NEO | |
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Current team | |
Team | FaZe Clan |
Role | Coach |
Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
Personal information | |
Name | Filip Kubski |
Nickname(s) | nijo |
Born | June 15, 1987 |
Nationality | Polish |
Career information | |
Games | |
Playing career | 2000–2023 |
Coaching career | 2023–present |
Team history | |
2004–2007 | Pentagram G-Shock |
2007–2009 | MeetYourMakers |
2009 | Wicked eSports |
2009 | Vitriolic |
2009–2010 | AGAiN |
2010–2011 | Frag eXecutors |
2011 | AGAiN |
2011–2013 | ESC Gaming |
2013 | Universal Soldiers |
2013–2014 | AGAiN |
2014–2019 | Virtus.pro |
2019 | FaZe Clan (Trial) |
2020 | ARCY |
2020–2023 | Honoris |
As coach: | |
2023–present | FaZe Clan |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Filip Borys Kubski (born June 15, 1987),[1] better known as NEO, is a Polish professional Counter-Strike 2 coach and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike player.[2] NEO is considered to be one of the best players in Counter-Strike history.[3] He was also one of the "Golden Five" group of Polish CS players.[4] Most recently he was the coach for FaZe Clan.[5][6] He has played for Virtus.pro, AGAiN, Universal Soldiers, ESC Gaming, Frag eXecutors, Vitriolic, Wicked eSports, Meet Your Makers, and Pentagram G-Shock. Kubski has been playing professionally since 2004.[7]
NEO is considered to be a mechanically gifted player, with an intelligent mind for the game. Kubski is also considered to be very good at Counter-Strike 1.6's in-game movement,[8][9] which makes him difficult to counter. In 2010, HLTV users voted Kubski the greatest Counter-Strike player of the decade.[10] He also won the eSports Award for eSports Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008, and was rated by HLTV.org as the best player of 2011.[11][12][13]