Coach hooch thanks chopper as he retires from CS2

Coach Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov commented on Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov’s decision to end his career as a Counter-Strike 2 player, Cybersport.ru reported on Nov. 7. hooch thanked chopper for the emotions.

What hooch said

hooch recalled watching chopper’s streams early in his career, when they drew 15 viewers, ran at 100 fps and used black bars. He said he supported the young talent back then.

He also recalled interviewing chopper in Shanghai, which he described as happening literally yesterday. By his account, he deliberately avoided awkward questions so as not to jinx anything, and he was sincerely happy about the win.

In hooch’s words, chopper has left a huge mark on the history of world CS for good. Success did not change chopper, he added, and he remains the same sincere guy from Kurgan. hooch closed by thanking him for the emotions and memories and wishing him luck in all his future endeavors.

How the retirement unfolded

Cybersport.ru wrote that chopper had been listed as inactive at Team Spirit since December 2025. He officially left the club on Nov. 6.

Shortly before the announcement, chopper said he no longer planned to return to the professional CS scene. A day later he confirmed that he had ended his playing career.