The Greatest Unpaid Team in Counter-Strike History

[@kin2xyou335]

top teams are cool and all but these kinda major oddities for me is what makes the major so special. BNE (greatest modern orgless team), GamerLegion (the miracle major finalist) , and MongolZ (top-8 team from the most unlikely region) all have such crazy storylines and it was incredible to watch them unfold oh and also asstralis as the polar opposite of all these lmao

[@josh-qj2zu]

Underdogs make counter strike counter strike. Counter strike esports aren’t really like franchised sports leagues like NFL NHL. They’re much more like march madness. Shit can happen. Team collapse in an instant. There are upsets, heartbreakers, buzzer beaters. So when you see a bottom seed division three school beat duke in basketball you’re like LETS FUCKING GOOOO

[@Joseph-z2kjdbdbekdb]

Nah, gamerlegion is no where near as impressive as what ence did in 2019, or the immortal gambit final. The entire Paris major playoff was t2, so a t2 org getting to the finals is far less impressive than the previous underdog plays.

[@TH1RDP3RSON]

dont forget Quantum Bellator Fire, Avangar and Immortalz!

[@olliebagley]

repent to God 🙏

[@Paketaqi]

Astralis was basically bne when it was founded too. They left the orgs and made their own and started dominating. The original astralis core has the most tournament earnings because it was divided between the 5 players and the coach

[@Mali-ej9nf]

As an albanian it was hard to hold my tears while watching this video, they fukin made us proud. Fun fact: 'Sinnopsyy used to work at a gaming center, after he would finish his shift, he would stay there to play and grind cs, cuz he didnt have a pc at home, till he got a contract with teams Secret'! Nice video

[@TheCentipede_21]

11:46 Ky momenti i her qia jeten

[@olliebagley]

repent to God 🙏

[@SilentHotdog28]

That's so awesome.

[@Tarreee]

im from bosnia and i sat with an albanian flag in every game when they played at majors, at antwerp that faze game made me tear up lol

[@thatalbanianboy9762]

@@TarreeeW my Brother from Bosnia BIG LOVE❤

[@Noob_FPS]

These types of teams is what I'm going to miss the most with the loss of the RMR's. As someone who's a bit of a chump at the game, it was always nice to root for the underdogs.

[@SyRose901]

I'm sure we will still see underdogs, just not without an explosive entry that they could do with a miracle RMR run. We'll have to see them develop over time in various tournaments.

[@olliebagley]

repent to God 🙏

[@Chad_129]

What people will never understand if they never saw the game against G2 is how INCREDIBLY INSANE this bo1 was. Even the commentators where literally slamming BNE saying even that G2 is going to "mop the floor with them", everybody was saying they are going to lose. The game is so crazy that I re-watch the match every now and then, admiring every single player. I also think it SENER1's 1v4 clutch was insane while they were down 5-10, it was the turn-point of the map. In my opinion, the best bo1 in all of csgo.

[@olliebagley]

repent to God 🙏

[@spikeonecs761]

Hello, Can you give me a link to the match I want to watch it, because I get curies after I saw ur comment Thank you!

[@charizard_uno516]

the "God Shattering Star" at the end is such an insane touch and I literally got chills. Thank you for yet another masterpiece of a video Phy.

[@olliebagley]

repent to God 🙏

[@DuckSwagington]

It's a massive shame that the BNE players never went on to do better things. The one guy that got a break at a decent team, rigoN, gets shoved out of position and benched months after joining them.

[@Kruemeleistee]

As a german Big did him dirty. Putting the most aggressive player into the most defensive positions...

[@Flashv28]

​@@Kruemeleistee Did they force him to sign a contract or did he chose by himself?

[@Sniperowns5023]

@@Flashv28he meant that when he signed to BIG, the coaches thought it would be best to have rigoN anchor sites despite his playstyle being an active fragger.

