Qikert pivots to coaching, joins Spirit Academy

The IEM Rio Major champion has called time on his playing career. Aleksei "⁠Qikert⁠" Golubev has joined Spirit Academy as the team's new coach, marking the end of a playing career that spanned nearly a decade and saw the Kazakh rifler become a Major champion with Outsiders at IEM Rio Major 2022. The 27-year-old also reached the final of StarLadder Major Berlin with AVANGAR and attended seven Majors during his career, with his latest appearance coming at StarLadder Budapest Major with MIBR .