Editing Kirill Prikhidni

'''Kirill Prikhidni''' is a Russian professional [[paintball]] player and captain associated with [[Russian Legion]], also known as Boston Red Legion and Red Legion. He has competed in American professional tournament paintball since at least 2012 and was identified as Red Legion's captain during the team's 2025 [[National Xball League]] (NXL) campaign.[1][2]

== Paintball career ==

=== Russian Legion ===

Prikhidni was a member of [[Russian Legion]] during its participation in the American professional tournament circuit.

A roster announcement published by ''Social Paintball'' on 23 February 2012 listed him as number 75 in the team's [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) professional squad.[1]

The roster included [[Alexander Berdnikov]], [[Vasiliy Panteleev]], [[Pavel Karsliev]], [[Jason Wheeler]] and [[Marcello Margott]], among other players.

Prikhidni remained associated with the organisation during its subsequent competition under the Red Legion name.

He was included in the team's published roster for the 2024 NXL season.[3]

=== Team captain ===

By June 2025, Prikhidni was serving as Red Legion's captain.

On 23 June 2025, the organisation announced its victory at the NXL Midwest Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, identifying Prikhidni as team captain.[2]

Red Legion defeated [[Edmonton Impact]] 8–4 in the quarter-finals, [[Chicago Aftershock]] 4–3 in the semi-finals and [[TonTon Arsenal|TonTon FSU]] in the final.

The victory secured first place in the professional X-Ball division.[2]

=== 2026 season ===

Prikhidni continued competing for Red Legion in the 2026 NXL professional season.

The Pro Paintball DB player rankings recorded his participation across the first four completed events of the season, including 146 points played and 90 point victories.[4]

He was also nominated for the 2026 Major League Paintball All-Star Game as a representative of Orlando Red Legion.[5]

== See also ==

* [[Russian Legion]]
* [[Alexander Berdnikov]]
* [[Pavel Karsliev]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[History of tournament paintball]]

== References ==

# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/02/23/official-2012-russian-legionboston-red-legion-psp-roster/ Social Paintball, "Official 2012 Russian Legion/Boston Red Legion PSP Roster", 23 February 2012. Identifies Prikhidni as player number 75.]
# [https://rlgnpb.com/blogs/news/red-legion-claims-victory-at-2025-nxl-midwest-open RLGN Paintball, "Red Legion Claims Victory at 2025 NXL Midwest Open", 23 June 2025. Identifies Prikhidni as team captain.]
# [https://www.iconicpaintball.com/offseasonmoves-2024-nxl.html Iconic Paintball, "2024 NXL Offseason Move Tracker". Lists Prikhidni in the Red Legion roster.]
# [https://www.propaintballdb.com/rankings/players Pro Paintball DB, "2026 NXL Pro Paintball Player Rankings". Player statistics for the 2026 season.]
# [https://www.majorleaguepb.com/2026-all-star-game Major League Paintball, "2026 All-Star Game Voting". Lists Prikhidni among Orlando Red Legion's nominees.]

== External links ==

* [https://www.propaintballdb.com/rankings/players Pro Paintball DB player rankings]
* [https://rlgnpb.com/ Red Legion official website]

[[Category:Russian paintball players]]
[[Category:Professional paintball players]]
[[Category:Paintball players]]