Team Spirit Dota 2 Player Miposhka Taking A Break

Effective immediately, Team Spirit IGL and support player, Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov, is taking a break from competitive Dota 2 play and is now on the inactive roster. 

Taking his place will be Nikita “panto” Balaganin from Aurora Gaming.

Miposhka Career Thus Far

Miposhka first broke onto the scene with Yellow Submarine in 2014. He’s now been with Team Spirit for five years. 

A winner of many titles, Miposhka also helped Team Spirit win the 2025 Esports World Cup and DreamLeague Season 25 trophies. 

Miposhka can also say he’s one of the few to win Dota 2’s biggest event, The International, multiple times.

Who is panto, and What’s the Current Team Spirit Roster?

Up to now, panto had spent eight months with Aurora Gaming. He placed fourth at DreamLeague Season 26 this past May. He also finished fourth with Chimaera Esports in Season 25 this past March.

The current Team Spirit roster now consists of Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, Denis “Larl” Sigitov, Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov, Aleksandr “rue” Filin, Nikita “panto” Balaganin, Airat “Silent” Gaziev, and sikle. Silent is the coach while sikle is an analyst.

Team Spirit’s History with Dota 2

Team Spirit has easily been one of the best Dota 2 teams in the world for some time now, despite an early elimination from The International 2025. 

It was DreamLeague Season 25, the Esports World Cup, finished second in FISSURE Universe: Episode 6, and ESL One Raleigh 2025. 

Now, panto will make his debut at BLAST Slam IV on Oct. 14.