The Russian Spirit, who recently moved to Serbia, have found a replacement for Abdul «degster» Hasanov, who decided to leave the team as the move did not suit him for personal reasons. His place will now be taken by Igor «w0nderful» Zhdanov. Over the last 12 months, the seventeen-year-old cyber athlete has shown a 1.30 rating, so Spirit expects him to be able to perform at a high level.
W0nderful started his career in the Ukrainian team Trasko in 2021, and already then he showed good potential. He then joined the lineup of Gucci Gang, who were soon signed by HellRaisers. He continued to show high results, but after the conflict in Ukraine started, HellRaisers was forced to disband its CS: GO roster, and w0nderful received the status of a free agent. As a result, he got a chance to join Spirit just before the IEM Cologne tournament, which starts on July 5.
In its comments on the cooperation with the player, Spirit emphasized that during the rigorous selection process that w0nderful and other candidates went through, the cyber athlete «demonstrated high professionalism and communication skills». Team coach Sergei «hally» Shavaev said w0nderful fits into the team both psychologically and stylistically, and he expects to see him progress from match to match.