Try joins Passion UA after a call from Zinchenko, while Senzu was close to NAVI move

Ukrainian organization Passion UA continues to reshape its Counter-Strike 2 roster and has already delivered one of the most talked-about transfer stories of the year. CEO Artemiy Ryabov revealed new details about the signings of Santino “try” Rigal and Azbayar “Senzu” Munkhbold — and the story quickly sparked a public reaction from NAVI.

According to Ryabov, the transfer of try was particularly unusual. The former Imperial player reportedly received three offers from top-10 teams in the world rankings. Despite that, he chose Passion UA after a personal call from the organization’s founder, professional footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko, which ultimately convinced the Argentine to join the Ukrainian project.

The situation around Senzu is just as intriguing. The former The MongolZ player joined Passion UA on a six-month loan deal and will decide on a permanent move after the team’s performance at the IEM Cologne Major scheduled for June. The organization expects the results of the tournament to play a key role in the Mongolian player’s long-term future with the roster.

Ryabov also claimed that NAVI had been interested in signing Senzu, but Passion UA managed to outbid the “Born to Win” organization. This statement prompted a sharp response from NAVI’s Head of Esports, Amiran “ami” Rekhviashvili, who called the claim false and said the club had made no offer. He also expressed surprise that try would decline top-tier teams to join Passion UA.

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The signings of try and Senzu were officially announced on February 13. They replaced Nick “nicx” Lee and Håkon “hallzerk” Fjærli in the starting lineup. With these moves, Passion UA enters a new chapter, and the CS2 scene will be watching closely to see whether the high-profile transfers pay off in the upcoming tournaments.