Disrespected: Crowning the First Kings of CS2 | Exclusive Documentary

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The Copenhagen Major was set to be the most important Counter-Strike tournament ever.
Legends, new and old, would battle it out to be Counter-Strike 2’s first kings.
And yet, it was the team that no one believed in who stole the crown.
Narrated by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Produced & Written by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula)
Script Edited & Produced by: Danielle Rosen (@DanielleRosen_) and Sean Wetselaar
Produced & Edited by: Patrick Weiers (@patrickweiers)
Motion Graphics & Animations by: William ‘Magoo’ O’Keefe (@MagooMagoof) & Bennett Grainger (IG:@bennettgrainger)
Videographer: Matt Massey (IG: @matthewjmassey)
Thumbnail by: Bennett Grainger
Post-production Supervision: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Production assistance by: Devin Coull (@Fake_DevinCoull), Bernard Malijan IV (@BIV___), Bryan Jirik (@jbryan0808) & Jason Lo (@JasonLobsterr)
Specials thanks to:
Justinas "jL" Lekavičius (@jLcsgo_)
Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill (@SPUNJ)
Alex "Machine" Richardson (@MACHINEgg)
Pala "Pala" Gilroy Sen (@Pala)
Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen (@bubzkji)
Conner "Scrawny" Girvan (@ScrawnyCG)
Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli (@MAJ3R)
Mathieu "MaT" Leber (@MaT_CSGO)
MOUZ (@mousesports)
Team Vitality (@TeamVitality)
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[@theScoreesports]

Hey everyone, we really poured our hearts and souls into this one, let us know if you like docs like this! So, what do you think? Was the first CS2 major hype? Or were you cheering for a different team to win?

[@alwaysfknsleepy]

This was another banger, yet I have ONE gripe with it. Can we please stop the narrative that S1mple is still the best player in the world? I say this as a fan of his. He was the undisputed GOAT of CS:GO but this is a brand new game that he has refused to play from the start. S1mple will always be cemented in history as the best to ever touch Global Offensive, but we need new plotlines to unfold here, new heroes of a brand new game. I know you guys will deliver no matter who the protagonist of the story is. The First CS2 major was incredible on all fronts. Great work as always.

[@GeorgioSubs]

This was fantastic! Keep making them

[@bagera234]

it was nice, but it was missing the other teams that made playoffs, make it like you made it for paris major, it was much better, so for this one (which looks like navi glazing) i give thumbs down, it is indeed a downgrade from last major's video

[@Teddy_Tek]

​@@alwaysfknsleepy yeah and last six months when s1mple played, he clearly was not himself. Maybe the war on Ukraine was on his mind so he could not give his best for cs

[@Malignantt1]

Aleksib, kicked off so many teams for “not performing” then becoming cs2’s first major winner is the biggest flex

[@illusive7883]

It was literally a fluke run😂

[@Kiburici]

@@illusive7883 win as a fluke a major please and then u can write, if you are saying that luck isn't a part of the game u are lying

[@illusive7883]

@@Kiburici ez bracket run, sleeping faze clan. Look how they playing recently

[@Kiburici]

@@illusive7883 and? you can win and have bad days, lol, they didnt do any bootcamp from major, do uk what this mean?

[@Kiburici]

@@illusive7883 having to deal with this bs daily, are fcking up their minds

[@nartouthere]

no one had navi winning this major, crazy underdog story and jL mvp performance

[@dimitripascaluta5449]

such a wholesome run from such a determined and deserving group jL the goat

[@illusive7883]

Playing ez teams, a sleeping faze clan hell nah

[@xinimon]

Check my pickems, I had them winning

[@mantas2854]

​@@illusive7883g2 good team and Faze good team

[@lucasvasconcelos5705]

I had them winning and would have gotten the platinum if I didn't fumble in Opening stage

[@nachoprincipado1196]

can we get a documentary about Dimitri Pascaluta please? the dude really makes me emotional with every video of these kind that he makes

[@LifeofCZR]

Bro makes me cry on documentaries 💀

[@imalemon3841]

the only escore host who makes me invested in to anything he says. this guy could be talking about quantum physics and shi and i’d be still invested, dudes has amazing narrating skills, just pulls the audience in.

