Drin “makazze” Shaqiri picked the biggest stage of his young career to announce himself. The 19-year-old Natus Vincere rifler sealed his team’s 13-9 victory over 3DMAX on Inferno with a four-kill finish, the kind of highlight-reel moment that turns a prospect into a name people remember.
The match, played on August 12, 2026, was a Best-of-1 opener in the upper bracket of Group D at the Esports World Cup 2026 in France. NaVi controlled the server from the CT side, building an 8-4 half before grinding out five T-side rounds to close it.
A teenager making his case
makazze finished the map with 17 kills against 14 deaths, good for a 1.27 HLTV Rating 3.0. For context, HLTV’s rating system centers around 1.00 as average performance.
He wasn’t even the top performer on his own roster. Teammate iM led the server with a 1.52 rating.
