Subsequent to the conclusion of the StarLadder Budapest Major and an internal evaluation of its performance throughout the 2025 season, Team Spirit has revealed adjustments to its Counter-Strike 2 lineup.
An official statement from the organization indicated that Leonid ‘chopper’ Vishnyakov and Ivan ‘zweih’ Gogin were immediately dropped from the main team roster.
Myroslav ‘zont1x’ Plakhotia is set to rejoin his prior position on the squad after a hiatus from professional competition. Team Spirit clarified that zont1x utilized this time for recuperation and to attend to personal affairs, and is now prepared to recommence active play.
Furthermore, Boris ‘magixx’ Vorobyev has been designated the squad’s fresh in-game leader (IGL). The organization expressed complete trust in magixx as he assumes this commanding position, having been removed from the primary lineup earlier in the year, with plans for the forthcoming season poised to commence promptly.
The 2025 Season for Team Spirit
These lineup modifications come after a varied, yet somewhat prosperous, year for Team Spirit within the elite tier of Counter-Strike 2 tournaments. The team’s most recent showing saw them secure a third to fourth place finish at the StarLadder Budapest Major, concluding their run with a 0–2 defeat in the semifinals and collecting $80,000 (approximately £63,000) in winnings.
Previously in the season, Team Spirit achieved numerous significant triumphs, such as championship victories at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 and PGL Astana 2025. The organization additionally captured the BLAST Bounty Fall 2025 championship and triumphed at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 in the earlier part of the year.
Nonetheless, the team experienced several instances of mid-tier placements and premature exits at S-Tier competitions, including the Esports World Cup 2025, ESL Pro League Seasons 21 and 22, and Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025.
Performance for the squad was particularly weak during the final three months of the year. Even with these fluctuating results, Team Spirit consistently appeared as a challenger in significant global competitions over the entire year.
As the competitive Counter-Strike 2 schedule extends into 2026, the organization anticipates that the revamped roster — under magixx’s leadership as IGL and strengthened by zont1x’s comeback — will capitalize on its solid achievements and demonstrate enhanced stability at the pinnacle of competition.
This article detailing Team Spirit’s CS2 roster adjustments following their StarLadder Budapest Major defeat was originally published by Esports Insider.
