Boombl4 - biography, career and interesting facts

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Biography

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Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov was born on 20.12.1998 in Russia. The young IGL is currently under contract with Natus Vincere and started his professional career in 2016. The currently 22-year-old is undisputedly one of the notable young stars within the CS:GO scene.

Boombl4 - Career

He started his career with the Russian organization Elements Pro Gaming, which signed him as a replacement for "arch" at the beginning of 2017. Just three months after signing Boombl4, the organization decided to disband their team and step out of the CS:GO scene for the time being. The newcomer's next stop was with Quantum Bellator Fire, which signed him in mid-2019 to replace FANAT_ROCKA.

The roster was bought out less than a year later by Winstrike, where Boombl4 spent his next year. This was the first year with a well-known organization and for Kirill his second participation in a major tournament, the FACEIT Major: London 2018.

Then in mid 2019 the big breakthrough, the figurehead of the CIS region Natus Vincere became aware of Boombl4 and signed him. Soon after, he replaced Zeus as IGL and became one of the young IGLs in the history of professional Counter Strike.

Boombl4 - Achievements

Boombl4 has already taken part in three major events, but has never finished higher than fifth. Currently he plays together with his team at the absolute world's top teams. The biggest accomplishment for him personally was probably the success at the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship, in which he led NAVI to victory as IGl and won the final match against G2 3-0 in early 2020.