[@advait05]

The narration was so good, deserves an award on it's own

[@imgizmo4706]

Let’s go AlexsiB, finally got what he’s been chasing. I feel bad for him rebuilding teams taking them up the ranks and then getting dropped. I feel he’s always been an amazing IGL just never been given the chance long enough to get the win.

[@djafar128]

And I’m just a person who doesn’t play the game anymore! In my yearly 20’s yeah, but not now!(42 now 😂) But love to watch, these incredible moments, matches, sometimes podcast and lobby’s interviews, analysis, caster’s thoughts… they’re so cool, so funny and entertaining, sometimes give me chills, sometimes give me emotional and little crying, but overall giving me enjoy! Keep doing this documentary movies, they’re so powerful to watch! ❤ 10/10 for this one for sure 👌

[@gokubhau1]

CS is something else man make you feel so many things

[@CrypticBore]

Cs esports in like 2014 or 2015 made me understand how excited people get over normal sports and their fav players

[@gokubhau1]

@@CrypticBore true true

[@ShairaImo]

@theScoreesports the one and only; the best; gaming documentary channel, ever. I always gets teary-eyed whenever its cs related. CS will always be a part of me even thought I haven't played for years now because of "adulting" but someday I will make sure to queue up again before I leave this mortal world.

[@idontlikestuff]

Great production. Im glad they invited you. Keep up the good work guys.

[@MasterM23]

Because I commented before regarding bad ads (Kraken Rum): The ads in this video were really good. They are positioned at natural breaks of the story flow, compact (i.e. one segment), the topics are related to the channel and are not morally reprehensible. If ads like these allow you to produce such great content, I'll gladly have 2-3 of them in such videos in the future.

[@HaruNAJX]

You guys came a long way, this was great. Keep it up!

[@MrRazorblade2]

Coming back to this video after the victory at ESL Pro League. It is not a fluke!

[@Air_OK]

Don’t let Launders see this, he’s the biggest NAVI hater rn. The second he sees that yellow and black, he’s yelling fraud watch

[@JackSparrowTheCAPTAIN]

I love launders but if he continues like that I will block him. We already have 2iq analysts like yanko, maui and others, we don't need more donk fans (you know the type, malding bettor hating everything). launders please stop with idiocracy.

[@philip0908]

1:52 I love Aleksi's smile, he knows they are Major winner xD

[@TheMostEpicThing]

been playing this game for 20 years, blows mind my how far we've come

[@dimitripascaluta5449]

I often think about how I used to play 1.6 in LAN cafes when I was 9 and now it's this global esport that I make content about for a living it's crazy

[@rcodyromero]

same guys, same. absolutely blows my mind every single year

[@bultoro]

Lets keep this going boys! From cafes to CS2...

[@szczesliwekomunikacjeladow383]

Releasing it at the height of everyone calling the run a fluke due to no success after is crazy💀💀

[@rymshaaa1134]

Fluke isnt a thing, they where better that day. Just shit now😁

[@fedjavuckovic5920]

Nah they were luckier honestly, that's ehy it was the fluke. They have been shit before, they have been shit after. It was just their opponents that have crumbled. iM and Aleksi are just not ellite role players, both are like Gamer Ligion lvl players. NaVi will never win anything with this line up.

[@rymshaaa1134]

@@fedjavuckovic5920 they already have lmao😭😭😭

[@trc7343]

@@fedjavuckovic5920 so many people said this to me before they won the major, crazy

[@LarryJL]

​@@fedjavuckovic5920Internet idiots: "They're shit." *They win the major Internet idiots: "They're still shit."

