD mir
2024-12-28 18:17
0
now +jame
2024-12-28 18:22
0
+perfecto +s1mple vp is rich enough to buy s1mple I think, but I dont think s1mple would be interested in a Russian org, would be cool to see tho
2024-12-28 18:52
0
#170
 | 
Germany phillo283
Yekindar is on his way.
2024-12-28 19:12
0
Huge W.
2024-12-28 19:14
0
+Flolmus
2024-12-28 19:36
0
1 reply
called it
2024-12-29 00:03
0
+s1mple +perfecto
2024-12-28 19:48
0
#175
 | 
Poland Tripul
-n0rb3r7 +n0rb3r7 -n0rb3r7 +n0rb3r7 -n0rb3r7 well played VP
2024-12-28 20:00
0
They turned him off? Anyways maybe c9 for him
2024-12-28 20:37
0
lets hope for good this time
2024-12-28 20:49
0
+ Perfecto?
2024-12-28 21:48
0
get him Spirit
2024-12-28 22:06
0
Norbert again?
2024-12-28 22:59
0
n0rb3r7_rio_major_mvp
2024-12-29 01:36
0
#186
 | 
Argentina Ademar
Deserved. How did he even last this long?
2024-12-29 01:57
1
Sad for him, anchor is surely a ungrateful role. Sure other teams on the region pick him? i mean VP benching him constantly sucks, but who knows, maybe he's ok with that role (being subbed when team bring other players, but being under contract = $$$)
2024-12-29 02:40
0
-n0rb3r7 again????
2024-12-29 02:43
0
1.02 anchor role benched , meanwhile your star player is averaging 1.07 and is not benched?
2024-12-29 02:58
2
Never forget Norbertpass :_(
2024-12-29 03:17
1
They are recreating faze olof, n0rb3r7 will be back.
2024-12-29 05:35
1
good luck finding anchor/support that is on his lv and speaks russian terrible decision when team sucks always sack the anchor almost never worked out
2024-12-29 07:12
1
Good. Save him and Jame from VP
2024-12-29 07:27
0
if he could learn english, i truly believe he could be a decent anchor on an intl. team
2024-12-29 10:12
0
ngl he was like their best player in big games? surely there is something else going on we are unaware of because that move doesn't really make sense from here
2024-12-29 19:07
0
byebye bot
2024-12-31 05:42
0
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