Russian professional gamer (born 2002)
Ayaz Akhmetshin (born 1 July, 2002), better known as nAts , is a Russian professional Valorant Team Liquid .
Early life
Ayaz Akhmetshin was born on 1 July 2002 in Kazan , Tartarstan .[ 1] [ 2] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [ 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] Kazan Federal University .[ 6] [ 7] 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] 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]
Personal life
Akhmetshin is known for carrying a stuffed panda with him during matches.[ 13] [ 6]
References
^ Reddy, Tanmaiy (24 October 2021). "Gambit nAts is diagnosed with Covid" . The SportsRush . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Garst, Aron (4 May 2023). "Hometown Heroes: Redgar and Nats" . teamliquid.com . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Bonnie, Qu (8 December 2022). "nAts and Redgar's unlikely journey to Liquid" . teamliquid.com . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Boukneter, Mehdi (23 August 2025). "Liquid Nats: "I had been playing games since I was a kid, but by the time I was 14 I already wanted to become a professional" . sheepesports.com . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ "Gambit nAts on being a target at VALORANT Champions: "They were trying to destroy my game style" . esports.gg . 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2025 .^ a b Tan, Amanda "Tania Mae" (7 December 2021). "How Gambit Esports nAts juggles school, relationship, and an esports career | ONE Esports" . www.oneesports.gg . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Tan, Amanda "Tania Mae" (19 July 2023). "Team Liquid nAts reveals his greatest challenge this year | ONE Esports" . www.oneesports.gg . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Zalamea, Nigel (5 October 2022). "Team Liquid look to overhaul their roster with nAts, Redgar | ONE Esports" . www.oneesports.gg . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Koh, Wanzi (14 November 2022). "Team Liquid add nAts, Redgar, and Sayf to Valorant roster | ONE Esports" . www.oneesports.gg . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Maas, Lea (29 May 2025). "Liquid nAts faces Visa issues prior to VALORANT Masters Toronto" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Via, David (29 May 2025). "Team Liquid's IGL nAts currently unable to travel to Toronto due to visa issues" . SiegeGG . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Stewart, Jack (30 May 2025). "Team Liquid nAts could miss Valorant Masters Toronto" . Esports News UK . Retrieved 12 September 2025 . ^ Marsh, Jack (7 December 2021). "VALORANT Player Of The Year: How nAts Reinvented The Game" . GCRecon . Retrieved 12 September 2025 .
