NAF returns to Liquid lineup

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# NAF returns to Liquid lineup

[Striker](https://www.hltv.org/author/185336/striker)

28-2-2026 09:29

Liquid are back to full strength as they look to prevent disaster ahead of the IEM Cologne Major invite cut-off.

NAF sat out IEM Krakow due to family matters

[Keith «⁠NAF⁠» Markovic](https://www.hltv.org/player/8520/naf) has returned to [Liquid](https://www.hltv.org/team/5973/liquid)’s starting roster, the organization has confirmed in a post showing the Canadian at its facility in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

The 28-year-old had missed the team’s last appearance at IEM Krakow due to «urgent family matters,» but is now set to return to the server as the team prepares for its next outing in ESL Pro League Season 23.

That will begin with two online Swiss stages, with [Liquid](https://www.hltv.org/team/5973/liquid) starting in Stage 1 and their first match pitting them against [Passion UA](https://www.hltv.org/team/12426/passion-ua) on Sunday.

| Date | Matches | |
| — | — | — |
| [ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1](https://www.hltv.org/events/8241/esl-pro-league-season-23-stage-1) |
| — |
| 01/03/2026 | [Liquid](https://www.hltv.org/team/5973/liquid)
19:00
[](https://www.hltv.org/team/12426/passion-ua)[Passion UA](https://www.hltv.org/team/12426/passion-ua) | [Match](https://www.hltv.org/matches/2391017/liquid-vs-passion-ua-esl-pro-league-season-23-stage-1) |

[Liquid](https://www.hltv.org/team/5973/liquid) will be under pressure to put up a good result in Pro League. As things stand, they are projected [to miss the IEM Cologne Major](https://www.hltv.org/valve-ranking/teams/major/Europe) by a staggering 180 points on the Valve Regional Standings.

Before the invites go out on the April 6 cut-off, the team will also attend BLAST Open Rotterdam. That will effectively mark their last chance to make up ground on the ranking, unless they choose to sign up for some of the last-minute open LANs organized all around Europe.

[**Liquid**](https://www.hltv.org/team/5973/liquid)

[**#15**](https://www.hltv.org/ranking/teams/2026/february/23/5973)

[ Keith ‘ **NAF**’ Markovic](https://www.hltv.org/player/8520/naf) [ Jonathan ‘ **EliGE**’ Jablonowski](https://www.hltv.org/player/8738/elige) [ Guy ‘ **NertZ**’ Iluz](https://www.hltv.org/player/9436/nertz) [ Kamil ‘ **siuhy**’ Szkaradek](https://www.hltv.org/player/16820/siuhy) [ Roland ‘ **ultimate**’ Tomkowiak](https://www.hltv.org/player/21763/ultimate)
[ Viktor ‘ **flashie**’ Tamás Bea](https://www.hltv.org/player/5440/flashie)

[**Keith ‘NAF’ Markovic**](https://www.hltv.org/player/8520/naf)

Age:

**28**

Team:

[Liquid](https://www.hltv.org/team/5973/liquid «Liquid»)

Rating 1.0:

**1.08**

Maps played:

**2125**

KPR:

**0.72**

DPR:

**0.63**

[**Passion UA**](https://www.hltv.org/team/12426/passion-ua)

[**#20**](https://www.hltv.org/ranking/teams/2026/february/23/12426)

[ Johnny ‘ **JT**’ Theodosiou](https://www.hltv.org/player/11630/jt) [ Santino ‘ **try**’ Rigal](https://www.hltv.org/player/19869/try) [ Azbayar ‘ **Senzu**’ Munkhbold](https://www.hltv.org/player/20903/senzu) [ Vladyslav ‘ **Kvem**’ Korol](https://www.hltv.org/player/21452/kvem) [ Nick ‘ **nicx**’ Lee](https://www.hltv.org/player/21620/nicx)
[ Tiaan ‘ **T.c**’ Coertzen](https://www.hltv.org/player/8447/tc)

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2026-02-28 09:30