[@buzzcut13]

It's something crazy. I've watched the other similar vids about LoL or Seige, even though I've never followed the esports or communities. Yet, to have been a NaVi CS fan for 7 years and seeing a vid on a moment I watched the storyline build up for for years...just wild.

[@arararagi-san]

"He's going to the grand finals, and you're not!" - Ohne to G2

[@tobeyaschurch4286]

I'm so grateful that I was able to experience the major live in Copenhagen and apparently got the best moments that Cs won't forget in the next few years I had a blast to watch that Games damn

[@ArfanPanda]

bro watching Navi raise the trophy always makes me goosebumps , in all those game that i really love it, dota2, csgo or cs2 ..

[@r3ichel24]

This is awesome. Thank you TheScore!

[@theking8145]

12:42 i remember watching jL say this live and i felt the confidence he was having to really take this home with the team

[@JoshPMeister]

And now they're on their 6th consecutive grand final!

[@imalemon3841]

NaVi might just be the next Astralis

[@yousus2121]

That was a great video. Thank you!

[@vizii3600]

shoutout to the video editor for the masked motion tracked text

[@GeorgioSubs]

Navi are such a roller coaster team to support. They win a major then fail to make playoffs in Dallas. You're breaking my heart guys.

[@Kiburici]

They didn't do any bootcamp from the major, Blad3 told that they can do bootcamp only from july, so even in london they will not play good. They won the major and then didnt had any motivation left, and i think being a winner and have so many people telling to you that u didnt deserved to win, ur work its nothing, even ESL staff saying on tournaments that they are major winner flukes are getting to them, they are mostly sad and depressed when they are playing, for some of them this situation can transform into fully hating CS and to stop playing it. People are too toxic nowdays

[@GeorgioSubs]

@@Kiburici wow that is so depressing.

[@Kiburici]

@@GeorgioSubs bullying can cause mental damage and mental health its not a joke and need to be taken seriously, that’s how Reckful life ended, he was bullied to d3/ath even by his own viewers

[@edyslavico3761]

@@Kiburici I think they can have a resurgence after player break. As a team, they have more pressure on themselves after winning major than during major final. You can see how different everyone is. Blad3 is the only one unaffected. Just look at how they react to things in game. AleskiB has no energy. JL who used to bring in good vibes and cheer everyone up tilts every other round like never before. W0nderful suddently can't hit awp shots and is also tilting like crazy. At least b1t looks like he is coping with it better, because he has already won a major before. iM is the only one who improved. While happy about winning the major, he still has some hunger to be a good player on the team. I remember his lurks on T side mirage mid, just dying alone with no impact, very predictable. Now he topfragged against heroic in T side Mirage with good aim, and aggression. He also seems in a good mood, unlike the rest of Navi. I hope they make Cologne playoffs at least.

[@LastDayInHell]

Is it just me or AleksiB is like Notail in dota2? This gives me goosebumps.

[@ameame32]

Okay... How about Dmitri Pascaluta documentary as a Score eSports employee coz bro has this power to bring a video to life

[@gbrowning2749]

no matter what navi does in the future of cs2, no one can take this away from them. first cs2 major champions

[@sir_Eps1lon]

navi have been always my fav from dota dendi age and to the cs era

[@hman378]

Released this after they got eliminated by a disbanded Heroic lmao

[@ohneilgang9469]

Nicodoz>

[@JackSparrowTheCAPTAIN]

Oh no, they lost two matches. Classic hltv rat

[@SUN-EAT3R]

This was a pretty cool insight into CS2 esports. I'd like to hear what @theScore esports take on the roster shifts for TSM in the ALGS.

[@bomboclaat7985]

Respect for Biskela

[@telmooliveira8480]

This 1st CS2 major just proves, that true teams aint just built on super star players...

[@johnsolace2588]

I hope you do one for AK. That pop-off was incredible

[@moehrefpv9277]

Wonderful video, great job

[@Smasher-NC]

Great piece !!

