kRYSTAL joins BNE as assistant coach for Major cycle

29-3-2023 20:53

The German, who recently transitioned into the world of coaching, looks to help the Kosovar roster earn three consecutive Major berths.

Kevin "⁠kRYSTAL⁠" Amend has announced via Twitter that he is linking up with Bad News Eagles for the duration of the BLAST.tv Paris Major cycle as the team's assistant coach.

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A
06/04/2023	Bad News Eagles 14:10 1win	Match

The German followed up by saying that he has been assisting the Kosovar-majority roster for the past three weeks, aiming to get the team in Major-contending form in time for their RMR A opening matchup versus 1win on April 6.

kRYSTAL will help BNE as an assistant coach during the Paris Major cycle

The German is mostly known for his storied, decade-long playing career, where he played for a long list of well-known organizations, including GODSENT, ALTERNATE aTTaX, and Sprout. The 29-year-old even made a hat-trick of Major appearances during his time with PENTA, notably leading his countrymen to quarter-final appearances at DreamHack Winter 2014 and ESL One Katowice 2015.

kRYSTAL's only experience in the coaching department comes from his two-month stint with Niels Christian "⁠NaToSaphiX⁠" Sillassen's undefined roster, whom he joined as the head coach back in February after hanging up the mouse and transitioning to a behind-the-team role in December. The European ensemble struggled to get much going with the German's input, however, a 9-16th place run through CCT South Europe Series 3 being the sole highlight.

kRYSTAL is Bad News Eagles' second addition to their coaching staff since the new year. The Dionis "⁠sinnopsyy⁠" Budeci-led lineup previously added Jonatan "⁠Devilwalk⁠" Lundberg to their ranks as the team's skipper back in January, with the Swede saying to HLTV at the time that he "[believes] in what they are doing," and that "there’s massive potential for improvement."

Bad News Eagles will look to qualify for their third consecutive Major once play begins at the BLAST.tv Paris Major RMR on April 6. The Kosovar troupe previously made it to the IEM Rio and PGL Antwerp Majors, doing so without organizational backing to become the first team to do so since dAT at ESL One Cologne 2014.

Bad News Eagles will have the following roster for the BLAST.tv Paris Major cycle:

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

Jonatan "⁠Devilwalk⁠" Lundberg (coach)
Kieran "⁠KayJay⁠" Playfair (assistant coach)
Kevin "⁠kRYSTAL⁠" Amend (assistant coach)

2023-03-29 20:53

god krystal

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not rly, real khrystal from SK was sick

2023-03-30 11:44

goat

Lmao no wtf is BNE doing?

2023-03-29 20:54

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Trying to make themselves look professional so some tier1 org with no brain can buy them even with the shitty demands they want.

2023-03-29 20:55

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And how is someone like krystal gonna help them achieve that?

2023-03-29 20:58

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Idk hes free so it looks like theyre professional with them having TWO coaches instead of one.

2023-03-29 21:16

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You mean three, right? Look at their roster again

2023-03-29 23:20

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oh wow i didnt notice a canadian. how and when is he there?

2023-03-29 23:56

he got kicked out of welfare for having a 0.57 rating

2023-03-30 19:57

What shitty demands mr. insider?

2023-03-30 02:00

money

2023-03-30 16:37

How much and where is your proof?

2023-03-30 16:50

EG could buy them practically for free and for once be actually competitive.

2023-03-30 02:58

what are their demands?

2023-03-31 10:24

they add real quality to their sqaud

2023-03-29 21:00

What quality? He has done nothing in long career. This article is probably his peak.

2023-03-29 21:01

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I dont answer to that bad bait.

2023-03-29 21:02

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Where’s the bait?

2023-03-29 21:03

"He has done nothing in long career."

2023-03-29 21:06

I fail to see your point. What has he done? Even B1T achieved more in his rookie year.

2023-03-29 21:08

your L

2023-03-30 14:05

B1t was rookie of the year... he's the exception, not the norm.

2023-03-30 18:38

You really never watched CS it seems. In terms of fraging abilities Krystal was as bad as a level 5 faceit player. But his IQ and gamesense was probably better than anyone in the game which helped him stay relevant on top tier for so long. So he will help the team in tactics, same as Hunden did with Heroic and now with Astralis

2023-03-29 22:15

he wasnt that bad... he declined hard in his last 1-2 years but stop portraying him as some total Bot

2023-03-29 22:37

I portrayed him as an extremely intelligent player which is better than lets say scream or xantares who were so skilled but stupid af.

2023-03-29 23:03

They want to get the sticker bag without having the hassle of a predatory org. James Banks said they received a few offers for the team but they decided to stay orgless.

the offers were bad in their view. Some of them wanted their sticker money to sign them. Nobody would agree to that.

