Konstantin Fedorov

Konstantin Fedorov (Russian: Константин Фёдоров), also known as K-Fed, is a Russian professional paintball player. He has competed in the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL), Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP), National Xball League (NXL) and major European tournaments.

Fedorov has played for Russian Legion, Philadelphia Americans, Houston Heat and Art Chaos Moscow, winning multiple professional tournament and season championships. His achievements include World Cup victories with Russian Legion in 2006, Houston Heat in 2012 and Art Chaos Moscow in 2014.[1][2][3]

He subsequently competed with TonTon FSU in 2025 and CK Hurricanes in 2026.[4]

Playing career

Russian Legion

Fedorov began playing paintball in Russia at approximately 16 years of age.

He developed his professional career with Russian Legion, a Moscow-based team that expanded into American professional competition under the Boston Red Legion name.

In a January 2012 interview, Fedorov stated that he had spent approximately eight years playing for Russian Legion.[5]

During the 2006 season, Boston Red Legion won the NXL World Cup championship, defeating the Naughty Dogs 11–3 in the final.

The team also won the 2006 NXL professional season championship, with Fedorov among its championship-era players.[1]

Philadelphia Americans

Fedorov joined the Philadelphia Americans, also known as the Philly Americans and All Americans, during 2008.

He was selected to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2008 NXL All-Star competition alongside Philadelphia teammate Ryan Moorhead.[6]

Fedorov remained with the team for the 2009 season, competing alongside players including Tim Montressor, Chad George, Ryan Moorhead and Samuel Monville.

Philadelphia won the 2009 PSP Phoenix Open and finished second at the World Cup, losing the championship final to Boston Red Legion.

Despite its World Cup defeat, Philadelphia won the 2009 PSP professional season championship with 370 ranking points.[7][8]

Fedorov subsequently returned to Russian Legion before departing for Houston Heat in 2012.

Houston Heat

In January 2012, Fedorov left Russian Legion to join the newly established professional team Houston Heat.

The team was formed by Randy "Sarge" Smith and assembled an international roster that included Mikhail Knyazev, Sergey Solnyshkov, Chad George, Nick Slowiak and other experienced professional players.[9]

In an interview published on 29 January 2012, Fedorov explained that he had joined the new organisation to pursue a different professional opportunity.[5]

Houston Heat won the 2012 PSP Phoenix Open and Mid-Atlantic Open.

At the 2012 PSP World Cup, Houston Heat defeated Tampa Bay Damage to secure both the tournament championship and the overall PSP professional season title.

Contemporary coverage highlighted Fedorov's attacking performances and his role in the team's successful inaugural season.[2]

Fedorov continued playing for Houston Heat during 2013.

Art Chaos Moscow

On 1 November 2013, Houston Heat confirmed that Fedorov, Mikhail Knyazev and Sergey Solnyshkov would leave the team to join Art Chaos Moscow for the 2014 season.[10]

The Russian organisation assembled a professional roster that also included Alexander Berdnikov, Pavel Lukashuk, Axel Gaudin and Clint Moore.

In August 2014, Art Chaos won the PSP West Coast Open, defeating Edmonton Impact 7–4 in the professional final.[11]

The team also won the final event of the 2014 Millennium Series at Paris-Chantilly, defeating Houston Heat 3–2 in overtime.

Fedorov was identified in contemporary coverage as a major contributor during the match.[12]

In October 2014, Art Chaos won the PSP World Cup, defeating Tampa Bay Damage 7–0 in the professional final.

Fedorov was among the team's principal players during the championship match.[3]

Return to Houston Heat

Fedorov subsequently returned to Houston Heat and continued competing in the American professional circuit.

Official PBLeagues records document his participation with the team throughout the 2023 and 2024 NXL seasons.[4]

TonTon FSU and CK Hurricanes

In 2025, Fedorov joined TonTon FSU, competing in all five American NXL professional events.

His recorded appearances included the Tampa Bay Open, Atlantic City Open, Midwest Open, Lone Star Open and Paintball World Cup.[4]

He finished the 2025 season with 198 points played across 31 matches, according to official PBLeagues statistics.

During the 2026 season, Fedorov competed with CK Hurricanes.

His recorded appearances included the Tampa Bay Open, Mid-Atlantic Open, Midwest Open and Lone Star Open.[4]

International competition

Fedorov has also represented Russia in international tournament paintball.

On 16 June 2016, the Russian Paintball Federation announced his selection for the Russian men's national team competing at the 2016 Paintball World Cup in England.

The squad included players from Russian Legion, Houston Heat and other Russian tournament organisations.[13]

Playing style

Fedorov is particularly associated with attacking play on the Dorito side of tournament fields.

His professional career has included roles involving aggressive forward movement, breakout shooting and advancing through opposing defensive positions.

Contemporary coverage of Houston Heat's 2012 World Cup victory identified Fedorov as one of the team's principal attacking players.[2]

Selected achievements

Year	Competition	Team	Result
2006	NXL World Cup	Russian Legion	Champions
2006	NXL professional season	Russian Legion	Season champions
2009	PSP Phoenix Open	Philadelphia Americans	Champions
2009	PSP professional season	Philadelphia Americans	Season champions
2012	PSP Phoenix Open	Houston Heat	Champions
2012	PSP World Cup	Houston Heat	Champions
2012	PSP professional season	Houston Heat	Season champions
2014	PSP West Coast Open	Art Chaos Moscow	Champions
2014	Millennium Series Paris-Chantilly	Art Chaos Moscow	Champions
2014	PSP World Cup	Art Chaos Moscow	Champions

These are selected documented achievements rather than a complete list of Fedorov's tournament victories.[1][2][3][7][11][12]

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