[@olliebagley]

repent to God 🙏

[@milliondollarart]

@@Sniperowns5023 he could have sign better contract then. If you are not sure what they will do with you, just ask them and put it on the paper, so both sides know what to expect

5:37 "Taking place in Bucharest" Shows Budapest. HUNGARY ON TOP BABYY 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺 RAAAAAAAH

[@HutoCS2]

YAAAAAAAA

[@PhyFPS]

THERES NO SHOT… STOCK PHOTO LIED TO MEEEE 😭😭😭😭

[@officialkurwol]

​@@PhyFPS lol i was sure that was a joke

[@BK2238]

Transylvania is hungarian

[@xenten9686]

@@PhyFPS Worse still there's no river in Bucharest.

[@Goodborni]

Some extra info: They did train for the first major they qualified at a fans house, because they had no camp place to play together. Rigon mentions he had to drive to state buildinfs to fix the passports for the teammates while also teying to be on time for practice. Flateoo did around 6k in damages celebraring the qualifying, which was paid in full by the sponsor of the team Gjirafa50. Also he busted the coach's lips with an elbow hit while celebrating. They had to book theit stuff and manage everything since they had no org. They gave us so much emotion, I do not think people can comprehend the scale. There was people going to dates with their phones out watching rhwm live, in hospitals, at home wirh our parents who had no idea what cs even is etc... It was truly a joyful emotional moment for us all so thank you for the video ♥️

[@vedrantrava]

I miss this team. It was such a roller coaster seeing them beat top teams just to choke every chance of winning other smaller tournaments. Great video as per usual.

[@olliebagley]

repent to God 🙏

[@Harry29591]

BnE was my favorite underdog team, watched them play against FaZe in Paris and I was screaming don’t go into OT and don’t go into Map 3. A year later it was so sad when I woke up to them losing the RMR, if the stars were just a little different I can see them qualifying.

[@Pyxyty]

Funny thing about that series vs Faze: after it ended, BNE actually won more rounds than Faze did. Really unfortunate they couldn't close that series when they could in map 2. I miss the BNE 😢

[@mohicanyt]

I remember times where I would watch the games in class, and scream with my friends when they pulled off some of the nastiest moves ever imaginable. That game against Faze in Rio was unimaginable. That night, not just us Albanian CS Fans were watching, but the whole Albanian World was watching. There were cafes and gaming centers full of people who had never watched CS, watching the game and when karrigan dropped in that 1v4. The whole Albanian world was in euphoria. A night to never forget.

[@ajamkriminel]

When did this happen?

[@mohicanyt]

@ajamkriminel I mean here we would plan watch-parties and watch for hours. Even parents and older people came to watch.

[@angrrr_1088]

The possibility of literal orgless Friends to get to a Major and Beat top Teams is exactly what makes the CS esports Scene so fascinating. Loved the video

[@NIPGaming]

Another wonderful video mr. Phy

[@nesune4401]

You’re cute 🥰

[@LutfiMusiqi]

This was difficult to watch... the nostalgia rush I got from it made me nearly tear up multiple times throughout the video, these boys made everyone so unbelievably proud even my father who at the time only knew video games as a waste of time, heard about them. The vibes were immaculate, history was literally written and at the time I wouldn't think about it much. Thank you so much for this video, it truly is an amazing feeling to be appreciated by people other than our own. ❤

[@cs_miraki]

Redbull gives you wings, Eagles give you emotions.

[@traelmani9780]

That's some fire writing 🔥

[@kojuhh]

Wonderful video dude. I got into CS about a little over a year ago and videos like these really help me better understand the history of players and the teams. CS is no doubt my favorite game and being able to learn about all the stuff I completely missed is awesome.

[@SnugglyDashie]

You know you have a REAL underdog story when world #1 becomes the underdog in the matchup Love what you do boss, keep being yourself, and doing what you enjoy doing. It is like watching Summoning Salt for Counter Strike. Inecredible stuff my friend.