2023-03-30 06:54

this is the final nail in the coffin for him.

i wonder who's paying this clownfiesta

they're orgless, so no one is

2023-03-29 21:11

they pay from sticker money

2023-03-29 23:22

LETS GO BNE

2023-03-29 20:57

Pog

EZ Major win

what kind of a joke is this team XD

LETS GO KRYSTAL

2023-03-29 20:59

Sick move tbh, kRYSTAL is a good coach

coach kayjay on the team still?

lets go GOATSTAL

BNE are the sort of team I want in CS. Player-owned, underdogs and representatives of a underrepresented (and super-passionate) region. Furthermore, the support staff of the org are a super nice bunch with James Banks (GM), Devilwalk (C) and now Krystal. Wish them GL and hope they do well enough to become something like OG was for DOTA in CS.

2023-03-29 21:04

I think EF and Monte are player-owned too. I really like and respect such teams.

after some research can confirm Monte/EF seems to be player-owned as far as I can tell (EF seems to have a main investor besides the player but still applies). So yeah good find and thank you for sharing!

2023-03-29 21:18

i agree , but they need to step up , they are the definition of a one trick pony , with only being good in majors if they can translate that to other events , then it would be very good

2023-03-29 21:19

2023-03-30 17:56

Reply needs to have actual content.

2023-03-30 18:49

Let's go my GOAT

2023-03-29 21:05

I Sink

ahahhahahahh lmao

2023-03-29 21:09

kRYSTAL GOATED IGL tbh

2023-03-29 23:43

If Germany doesn't have GobB he would be at the top of the list

2023-03-30 06:46

true

2023-03-30 07:47

He sink(

2023-03-29 21:13

G O A T

2023-03-29 21:14

This guy is just a cheater, he was banned in css, just look it up…

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s0mple was banned ages ago too. Nobody cars anymore.

2023-03-29 21:28

Once a cheater, always a cheater. Btw, S1mple has proven his talent and skill many times on lan and thats a huge difference.

2023-03-29 21:37

and krystal had proven his in-game leading skill and got signed by an org what is your point

2023-03-29 22:47

Krystal had proven what?:D He has only 1 title back in 2018:D

2023-03-30 09:40

i'm pretty sure anyone behind BNE is more knowledgeable about the game and good players than Mouz fan saxxo from sweden and that's the reason why krystal was picked up

2023-03-30 09:44

Happy was vac banned in 1.6 and won 2 majors Zywoo had a vac ban in some random game. So if you are such a moral guy all of them should be banned

2023-03-30 06:47

Yep, they all were caught on a competition with quite big price money (compared to those times). Ohh, wait a minute...

2023-03-30 09:15

Hahaha what kind of moral is it when you cherry-pick cuz you are a fan of the names... hypocrite spotted.

2023-03-30 09:16

So you think it is the same when a kid try cheats home with friends or even on mm and when a player who plays for an org, get salary for it, and cheat on a competiton. Yes, you are right. These are the same.

2023-03-30 09:23

I didn't demand ban of Krystal in csgo you did. So why do you ask about my moral pov??

2023-03-30 09:25

s1mple was banned while playing for hellraisers and on big tournament qualifier

2023-03-30 09:43

322 team

2023-03-29 21:25

Congratulations BNE for winning Paris major!!

2023-03-29 21:26

+Maikelele when?

RIP BNE

2023-03-29 21:42

hey coach Krystal, shouldnt I rather position myself like this, to get a kill? Coach Krystal: Get a kill?

2023-03-29 21:44

pog

Let's go BNE <3 <3 <3

2023-03-29 21:50

There goes BNEs major run, gg see you in CS2

2023-03-29 22:07

Good for both of them, W

2023-03-29 22:20

GG BNE, tier 4 team after this

+1 brain

2023-03-29 22:44

As a german its nice to see him back in the business. Viel Erfolg Brudi

2023-03-29 22:53

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2023-03-29 23:14

W sweden

2023-03-29 23:57

Why though? krystal fell off years ago and is just terrible

2023-03-30 01:29

His IGL skills were never in question. He also coached Big Academy team with success.

2023-03-30 06:49

letsgoooo krystalgod, this time in playoffs

2023-03-30 02:10

3 coaches?

2023-03-30 03:18

Do they speak Serbian? Sign nexa as IGL if so and instant top10

2023-03-30 04:37

I forgot he played for godsent

2023-03-30 04:41

HLTV and your article has wrong facts. Krystal has also coach experience with the BIG Academy team. He coached them during "No Chance" time when he needed extra income.

2023-03-30 06:51

Welcome back at major, legend :)

2023-03-30 08:23

its hard to coach these fixers

2023-03-30 08:57

had a unlucky career but I hope he gets more coaching gigs after this god krystal

2023-03-30 14:49

Small side note: I'm fairly sure he also coached BIG Academy, potentially for a longer time and with a higher impact than what he did for undefined. So I wouldn't say he's unproven in a coaching role.

2023-03-30 18:37