The Kosovar side behind one of the great Major upsets are coming back, more than a year after they disbanded.
Bad News Eagles are returning to Counter-Strike. The organisation posted “A new era. A new BNE. Coming soon.” on X on , with a link to a new website. No players, staff or date have been announced.
The teaser had passed 109,000 views by Sunday morning.
Three Majors from Kosovo
Bad News Eagles were founded in February 2022 and reached three Majors in a row with the same five players: SENER1, gxx-, juanflatroo, sinnopsyy and rigoN. The biggest moment came at the IEM Rio Major 2022, where they knocked out FaZe, the reigning Major champions.
| Major | Place |
|---|---|
| PGL Major Antwerp 2022 | 15-16th |
| IEM Rio Major 2022 | 12-14th |
| BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 | 12-14th |
Guild Esports took over the roster in November 2023. The five came back under the Bad News Eagles name in February 2025, but the project lasted five months, and the team disbanded in June 2025.
Since then SENER1, juanflatroo and sinnopsyy moved on to M1X, while rigoN, who had a spell with BIG in 2024, joined ENCE. Whether any of them are part of the new BNE is not known yet.