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

23:22 Karrigan has been cooking tho

[@kiseki4543]

this navi team gives off og dota vibes idk why. maybe it's because aleksi reminds me of notail a bit

[@ashzom8118]

Not sure how many will even get what you're saying..but spot-on..NoTail & Fly could've been AleksiB & Niko! Just saying..

[@AhviMa]

25:17 weird edit, you made b1t looks so happy on that lost round lol.

[@adamkomiak9596]

Siege beastcoast video soon?

[@MrSoiJunKim]

my man iM didn't even get mention :(

[@eclipse1161]

Yeah they did my boy dirty, but to be fair, didn’t he played like crap during this tournament?

[@NickMineboom]

No PashaBiceps with the trophy scene is a War Crime

[@NickMineboom]

Nvm

[@andrewg8156]

Love the IGL love in the comments! most interesting part of the pro game for me

[@JigzS]

Please make a documentary of Stewie and G2 winning IEM Dallas 2024

[@ivanxVix]

facts!!!!

[@jay_buddy_]

Ngl this was so sick

[@moneyong5451]

4:25 is that the mustache guy from linus tech tips?

[@BanKseSports]

Yo that’s my voice at the start 🥹

[@skøltvofficial]

W

[@LEON-sv9ho]

For every single hater i ask you this: Where is your CS2 team? Where is your "fluke" run? Where is your Major Title? You expect from a team that won a title to win always. On some stages, on some sports, on some domains that might be true, but not on CS2. There is always a tournament, a fluke or an era, but they always come to an end. Stop hating and enjoy the game more because we are priviledged to watch this "machines" perform for our entertaining.

[@Cringe_Leveler]

I got all of my pick ems correct for the playoffs of the major,execpt for one which was when vitality lost

[@djvjs]

And most importantly B1ad3 got another picture to post on his insta 😂🏆

[@svensonable]

great doku.. thank u

[@Kyan-l6e]

Why is ropz in the crowd in 12:50😂😂

[@sneakholic]

😂😂

[@clap5108]

I always believed in Aleksi!

[@SaucyLob]

Fluke or Not at the end of the day this 5 are Major winners.

[@huzaifajamil20]

Bro I need that wallpaper, sheeshh

[@justd1zzy383]

I think Aleksib is the n0tail of CS 😍

[@Te7su]

karrigan with the 1/15

[@ilangbananayan]

Navi since dendi days!

[@superbadlucker9579]

cant wait to watch the clip about how fluked the first cs2 major kings were

[@alpharookie4]

yeah fr this aged well

[@jei1036]

Aleksib looks like Notail. S1mple left NAVI just like Fly left OG. Everyone doubted OG could win The International, but they did it, just like NAVI did in this major. Remember, folks: "When all odds, all statistics, and all mouths around you say you have no chance, the fire inside you burns even brighter." - Underdog Mentality

[@sanaswift3154]

simple didnt left navi, he was benched

[@lilidili1962]

damn the quality of this channel has dropped so much ....

[@ohneilgang9469]

NAVI was in their best form at the best time, you can say what you want about before and after but, the definition of fluke would be if something outside of their control affected the game, which didnt happen. They beat every team that mattered. And they will again.

[@bidoro_12]

The fact many feels that it's a fluke major, tells you the truth about it lol

[@gee1731]

bro wheres the coverage for AKs victory on combo breaker 2024?

[@slayer6237]

you call 1024 bb cursed? look at his setup 12:25

[@Lottermoiser]

Left handed issues

[@hellaghost4315]

godlike

[@mariuspuiu9555]

it would have been nice to include something about the entire team not just 1 or 2 players.

[@nutinyuh4315]

some players got more coverage than others, but all did besides im.

[@theself7139]

Really sad to see they bombed out of IEM though.

[@NatraPutraEsa]

Navi finally can take revenge againts FaZe

[@erickramirez399]

oooo posted 7 min ago! A first for me to see it so early!

