Team Spirit announced roster changes on its account on X following the conclusion of the StarLadder Budapest Major and an internal review of the 2025 season. The organization confirmed that Leonid ‘chopper’ Vishnyakov and Ivan ‘zweih’ Gogin have been removed from the starting lineup with immediate effect. Myroslav ‘zont1x’ Plakhotia will return to his original role on the roster after taking time away from competition for rest and personal reasons.
Team Spirit also named Boris ‘magixx’ Vorobyev as the new in-game leader. The club said it has confidence in magixx as he moves back into a leadership position after a spell off the main roster earlier this year. The moves come after a mixed but still competitive year for the squad. Team Spirit finished third to fourth at the StarLadder Budapest Major, exiting the semifinals 0 – 2 and taking home $80,000. The team also notched top results earlier in the year, including wins at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025, PGL Astana 2025, and both BLAST Bounty Spring and Fall events.
Сhanges in the Team Spirit CS2 roster
Following the StarLadder Budapest Major and after reviewing the results of the current season, we’ve made a decision to alter our main CS2 roster.
Starting from today, Leonid @chopperis Vishnyakov and Ivan @zweih1437 Gogin are out of the… pic.twitter.com/2HzBrao4F1
— Team Spirit CS2 (@Team__Spirit) December 18, 2025
That record was balanced by a string of weaker finishes at other S-Tier events, including the Esports World Cup 2025 and multiple ESL Pro League seasons. Management framed the latest changes as part of an effort to tighten the roster ahead of the 2026 stretch. The return of zont1x follows summer roster movement when Spirit added Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich; we covered tN1R joining Spirit in September. With magixx installed as IGL and zont1x back in place, the organization will hope the refreshed lineup brings steadier results in the next season.
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Counter-Strike 2
Developed by Valve
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.
- Genre: Shooter, Tactical
- Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
- Release: 2023-09-27
- Publisher: Valve
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Age Rating:
GRAC 19+ / PEGI 18 / USK 18 / CERO Z / ESRB M / CLASS_IND 18 / ACB R 18+
- IGDB Rating: 67.3/100
