Official: Russian rifleman Xant3r returns to Nemiga

Nemiga's CS2 team announced on Thursday that it has re-signed 22-year-old Russian rifler Kirill Kononov (ID: Xant3r). All indications suggest he will replace Maxim Bekhtov (ID: sowalio) in Nemiga's starting lineup.

Xant3r played for Nemiga from 2023 to 2025, winning several championships including the RES European Series and the NODWIN Clutch Series. He also played for several other CS teams, including GMT, IN.GAME, Trident, and Insilio, where he demonstrated impressive skills in lower-level competitions.

In January 2026, Xant3r joined TDK along with Armin Azimov (ID: sugaR). Before becoming a free agent in July of this year, he had played 171 maps and participated in 3647 rounds for TDK, with an average personal rating of 1.06.

With Xant3r joining the team, Nemiga's current roster is as follows:

Sniper: Beksultan Ospin (ID: khaN)

Rifleman: Daniel Agev (ID: SYPH0)

Rifleman: Alexander Anashkin (ID: KaiR0N)

Commander: Nikita Dushin (ID: robo)

Rifleman: Kirill Kononov (ID: Xant3r)

Coach: Anton Burko (ID: boX)

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