Chopper Discusses Karrigan’s Retirement

Leonid “Chopper” Vishnyakov stated that Finn “karrigan” Andersen can confidently retire at the peak of his success following Team Falcons’ victory at the IEM Cologne Major 2026.

The esports player shared this opinion on YouTube.

“Karrigan can confidently retire and say: ‘I won a Major, led Niko to victory, and lifted the curse from m0NESY.’

According to Leonid “Chopper” Vishnyakov, it was Finn “karrigan” Andersen who helped Nikola “Niko” Kovac and Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov achieve this significant victory. The esports player believes that Team Falcons’ star players had long been unable to win a major tournament, and Karrigan’s move to the team helped break that streak.

“Niko spent ten years working toward a Major, m0NESY has finished second so many times, and there’s some hate directed at Kyousuke. People say he’s not the second Donk. But there won’t be a second Donk. That’s normal. But the way Max is playing in his first year on the Tier 1 scene is magnificent.”

As a reminder, Finn “Karrigan” Andersen previously stated that at the IEM Cologne Major 2026, he displayed the lowest level of preparation in his career.