[@Sparky2kiwnl]

just a heads up. bugha is still the no1 best player in fortnite history (for now). that was not just a fluke tournament

[@KrSolarRay]

Debatable considering Tayson and Mero but definitely top 3

[@teddyagain]

I’d argue Peterbot has made a statement strong enough to be considered the best to do it.

[@bornana1254]

​@@teddyagainnot enough wins to be put over tyson, mero and bugha

[@Pootisbird01]

@@teddyagainsee I been saying that Peterbot is one of the best to ever do it (I have never watched a pro Fortnite game)

[@B.27y]

Lmao he is not even top 5

[@hoangminhdo1259]

Some random dudes vs multi billion dollar companies . This is history

[@hoangminhdo1259]

I havent watch the video when cmt this btw

[@glxyzera7532]

multi billion? lol

[@whatlmao]

billion? lmao

[@jpsaglimbeni]

9:45 not sinners losing the 2-2 match again

[@Hudson0033]

This may be the best CS video I have ever watched. Masterfully edited and commentated.

[@anzerkek]

Hears elden ring boss music everytime they face faze lmao

[@markos_aki]

Damn bro, I remember getting here on your second video with just a few hundred subs. I knew it was just a matter of time for things to grow. Great job.

[@cryisfree510]

Honestly, the BNE miracle run might not happen if oskar didn’t leave for that goddamn titans project. That was peak sinners roster.

[@besianzotaj4810]

Even this year sinners were 2-0 in rmr and still chocked so it wasn't oskar fault

[@milliondollarart]

It wouldnt happen if Oskar didnt go missing in most important games. Yep.

[@byleobb]

Whoa, is that a Fire Emblem Three Houses song at 27:27????? Holy sh** your channel is amazing. Amazing content as always. Love your vids, PHY!

[@IkuMikuSaba]

God shattering star is generational

[@Trivve]

This feels very heavily inspired by the secret base series. Love it

[@mvrrko]

3:42 Why is this a Geometry Dash Discord Screenshot? lol

[@noobasxdd]

nah bro these are def cs players :clueless:

[@PhyFPS]

Hush

[@vscythe_]

​@@PhyFPSis there something you wanna tell us, phy?

[@bedziu6314]

First the maze of mayonnaise now this... Clearly phy is preparing a spaceuk documentary

[@clockwork_king]

A while ago, I bought a skin that had bad news eagle stickers on it. Didn't know who they were and thought about removing them, but ended up deciding against it as the colour matched with the skin. But after hearing this story, I feel honoured to wear the stickers of some friends and not of yet another company essentially

[@asyl1m293]

An interesting fact about the round at 30:38, ropz described this round as the best round he had ever played in his career in an interview with thorin. It was last round of regulation, and faze were about to be eliminated He was in a 2v3 (effectively 1v3 as broky was on other side of the map) and he hit 4 to 5 perfect timings to avoid getting double peaked and played around them perfectly.

[@brothermanbill_]

your content is ABSOLUTE CINEMA, such a chill video to watch

[@DropSession]

great vid to start off 2025 man absolute cinema as usual

[@t_ohercy]

This video is so well made! Keep up the good work.

[@habib1971]

Random friendgroup making it to top 16 is so insane. Team chemistry is such an insane thing

[@gablor]

Rio major was the first major i actually watched. Since g2 wasnt there i decoded to root for bne and was so hyped during 0-2 elim game

[@kdg8076]

god i love when both teams blow out each other

[@AmberHeardofme]

This is why we love an Underdog no matter what sport Although in Sports you can somehow skip the climbing and be promoted to the top Honestly since when Shroud did Casting and doing documentaries on CSGO 2

[@Arnabit]

Love your content. Happy new year

[@servethuduti5783]

I just miss this moment in CSGO. It was so refreshing and for a moment we had a team a story and a dream. I still today see SENER1 sometimes and thank him for all the emotions they gave us.

