stikle- and Bad News Eagles part ways

1-12-2022 15:15

Swedish coach Jonatan "⁠Devilwalk⁠" Lundberg was spotted with Bad News Eagles in the team's server.

Klesti "⁠stikle-⁠" Kola, Bad News Eagles' coach, will no longer be in charge of the Kosovar squad in 2023 as he and the team have decided to part ways due to differences in their vision for the team and its future.

The 24-year-old Albanian was a part of Kosovo's top side since its inception and stood behind the players during their meteoric rise from the fringes of the European circuit to qualifying for the Legends Stage of a Major in May.

stikle- was a part of BNE's rise, but will now follow a different path

Bad News Eagles didn't manage to hang on in the top echelons and went missing after their first Major appearance at PGL Antwerp, which was a historic one for for the team's Albanian and Kosovar members as they were the first from their countries to reach such heights. The side struggled to find form against lesser opposition while treading murky online territory, but reappeared just in time to once again make a splash at the second Major of the year in November.

The Kosovar squad breezed through the IEM Rio Major's Challengers Stage with a clean record and momentarily erased their online woes from memory. They even eliminated one of the tournament's favorites in the Legends Stage, FaZe, but in the end it was not enough and they bowed out with a 1-3 record.

The quintet and stikle- then flew to Finland for Elisa Masters Espoo, but flopped out in 9-10th place, which added more fuel to the fire of instability and piled on the team's doubts about being able to remain among Counter-Strike's elite for an extended period.

stikle-, who had to take different roles for the orgless team other than coaching, such as posting on social media and managing the squad, will now take some time off to undergo surgery. The Albanian skipper plans to start streaming and will announce some of his plans for the future after recovery.

Former fnatic rifler and Major winner Devilwalk, who has worked as a coach and broadcast analyst during and after his playing career, was spotted in Bad News Eagles' server alongside the players.

Bad News Eagles are now:

Kosovo Flatron "⁠juanflatroo⁠" Halimi
Kosovo Dionis "⁠sinnopsyy⁠" Budeci
Kosovo Genc "⁠gxx-⁠" Kolgeci
Kosovo Sener "⁠SENER1⁠" Mahmuti
Switzerland Rigon "⁠rigoN⁠" Gashi

