lov1kus (Daniil Nikitin) - Biography, customization, configs, cfg

Daniil “lov1kus” Nikitin is a Russian esports athlete competing in the discipline of Counter-Strike 2. His pro-scene career has spanned more than five years. In that time he has achieved a number of successes, including tournament wins and prize-winning placements. His total earnings to date are around USD 10,000.
He began his competitive appearances in February 2020 with the team TRASKO, but did not achieve notable success there. The period from August 2020 to June 2021, during which he played for REBL, GMT eSports, ASAP Team and Dogs, also proved unproductive.
His first results came after rejoining ASAP in September 2021, when with that roster he won gold at “ESEA Season 38: Intermediate Division – Europe” and “META Open Autumn 2021”, and bronze at “Hydra Cup #2”.
Following that, he played briefly for NeverFpl then moved to BAKS Esports in early summer 2022. While his path there wasn’t especially successful, he did secure bronze at “ESEA Season 41: Open Division – Europe” and “ESEA Cash Cup: Europe – Summer 2022 #5”, silver at “FASTCUP Grand Tour #2”, and gold at “ESEA Advanced Cash Cup: Europe 2022 #21” and “FASTCUP Grand Tour #2: Open Qualifier #4”.
In early 2023 he left that roster, played with several lesser-known mixes until March, then joined Benched and won gold at “ESEA Cash Cup: Europe – Spring 2023 #2”. In October 2023 he signed with GUN5 Esports, where he helped the team win gold at “Hard Play Cup #8”, silver at “Winline Insight Season 4”, and bronze at “Buster CS2 League”.
In April 2024 his cooperation with GUN5 ended, and in May he signed with CYBERSHOKE Esports. After a brief adaptation period, he began contributing meaningfully: with them he won gold at “CCT Season 2 European Series #16 Play-In” and “#18 Play-In”, took silver at “Sber Tournament 2025” and “Exort Series #8”, and bronze at “Winline Pro League Season 1” and “RES European Series #5”.
Additionally, the team achieved other prize placements: 5–8th at “Regional Clash Arena CIS”, “CCT Season 2 European Series #8, #10, #12, #18”, “YaLLa Compass Winter 2025”, “Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 2”, and “CCT Season 3 European Series #2”; 5–6th at “FASTCUP: CSGORUN Cup Season 1” and “ESEA Season 51: Advanced Division – Europe”; and 9–16th at “Winline Pro League Season 3”.
At present, Daniil “lov1kus” Nikitin continues to represent CYBERSHOKE Esports, competing in the main roster in Counter-Strike 2.