[@aculinnah]

Im so fucking happy that someone finally did a video on these guys and what they did. Much love from Kosovo been a supporter for a while now. ,♥️💪

[@MaitoOisteri]

Damn. This video was breathtaking. I was hooked right from the start the whole way and couldnt stop watching. I recently found your channel and I absolutely love what you do. These videos are slowly reigniting my passion for this game after taking a break for a few years. I never knew this team but this video made me cheer for them like crazy. Super shame that they ended up disbanding. I cannot wait for more mini-documentary type videos!

[@msl_322]

happy new year buddy

[@Sebbos]

That astralis - BNE game is for sure one of the darkest days in danish CS. Peak caos at astralis at the time

[@Bbreezy1337]

bro they make us proud, they are super nice dudes we love them mad respect for their succes, Thanks for choosing to post this, subscribed ~

[@djin_yt]

really good video man. thoroughly captivated by this story throughout, well told :))

[@eazyny7579]

best line of the whole video "now watch, as Astralis gets their shit pushed in"

[@tobiletsplay]

2:07 bro Mitch did absolutely ballsack nothing 💀

[@RDzwasamistake]

OH HAVE A WAITED FOR THIS VIDEO I really enjoy Your videos. Keep it up man!

[@zaneverovati]

the peakest of peaks or the lowest of lows, nothing in between ahh typical balkan mentality good work tho bois

[@ben-fe8dc]

Bruh your content is so good. I watched one of your videos and was surprised how low your subs are. Glad I found you, SUBSCRIBED

[@roastd]

Ohhh fuck yes a video about my favourite team?!?!?! Was a fan of the "underdog" seeing them at Antwerp and was a fan of them after they made it to Rio (and ofc Paris), fucking legends! Sad ending for them...but life goes on ❤

[@watersauras5692]

I swear, the soundtracks on these videos are just peak

[@ahmmetb3h]

These are the pride of our little small country! So happy we had them!

[@antikdoli1424]

You have no idea how influencial they had just become in Kosovo. Every gamer suddently had their stickers plastered everywhere even if they didnt follow csgo all that much. MASSIVE hype on social media...they were floating above clouds.

[@kuribohoverlord2432]

Yesss! Loved watching these guys play at Antwerp Also, awesome video again you’re killing it dude!!!

[@necatz4485]

So bad news eagle are the Dan Campbell Lions sounds like an amazingly fun team to watch

[@Lasarius]

were*

[@3L4R3X]

Great Video, as I Love all Videos of those kind that you do, keep Up the great Work! 🤟

[@KEROVSKI_]

11:57 I remember that elbow xD Poor stikle-

[@cryisfree510]

still waiting for that QBF miracle run but this will do for now

[@henrikhustvedt9777]

27:30 got me feeling something

[@art-ki5di]

another masterclass, keep it up my friend!

[@RogueNinjas]

Your videos are always really well made man!

[@tsunderekermit]

fantastic story telling, genuinely fascinating stuff, happy new year!

[@fufu1405]

Man it was so fun to follow their run.

[@ToyohisaTV]

fantastic video, great memories from watching all these majors

[@s0meRand0m129]

"The Greatest Unpaid Counter-Strike Team, Ever." I thought you are talking about Bleed because they didnt got paid at all

[@PhyFPS]

ok but what was great about that team

[@Anderslaw]

Even 87-0 Nip

[@s0meRand0m129]

@@PhyFPS i thought you said it in sarcastic way

[@mikugaming220]

loved the video bro. would really like their current story and how they operated without a organization. like how they work or their profit or not.

[@screayx]

I love this content, keep it coming!

[@nathan8142]

26:28 flatroo "WHAT THE FUCK" 🤣

[@januszgilwatowski6101]

As a FaZe fan, that elimination bo3 and the veto is still absolutely BAFFLING to this day. Karrigan is known for his veto mind games and unorthodox picks but that was a DISASTER: you are facing elimination and total embarrassment by going 0-3 as the previous major winner for the first time in history (no other major winner did this bad in the next tournament) and you are playing against a very dangerous team that needs to be respected. What did they do? They allowed BNE to pick FaZe's LITERAL PERMABAN Vertigo (they banned ancient, a map where they rocked BNE's shit 16-4 in the previous major), picked Nuke which is alright, and they left Mirage, perhaps the most puggiest aim-based map in the pool, a place that every BNE player has etched into their skull since they played it a million times in FPL. And they choked a 15-10 lead. This is just incomprehensible especially for a #1 ranked team but there were rumors about broky's alleged gambling problem going around at that time so they probably didn't have the right mindset going into the Rio major, which showed in their 0-3 exit.

