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Too Good to Win a Major: The Tragedy of NiKo



NiKo is Counter-Strike’s most unbelievable, heartbreaking anomaly.

Despite being one of the best players of all time, his legacy is still in question – because when it matters most, NiKo just can’t win.

The first CS2 Major in Copenhagen was NiKo’s best shot at starting fresh – at kicking the door open and entering the new game as a legend.

And yet, with redemption at hand, everything slipped out of NiKo’s reach once more.

Written by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula)
Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@ DPascaluta)
Edited by: Andrew Faigal (@Brrrning)
Thumbnail by: Emmanuel Adarkwah
Produced by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula), Connor Dunn (@connordunn_), and Danielle Rosen (@_DanielleRosen)

Footage credits: https://pastebin.com/aLGEYQE2

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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42 Comments

  1. @theScoreesports

    Hey everyone,

    An earlier version of this video was uploaded with footage errors that have since been corrected. We deeply regret the errors and apologize.

    Thanks for enjoying our content.

  5. @Jescar

    This is re-upload. They probably realized one of the clips included the 'wrong Danish niko' from Heroic.

  8. @Mornings

    Even as one of his biggest haters I'd sell my soul to go back in time so Niko could hit that deagle shot and take it to map 3

  23. @lotrdude13

    I kept wondering why this showed that I hadn't watched it, but now I see you all fixed the other niko's clips being in here

  25. @n3gi_

    Faze kicked Karrigan, only to become one worst teams in the top 30 and eventually get him back then becomes the best in the world.

  28. @Darkswe

    Showing the "shut up" clip as an example for bad temper is disingenuous, that's him after a round has ended trying to call a strat while his teammates are arguing about the previous round

  32. @hieuluu6613

    Guy was too unlucky in his prime and in these day, hes still good but unfortunately hes only a big player in small game

  33. @haxcsgo4468

    that clip from mouz was NiKo telling 2 of his teammates to shut up because they were arguing not NiKo actually being toxic

  34. @coooolibri

    this guy was on his peek many years ago, when playing with karrigan, ropz, rain, etc.
    look at his facial expressions during that time, and now. he was one of the goats at
    some point, but just like simple we also have to stop overhyping things, when its time
    to. there is no point besides monesy right now to be excited about anything around g2.

  36. @ChineseMusicianGamer

    9:23 What? Neither of these were write-offs for G2. With Antwerp, they had just acquired m0nesy and AleksiB, and had been in the final of Katowice. For Paris, they had WON KATOWICE ONLY DROPPING ONE MAP prior to the major. Neither of these majors were write-offs

  38. @dom7566

    Are you guys gonna post a video On Beastcoasts incredible underdog run from the latest r6 major?

  41. @coldloner7453

    Bro interviewing your staff does not speak for the cs community or validate your opinions. Please stop it, it’s actually annoying.

  42. @xephh

    incredibly stupid to use the clip at 16:24 as "volatile temper"
    Niko was trying to call and chrisJ + (i think) denis were still arguing about the last round and using up freeze time
    Context is very important

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