Qikert confirms his transition to coaching, taking on the role of coach for Spirit's youth academy.

Russian CS2 powerhouse Spirit recently announced the official appointment of Alexei Golubev (ID: Qikert) as their youth academy coach. Qikert will take over the coaching role previously held by Vladislav Bikov (ID: Flash_1), who has already confirmed his move to Spirit Academy White as a coach.

Qikert, 27, is from Kazakhstan and has played rifle for several top CS teams, including LoG, AVANGAR, Virtus.pro, Outsiders, Into The Breach, PARIVISION, 1win, and Color. His most notable achievements to date are undoubtedly winning the Flashpoint League Season 2 and the 2022 IEM Rio Major.

With this transition to coaching, Qikert's nearly ten-year professional career has officially come to an end. Spirit's management has high hopes for his abilities and believes he will be able to help the team continue to cultivate the next generation of talent.

As a renowned talent spawn in the CS2 scene, the Spirit youth academy has nurtured numerous outstanding players, including Daniel Kreshkovic (ID: donk), Miroslav Prakhodya (ID: zont1x), Kirill Rodnov (ID: Magnojez), Timur Malev (ID: FL4MUS), and Pavel Ogloblin (ID: s1ren). The team's current roster is as follows:

Kirill Solovkov (ID: Kiryasoo)

Nikita Beshekin (ID: s1nside)

Vitaly Zaharyuta (ID: VILBy)

Kirill Yemelyanov (ID: k0gaSs)

David Kuziev (ID: Nettrix)

Alexei Golubev (ID: Qikert)

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