[@milliondollarart]

Most puggiest map and FaZe should be best friends, as their style is based on pugs. No real teamplay, just based on individual skill

[@strohhut_qp]

I dont know shit about CS but i really enjoy Videos like this I like ur style of doing this Videos i watched 3 or 4 til now and i loved every single one

[@r3flection488]

my fav storyline that 1or2 years, so fun to follow their journey

[@512TheWolf512]

for the love of the game. and to prove they're the best, born different

[@liamthomas1499]

Crazy! I just went to watch the full 3 games after this video! Ducking love stories lke this

[@THE.STARI1]

Please make more videos you've singlehandedly made me want watch cs competitive

[@Luckenw]

bro why would you have to remind me of the sinners choke 😭 one of many

[@drizzy6302]

Its so crazy how cs completely crush valorant now

[@bassdasdwadsasdasw]

I think a video on the Copenhagen Flames would be a fun one to do following this one, they occupy similar spaces in my head at least

[@symlolvid]

their story is better than the whole shanghai major holy

[@99999markus]

Amazing video my food tasted 3 times better thanks to the emotions I felt watching this cheers

[@georgikostov6062]

You guys just don’t know how legendary and iconic CS is in any Balkan country!!!

[@sigdokari1322]

This is the greatest video ive ever watched at 3am

[@2P0lar]

Nice phy vids going crazy

[@forr35t]

Crazy how many of these matches would never happen on MR12, fantastic video as always

[@shpetimmulaj8154]

Thank you for making this great video of BNE, will subscribe ❤

[@mellowbird4947]

cs historic videos are such a good idea . nice videos

[@bernienold]

you just have to love this story!

[@rimondluzha7305]

Thank u for supporting man❤️

[@seatmushani8141]

Thank you very much for making this video and bringing back so much emotion that we had in many majors with Bad News Eagles. They will remain in history as Legends for us Albanians. 🦅🇦🇱🇽🇰

[@userforwatch69]

@PHYCS2 you should do space soliders my fav former turkish team

[@Hhhhleart]

Thank you for making this video. The impact BNE has had on Kosovo/Albania is outrageous, they really gave the young generation a glimpse of hope of making a living out of CS. Nowadays you see so many young kids playing in internet caffes with so much passion and absolute talent. Thank you again! 🇽🇰🇦🇱❤️

[@RealKaxy]

as a Sinners fan for many years now.. the bne match was an absolute heartbreak, even though I wanted bne to make it.

[@milliondollarart]

every qualification for major as Sinners fan is heartbreak.

[@TinTenjoy]

welcome back bro 🔥

[@1bra89]

The best title i ever seen in KZbin ...

[@racipigzim4779]

It was amazing to see the Bad News Eagles on this game, they are the true Legends for real, its a shame that they never became e good Org, the Guild was not good enough to the boys so they are not anympre together😢

[@domg2365]

Was that a little Secret Base nod there around 11:30 mark

[@pranavonyt]

Sounds like a Movie Story.

[@gamer-qk8vd]

Name a better duo than Phy and talking about games with extended overtimes

[@mustymode]

my favorite team of all time. LLBNE

[@el_jack0]

Great video as always. Thanks for the content

[@sPain4]

Bro I remember them like it was yesterday, I cheered them on watched every game bought soo many stickers. The game against faze was such a rush and also so sad at the end. wish they would play again together or for me to at least get a picture with them ... but sadly it never happened Rip Bad News Eagles 😥