Flierax (Artem Khioara) - Biography, customization, configs, cfg

Artem “Flierax” Khiora is a Ukrainian Counter-Strike 2 player representing his country on the competitive scene. His professional journey spans four years. During this time, he has played for several teams, competed in various tournaments, and earned around $20,000 in prize money.

Artem’s career began in October 2021 when he joined SmokesDogs, remaining with the team until mid-2022. During this period, he participated in several domestic tournaments and European qualifiers but did not achieve notable success, after which he went inactive. The break lasted until January 2023, when he joined Upcominggalimi. However, he was unable to secure titles or make a significant impact during his few months with this roster.

His first successes came after joining The Glecs in May 2023. With this team, he won gold medals at ESEA Season 45: Intermediate Division – Europe. However, this streak ended, and by the end of the year Artem remained without titles, unsuccessfully competing with Upcominggalimi and DEMONS.

At the beginning of 2024, Artem switched to DASH. Despite six months with the organization, he did not achieve major results, with the best finishes being 5th–8th place at Gameinside.ua ROG Spring Cup 2024 and Gameinside.ua ROG Summer Cup 2024. Nevertheless, in August 2024 his contract was extended, marking a turning point in his career. By the end of the year, he won silver at Prodigy Series #2, bronze at OldPlayer Tour Masters 2024 Series 6, and 5th–8th at Gameinside.ua ROG Autumn Cup 2024 and UPEA National League 2024. During these tournaments, Artem was one of the top performers not only on his team but also among all participants.

In early 2025, TEAM NEXT LEVEL offered him a contract, which he accepted. With this roster, Artem has achieved all of the major accolades in his career to date, including gold medals at Justice Cup vol. 3, Justice Cup vol. 4, Level Up LUND!, Exort The Proving Grounds Season 1, Legion Regular Cup 2025, Night Shift Invitational 2025: Europe; silver at Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 1, European Esports Championship 2025, Whale.io Cup, CCT Season 3 European Series #5; and bronze at United21 Season 25, CCT Season 3 European Series #2, Exort The Proving Grounds Season 3. Additionally, he achieved prize finishes in other tournaments, including 5th–6th at ESEA Season 53: Advanced Division – Europe, and 5th–8th at CCT Season 3 European Series #3, Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 3, CCT Season 3 European Series #4, CCT Season 3 European Series #6.

Currently, Artem “Flierax” Khiora remains a member of Inner Circle, not only as a core roster player but also as one of the team’s leaders in Counter-Strike 2.