riskyb0b (Maksim Churikov) - Biography, customization, configs, cfg

Maksim "riskybob" Churikov is an experienced professional esports player from Russia, competing in Counter-Strike 2. He has been on the pro scene for over 6 years and has achieved considerable success. Maksim has played more than 200 professional matches and earned prize money totaling about $80,000.

His career started in CS:GO in May 2019. Until August, he played for several lesser-known teams, then in September he won his first major award — gold medals at the Battle of the Cities 2020 with team 666. Shortly after, Churikov joined Vyalie Pitoni, but didn’t manage to achieve notable results in the few months he stayed.

Between November 2020 and October 2021, Maksim competed for various lesser-known mixes and teams including Hard Legion Esports, 6raTBa, Team M33, and Zxc1337, but success eluded him. His stint with PARTIZAN from October to December 2021 was also modest, with a 5-8 place finish at ESEA Season 38: Open Division - Europe.

In February 2022, Maksim accepted an invitation from Fade Gaming but left by March. He then joined Team X, winning gold at Moscow Cybersport Season 5. He also played briefly for 163ON without much success before joining RCL in August 2022. With RCL, he won bronze and silver medals at CyberPark Championship 2022 and PARI Patriki Vibe LAN respectively.

After these achievements, Maksim returned to 163ON and helped them win silver at ESEA Cash Cup: Europe - Autumn 2022 #2 and bronze at Xrusteam Open Cup. His strong performances attracted INVSN Team, which signed him at the end of 2022. With INVSN, he won silver medals at PARI After Rio LAN and RESF Open Cup 2022, and became champion at ESEA Season 43: Open Division - Europe and ESEA Cash Cup: Europe - Winter 2023 #1.

In early 2023, Maksim left the team and played for various mixes until July, when he joined CYBERSHOKE Esports. There, he won silver at ESEA Season 46: Main Division - Europe and placed 1-4 in the qualifier for CCT Season 1 East Europe Series #3.

In November 2023, he transferred to Nemiga Gaming, where he currently competes. With Nemiga, Maksim has won multiple titles including RES European Series #2, #3, #5, HellCup #10, RES Regional Champions, silver medals at FASTCUP: CSGORUN Cup Season 1, ESL Challenger League Season 48: Europe, HellCup #11, and bronze at ESEA Season 48: Advanced Division - Europe.

Additional notable finishes include 9-12 at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, 17-19 at ESL Pro League Season 21, 9-10 at ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe, and 3-4 places at HellCup #9, YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025: Closed Qualifier, and CCT Season 3 European Series #1.