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NEO

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For the German player, see Neo (German player).
[e][h]NEO
Player Information
Name:
Filip Borys Kubski
Nationality:
Born:
June 15, 1987 (age 35)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2000 – Present
Years Active (Org):
2020 – 2023
Role:
Alternate IDs:
Neo, nijo
Approx. Total Winnings:
$759,932
Links
History
Counter-Strike
2000-03-31 – 2000-??-??
2001-01-07 – 2001-03-??
2001-04-?? – 2001-??-??
2002-03-?? – 2003-02-??
2003-02-?? – 2003-03-??
2003-03-?? – 2003-04-01
2003-04-22 – 2004-04-08
2004-04-08 – 2007-12-17
2007-12-17 – 2009-03-17
2009-04-20 – 2009-04-22
2009-04-29 – 2009-07-29
2009-09-25 – 2009-11-01
2009-11-01 – 2010-02-16
2010-02-16 – 2011-10-17
2011-10-17 – 2011-12-06
2011-12-06 – 2012-09-29

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-09-29 – 2013-10-08
2013-10-08 – 2013-12-18
2013-12-18 – 2014-01-25
2014-01-25 – 2018-12-13
2018-12-13 – 2019-02-01
Virtus.pro (Inactive)
2019-05-13 – 2019-09-11
FaZe Clan (Trial)
2020-01-03 – 2020-01-14
2020-04-07 – 2023-03-31
HONORIS (Organization)
2020-05-18 – 2022-08-10
2022-08-10 – 2023-03-31
HONORIS (Substitute)


Filip "NEO" Kubski (born June 15, 1987) is a Polish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and former professional Counter-Strike player. He is widely considered as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Counter-Strike players of all time. He was part of the very successful Polish Golden Five lineup that won WCG three times, ESWC twice, and IEM World Championship twice. In CS:GO, NEO was a member of the longest-standing roster in its history that gathered notable victories at EMS Katowice 2014, ELEAGUE S1, and DH Las Vegas 2017 under the Virtus.pro banner.


Achievements[edit]

DatePlacementTierTypeTournamentTeamResultPrize
2017-02-191stS-TierOfflineDreamHack MastersDreamHack MastersDreamHack Masters Las Vegas 2017Virtus.pro2 : 1SK GamingSK Gaming$200,000
2017-01-292ndS-TierOfflineELEAGUEELEAGUEELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017Virtus.pro1 : 2Astralis$150,000
2017-01-153rdS-TierOfflineWorld Electronic Sports GamesWorld Electronic Sports GamesWorld Electronic Sports Games 2016Virtus.pro2 : 0Space SoldiersSpace Soldiers$200,000
2016-07-301stS-TierOfflineELEAGUEELEAGUEELEAGUE Season 1Virtus.pro2 : 0Fnatic$400,000
2015-09-121stS-TierOfflineESL Pro LeagueESL Pro LeagueESL ESEA Pro League InvitationalVirtus.pro3 : 2Team SoloMidTeam SoloMid$100,000
2015-04-191stS-TierOfflineESEAESEAESEA Season 18: Global Invite DivisionVirtus.pro2 : 1Fnatic$70,000
2014-03-161stS-TierOfflineESL Major Series OneESL Major Series OneESL Major Series One Katowice 2014Virtus.pro2 : 0Ninjas in Pyjamas$100,000
2012-03-101stS-TierOfflineIntel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme Masters VIESC Gaming2 : 0Natus Vincere$50,000
2007-03-181stS-TierOfflineIntel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme Masters ITeam Pentagram2 : 0H2k Gaming$53,227
2006-10-221stS-TierOfflineWorld Cyber GamesWorld Cyber GamesWorld Cyber Games 2006Team Pentagram2 : 1Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas$60,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament

Trivia[edit]

Personal[edit]

  • Became the majority owner of Counter-Strike.PL on April 1st, 2011. [1]
  • Collaborated with ZOWIE on the FK line of gaming mice. It was named after his initials and released in February 2013.
  • His nickname originates from The Matrix film. [2]

Awards[edit]

MVPs[edit]

Records[edit]

  • NEO is one of the few players to win three WCG series. The others being his then-teammates in the original Golden Five: TaZ, kuben, and Loord.
  • At 4 years, 5 months and 1 day, NEO, TaZ, pashaBiceps, Snax and byali is the longest-lasting lineup in the history of CS:GO. They played their first game on September 5th, 2013 under ESC Gaming's banner and continued to stay together until February 6th, 2018 when TaZ was benched from Virtus.pro to make way for MICHU.
  • NEO and TaZ formed the longest partnership across all versions of Counter-Strike which spans over 6100 days in total. Their first period of alliance lasted 5052 days, from April 8th, 2004 when they joined forces in Team Pentagram to February 6th, 2018 when TaZ was benched from Virtus.pro. Later on, the duo played together for 38 more days, started when NEO stepped in for ARCY on December 7th, 2019 until ARCY officially disbanded on January 14th, 2020. The duo then extended their partnership further when they reunited in HONORIS on May 18th, 2020. Their last period of partnership ended when HONORIS ceased operations and TaZ retired as a player on March 31st, 2023.

Highlights[edit]

HLTV[edit]

Other[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. JoleKK (2011-04-01). "Neo nowym właścicielem CS.PL" [Neo new owner of CS.PL] (in Poland Polish). Counter-Strike.PL.
  2. Marcin Kostaszuk (2012-03-04). "Poznaniak Filip Kubski: Małysz gier komputerowych" [Filip Kubski from Poznań: Małysz of computer games] (in Poland Polish). Głos Wielkopolski.
  3. RAMMS ΐ EIN (2003-03-25). "Plebiscyt CSPL AWARDS 2002 - rozstrzygnięty" [CSPL AWARDS 2002 poll - ended] (in Poland Polish). Counter-Strike.PL.
  4. JoleKK (2005-03-27). "CS.PL Awards 2004 rozdane" [CS.PL Awards 2004 awarded] (in Poland Polish). Counter-Strike.PL.
  5. JoleKK (2008-01-07). "CS.PL Awards 2007 przyznane" [CS.PL Awards 2007 awarded] (in Poland Polish). Counter-Strike.PL.
  6. MIRAA (2010-01-05). "NEo voted Player of the Decade". HLTV.
  7. Tgwr1s (2011-01-14). "Top 20 players of 2010: Neo (7)". HLTV.
  8. Tgwr1s (2012-01-20). "Top 20 players of 2011: Neo (1)". HLTV.
  9. MIRAA (2016-01-04). "Top 20 players of 2015: NEO (17)". HLTV.
  10. "CEVO Professional Season 7 Finals".
  11. Tgwr1s (2016-09-21). "DH Bucharest 2016: Top players". HLTV.