Niku reaches 17,000 MMR!

Artem "Niku" Bachkur has conquered another peak of ranked matchmaking! The 16-year-old NAVI player recently reached the 17,000 MMR mark, as shared on his social media.

Our team's midlaner most frequently used Invoker in his recent matches (5 times), followed by Puck and Queen of Pain (3 times each), and Shadow Fiend and Ember Spirit (2 times each). Niku's excellent performance allowed him to climb to 3rd place in the European leaderboard.

As a reminder, the midlaner crossed the 15,000 MMR threshold a year ago — on February 2, 2025 — and reached 16,000 MMR on September 29. It took Niku 4 months to improve his result.

Congratulations to Artem on this outstanding achievement! Reminder: on February 3, Niku and NAVI will begin their run at the BLAST Slam VI tournament. Be sure to support the team!