Vladislav ‘nafany’ Gorshkov is officially a free agent. The Russian in-game leader’s contract with AMKAL has expired, ending his association with the org — though, per HLTV, he’ll continue competing with the TDK lineup while exploring new opportunities both as an individual and as part of the entire roster.
The AMKAL backstory
This isn’t a dramatic split. AMKAL effectively ceased Counter-Strike operations at the end of 2025, forcing players and staff into the open market. The contract end is a formality — a paperwork conclusion to a project that had already wound down operationally. nafany emerges from it with no organisational baggage and full agency over his next move.
TDK is the active project
The TDK lineup, assembled shortly after AMKAL’s collapse, reunites nafany with familiar faces — including Sergey ‘Ax1Le’ Rykhtorov and coach Konstantin ‘groove’ Pikiner. Existing chemistry, shared history, an attempt to rebuild a competitive CIS lineup around experienced veterans. The project is Tier-2 by default; whether it builds into something more depends entirely on the next set of results and whether an organisation backs it.
The career context matters
nafany is 24 with deep Tier-1 history. He led the former Gambit core through Cloud9’s 2022 acquisition and IEM Dallas 2022 trophy — the high-water mark of his career. Cloud9 replaced him with electronic in 2023, a decision nafany has spoken openly about: ‘electronic was individually stronger, and I had lost part of my authority inside the roster.’ The BetBoom rebuild that followed showed flashes but never stabilised. The AMKAL chapter ends without a defining trophy.
What’s next
nafany has explicitly said he’s open to both individual offers and full lineup proposals — meaning a single org could either pick him up alone as a veteran IGL or buy out the entire TDK project as a ready-made roster. The CIS market remains volatile; an offer this month could come from anywhere between mid-table CIS reset organisations or from a Tier-1 side looking for an experienced caller. The nafany free-agency window is one of the more interesting market storylines of mid-2026.