Kosovo Sener 'SENER1' Mahmuti
Sener 'SENER1' Mahmuti
Age:
25
Team:
Bad News Eagles
Rating 1.0:
0.92
Maps played:
453
KPR:
0.61
DPR:
0.66
Albania Klesti 'stikle-' Kola
Klesti 'stikle-' Kola
Age:
24
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.63
Maps played:
3
KPR:
0.28
DPR:
0.55
Sweden Jonatan 'Devilwalk' Lundberg
Jonatan 'Devilwalk' Lundberg
Age:
31
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.86
Maps played:
408
KPR:
0.58
DPR:
0.69
Switzerland Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi
Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi
Age:
23
Team:
Bad News Eagles
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
455
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.73
Kosovo Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci
Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci
Age:
27
Team:
Bad News Eagles
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
723
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.72
Kosovo Flatron 'juanflatroo' Halimi
Flatron 'juanflatroo' Halimi
Age:
25
Team:
Bad News Eagles
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
648
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.72
Kosovo Genc 'gxx-' Kolgeci
Genc 'gxx-' Kolgeci
Age:
23
Team:
Bad News Eagles
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
439
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.60
#1
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Finland ForgFromFinland
sad, rip bne
2022-12-01 15:16
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4 replies
#26
Denmark Rubix__
sadge hopefully they maintain their major appearance and upset wins
2022-12-01 15:52
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#61
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Finland Cucumber))
radio
2022-12-01 19:46
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2 replies
#62
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Finland ForgFromFinland
did not see pirukävely is joinik!
2022-12-01 20:06
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1 reply
#63
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Finland Cucumber))
i'll let it pass...
2022-12-01 20:08
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#2
i'm still fly | 
Romania mrkill2010
Devilwalk is in
2022-12-01 15:16
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2 replies
#65
rapala | 
Finland Mibrdisband
Probably devilwalked there
2022-12-01 20:35
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1 reply
#67
0SAMAS | 
Palestine u4eUhh
rip Albanian greatness
2022-12-02 00:14
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#3
jks | 
United Kingdom potatusman
devilwalk mentioned, where cucumber?
2022-12-01 15:16
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3 replies
#29
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Finland ForgFromFinland
holy shit real juuks, cucumber is sleepink
2022-12-01 16:05
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1 reply
#57
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Finland Cucumber))
SHIT
2022-12-01 19:36
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#56
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Finland Cucumber))
HOLY
2022-12-01 19:36
0
#4
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Poland Astoner55
Unluko or luko for bne? Was he good?
2022-12-01 15:17
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5 replies
#13
Czech Republic Starold
hltv.org/player/12809/luko
2022-12-01 15:24
0
#19
bladee | 
Albania swiss_person
he took a punch like a champ, top 3 strongest coach 4 sure
2022-12-01 15:30
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2 replies
#37
World Shirazinha
he is rude and cant control his temper
2022-12-01 17:20
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1 reply
#38
bladee | 
Albania swiss_person
I can't comment on that I wasn't there personally
2022-12-01 17:21
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#22
Finland ikzeloR
not bad but not really tier 1 coach yet so needs more experience
2022-12-01 15:35
0
#5
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Denmark baitpolice
devilwalk 1 major nik0 0
2022-12-01 15:17
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#6
jL | 
Europe forze_major_winners
Damn
2022-12-01 15:17
0
#7
Kosovo rillone97
Sad for stikle <3 Welcome devilwalk
2022-12-01 15:17
0
#8
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Indonesia BanDr
welcome devilwalk soon ?
2022-12-01 15:18
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#9
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Sweden Niloist
Devilwalk 2 major, soon to be 3?
2022-12-01 15:18
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1 reply
#20
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Sweden BIGGEST_AYAYA_FAN
He's making it look easy.
2022-12-01 15:34
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#10
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United States zovint
Nice
2022-12-01 15:18
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#11
donk | 
Chad darkfl0w
tsm sign confirmed.
2022-12-01 15:20
0
#12
Jesus | 
Israel michnass
F
2022-12-01 15:24
0
#14
shushan | 
Israel Idanuman
F
2022-12-01 15:25
0
#15
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United States kennyRiddim
F
2022-12-01 15:25
0
#16
XANTARES | 
United States Top50rifler
W
2022-12-01 15:27
0
#17
c0ldhurt | 
Brazil Desario
G2 stikle confirmed
2022-12-01 15:27
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#18
El1an | 
Other Quagmire_
Ok
2022-12-01 15:28
0
#21
Europe rage2k1990
Bad News
2022-12-01 15:34
0
#23
bLitz | 
Jamaica WhiteBobMarley
article says "The Kosovar squad breezed through the IEM Rio Major's Champions Stage with a clean record" instead of Challangers Stage
2022-12-01 15:37
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1 reply
#40
NAF | 
Argentina JulieN19K
+1 I was about to say that
2022-12-01 17:26
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#25
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Romania Nickname90
unexpected, it seemed they were getting along so well with eachother
2022-12-01 15:51
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3 replies
#28
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Albania eri1
health issues, stikle annouced he left due to having too much stress and he is getting surgery in three weeks
2022-12-01 16:01
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2 replies
#36
RIPablo Escobar | 
Poland realPOLOK
but surgery because of the stress or what?
2022-12-01 17:15
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1 reply
#45
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Albania eri1
no, FESS surgery
2022-12-01 17:54
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#27
BOROS | 
France JohnnotCena
Sad.. Who will be the new coach Loba?
2022-12-01 16:01
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1 reply
#30
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Sweden Swedish_Remixer
devilwalk
2022-12-01 16:10
0
#33
Italy real_bob
R.I.P The last Albino in the team :(
2022-12-01 16:33
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4 replies
#43
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Albania Sepetsa
There are 5 more left wdym
2022-12-01 17:40
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3 replies
#51
Italy real_bob
arent they Kosovoan?
2022-12-01 18:52
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2 replies
#54
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Albania Sepetsa
Thats not a word, they are albanians from kosova
2022-12-01 19:12
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#60
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Kosovo nor1tt
Kosovan/r doesn't exist in Kosovo 95% are Ethnic Albanians !
2022-12-01 19:45
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#35
Faceit level 9  | 
ropz | 
Kosovo thepoppinsnitch
huh
2022-12-01 16:52
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#39
Finland i_dance_when_im_happy
Get well soon
2022-12-01 17:22
0
#41
emocore | 
North America Woke_G2_Fan
it says champions when it should say challengers
2022-12-01 17:30
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#44
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United States Chili65
sad :(
2022-12-01 17:45
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#46
Yatoro | 
Germany SxxyCake
get well soon bro
2022-12-01 18:07
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#47
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Kosovo spadzxf
this makes me sad
2022-12-01 18:17
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#48
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Pakistan LoOuU2
A move that actually got figured out through some investigative journalism by a random Redditor yesterday
2022-12-01 18:19
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#49
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Montenegro Blunt_Shovel
that sucks
2022-12-01 18:34
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#52
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North America minte
DEVILWALK 1 MAJOR feels bad for stikle though, hope the surgery goes well. but a goat like devilwalk taking his place is cool
2022-12-01 18:53
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#53
United States okuulanda
Would Devilwalk speak to them in English? Or have BNE been comming in English this whole time and I just had no idea
2022-12-01 18:54
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3 replies
#69
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Yugoslavia notinthemood
Why would 6 albanians comm in english among eachother
2022-12-02 08:42
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2 replies
#70
s1mple | 
Netherlands SkepticNL
And people say dumb questions don't exist.
2022-12-02 09:50
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1 reply
#74
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Yugoslavia notinthemood
Cant even imagine how his thought process went
2022-12-02 20:49
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#55
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Finland Cucumber))
G O D D E V I L W A L K
2022-12-01 19:35
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#58
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Kosovo nor1tt
Heartbreaking news as I heard that even they players are going to part the ways :(
2022-12-01 19:42
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1 reply
#64
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Albania mer1toNNN
Nah that’s not true! They probably found a new organization , they will announce this after this season! Albanian dream team is still alive
2022-12-01 20:18
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#59
flying | 
Germany BadboyJohnny
ynk new coach, get him off broadcast PLS BNE TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM
2022-12-01 19:43
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#66
Wicadia | 
Turkey sametinho
another case of EF... R.I.P bNE
2022-12-01 22:39
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2 replies
#72
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Albania mer1toNNN
Why rip? The players didn’t part ways! They just found a very good coach! Hopefully they’ll find a org soon
2022-12-02 11:03
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1 reply
#73
Wicadia | 
Turkey sametinho
I wish the best for them
2022-12-02 16:59
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#68
f0rest | 
France DRAKII1
"friends team"
2022-12-02 01:12
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1 reply
#75
Faroe Islands resick
money team
2022-12-03 03:33
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#71
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Albania dimalium
sad
2022-12-02 10:04
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#76
Italy Plz_Cry_More
Nah they wont disband. They are earning money. But if rigoN or flatro leaves they will probably disband after a while.
2022-12-04 16:02
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