chopper officially leaves Team Spirit

Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov and Team Spirit have officially ended their cooperation, Cybersport.ru reported on Nov. 6. According to the outlet, the announcement appeared on the club’s social media.

His time at Spirit

Cybersport.ru wrote that chopper played for Spirit as captain from March 2019 to December 2025. He was moved to the bench after the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, and Boris “magixx” Vorobyov took his place in the lineup.

With Spirit, he won the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, IEM Katowice 2024 and IEM Cologne 2025, along with what the outlet called many other tier-1 events.

What he has said

Earlier, chopper said he does not plan to return to the professional Counter-Strike 2 scene, Cybersport.ru wrote. He also allowed that he might soon announce the end of his playing career, but said he could become a coach in the future.

At the time of the report, the outlet said, he was streaming on Twitch more often and covering tournaments.