[@drizzy6302]

Croski cs is getting carried by their pro scene i wish dota gets more love nowadays i d rather watch cs matches instead of dota and dotar have no marketing lttrly no content creattion on it on youtube unlike cs

[@anbos33]

Those ad integrations felt so out of place... I'm invested in the story, listening to the narrator and bam "go by this keyboard"... Really ruins the mood of the video

[@BillJohn-jg2fg]

I sort of wish the video didn’t start off declaring who won the tournament.

[@fatedpotato12]

At that time, yeah GGWP to Navi and Aleksi but based on their current form and results, that Major feels like a fluke and if somehow in different timeline Navi with their current form had Faze's playoff bracket, they legit had no chance winning that Major

[@ZocKh]

Quality content

[@dimitripascaluta5449]

[@lucaspinto6167]

Bubzkji is an analyst now?

[@cheese41103]

Has been for a bit now

[@bra1nfly9]

seems like esports lives in the past xD

[@sherlooskye]

Video felt like they got lazy editing in the finals stage and just put together a bunch of clips without highlighting anything.

[@sandinoraphael5210]

S1mple would be proud asf

[@sicaferal]

u guys are wrong, chill yr beans mate

[@JonEffinZoidberg]

Simple could have been a bigger fucking legend than he is but he never got his temper or self under control. Even with his country buckling down to fight against Russia and do what they need to win he couldn't set his own fuckign ego aside. Who cares that he's the greatest individual CS player of all time... CS isn't an individual sport. He should only be remembered for his failure to work with anyone.

[@yurackjung9321]

did s1mple bully u or somethin

[@zaeemtahir3020]

He did bully him

[@AnamolAdhikari]

"Why you bully me? Everyone Asking!"

[@edyslavico3761]

"ONLY be remembered for his failure to work with anyone". How many majors and Grand Slams did you win?

[@blackvader334]

well that ego was the source of his power thats why in csgo he is the number 1 and no one else, but alas it grew on him now and he is drunk from it but you cant really blame him.

[@scoutpack1518]

"They took csgo away from us when it was at its peak" Most true quote ever said, exactly why I quit the game. they ruined cs for me with the new bullshit in cs2. game feels terrible and there are 0 features that they need to keep it going for me.

[@drketr]

When NaVi wins another TI itll be like a culture cleanse

[@rkstar6238]

The host is romanian right?

[@Hawkmenn]

no one scored 16... doesn't mean anything to me

[@PulS3g]

like fnatic in 2013 the first major are going te bo very rememorable

[@snowcrabb]

such a shame the finals was best of 3 valve WHYYYY

[@xerxesZinc]

better to be called Fluked

[@murodradjabov4306]

Rip to those who didnt see the rigged tournament

[@whoons4701]

I hate faze so happy navi put them down a notch. And im so happy for aleksib tbh.

[@antonpaterno9832]

If the, "..leading this newly-minted Navi" line for aleksiB was a nod to his gloves, huge kudos to the writer lol

[@theScoreesports]

It wasn't, but we'll take the kudos anyway! 😀

[@antonpaterno9832]

@@theScoreesports keep up the great content my dudes. Y'all are killing it 💙

[@AeroLMS]

gotta give it up for karrigan, he was the real MVP

[@KJ_XCV]

Nice documentary! You guys really need to stop riding s1mple though. He is the CSGO Goat but even at the end of that game he was not in the top 5. He didn't show anything in CS2. Obviously massive respect to the guy and I hope he comes back strong but you can't just refer to him as the best player in the world because at the time of the major he absolutely was not.

[@ethanblack5642]

I comment to help statistics

[@Ra-tm4de]

Where AK tekken 8 video?

[@Higgarn]

To always say aleksib is the problem is such a bs thing to say. when many who played with him said he was crucial to the team, not the community saying he is the problem. sad to see.

[@syahrulakbarr]

truesight cs2

[@YosinDiosnadaSoy]

in spanish?