Official: NAF to miss IEM Kraków 2026

Esports organization Liquid has announced a temporary replacement in its Counter-Strike 2 roster. Keith "NAF" Markovic will miss the upcoming IEM Kraków 2026 due to personal reasons. The official statement reads:

Due to urgent family matters, NAF will not be attending IEM Krakow. Our full support is with him & his family during this time, and we kindly ask that his privacy be respected.

In the meantme, Krimbo will be stepping in until NAF is able to return to the active roster. We thank Krimbo and BIG for their cooperation.

Karim "Krimbo" Moussa, who is currently on BIG's bench, will replace Markovic as a stand-in for Liquid at the tournament, which kicks off in just a few days.

Liquid is currently 11th among the world's top Counter-Strike 2 teams according to Valve. The squad placed 5th-8th at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1.

IEM Kraków 2026 will be held from January 28 to February 8, 2026, in Kraków, Poland. The total prize pool of the competition will be one million US dollars, which will be divided among 24 rosters.

 Liquid are now:

 Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak
 Guy "NertZ" Iluz
 Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek
 Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski
 Karim "Krimbo" Moussa (stand in)

 Viktor "flashie" Tamás Bea (coach)

Origin: x.com