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Russian professional gamer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ayaz Akhmetshin (born 1 July, 2002), better known as nAts, is a Russian professional Valorant player currently playing for Team Liquid.
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Early life
Ayaz Akhmetshin was born on 1 July 2002 in Kazan, Tatarstan.[1][2] He played tennis as a child. Akhmetshin originally aspired to be a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, but it did not work out.[3][4]
Career
As a part of the original roster of Gambit Esports, which he joined in 2020, Akhmetshin won the 2021 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 3 Masters and was the runner up for the 2021 Valorant Champions.[5] At the same time, he was pursuing a degree in law at Kazan Federal University.[6][7] In 2022, because of the sanctions by Riot Games against Russian organizations due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Akhmetshin played independently as a part of the M3 Champions but did not qualify in any masters events and lost the Last Chance Qualifiers. Gambit released their entire roster in August,[8] leading to him signing with Team Liquid in November.[9]
Akhmetshin was unable to attend part of the 2025 Valorant Champions Tour: Toronto Masters with Team Liquid due to visa issues.[10][11][12]
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Personal life
Akhmetshin is known for carrying a stuffed panda with him during matches.[13] He named it after his girlfriend and has said it gives him a sense of confidence in competition.[6]
References
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