
Alimzhan “Alkaren” Bitimbai is a Kazakh esports player representing his country in Counter-Strike 2. His professional career is less than two years old, yet he has already gained significant recognition and competed in dozens of tournaments, earning around $30,000 in prize money.
He made his first professional steps in CS2 in December 2023 with Cube, winning his first prize money by placing 3rd at FRAG Club Tournament Season 3 and Beske Bes 2023. Following these results, he was invited to Natus Vincere Junior and signed a full contract in February 2024.
With the NaVi junior team, Alimzhan achieved strong results: 5th at FACEIT Pro League Proving Grounds - Europe: Season 1 and silver at United21 Season 13. However, in April, he parted ways with the organization and temporarily returned to Cube, winning bronze at Qazaqstan Respublikasynyŋ Kubogi Spring 2024.
In June 2024, Bitimbai joined Team Spirit Academy. He quickly secured 3–4th place at Regional Clash Arena CIS, followed by several other awards: runner-up at European Pro League Season 20: Division 2 and ESEA Season 50: Advanced Division - Europe, gold at CCT Season 2 European Series #14 & #15, LanDaLan #1 & #2, 3–4th at A1 Gaming League Season 10 and YaLLa Compass Spring 2025, and 7–8th at YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025 and ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe.
Despite his success with the academy team, Alimzhan was not promoted to Team Spirit’s main roster. Consequently, in June 2025, he parted ways with the organization, remained temporarily inactive, and resumed his career in August 2025 by signing with HEROIC. With his new team, he competed in the European open qualifier for CS Asia Championships 2025, finishing 1–4, and helped the team place 5–8th at Esports World Cup 2025.