YNk
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YNk
Player Information
Name:
Јанко Пауновић
Romanized Name:
Janko Paunović
Nationality:
Born:
July 8, 1992 (age 32)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2009 – 2015
Years Active (Coach):
2018 – 2020
Years Active (Talent):
2015 – 2018
2020 – Present
2020 – Present
Roles:
Nickname(s):
Wanko
Approx. Total Winnings:
$2,385
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Broadcasting
20??-??-?? – 2011-05-02
2011-05-02 – 2011-08-18
2011-08-18 – 2011-??-??
2011-12-06 – 2012-??-??
2012-??-?? – 2012-??-??
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-??-?? – 2013-01-??
2013-01-?? – 2013-03-08
2013-03-08 – 2013-08-31
2013-08-31 – 2013-11-06
2013-11-06 – 2013-11-19
2014-01-15 – 2014-03-21
2015-01-11 – 2015-??-??
2018-08-01 – 2018-12-21
MIBR (Coach)
2018-12-21 – 2018-12-31
MIBR (Inactive Coach)
2019-01-06 – 2020-10-28
FaZe Clan (Coach)
Broadcasting
2016-08-31 – 2018-08-01
Janko "YNk" Paunović (born July 8, 1992) is a Serbian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broadcast analyst, caster, retired coach and observer, as well as a retired semi-professional CS:GO and Counter-Strike player, most notably for iNation.
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019-05-02 | 9th - 12th | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | Intel Extreme Masters XIV - Sydney |   | 1 : 2 |  | $5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-09-04 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | Serbian First League Season 1 |  | 3 : 0 |   | $1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-08-01 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | Balkan SuperCup #1 |  | 2 : 1 | | $500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-01-29 | 1st | C-Tier | Online | |  | Balkan Rising Stars | | 2 : 1 |   | $1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-05-25 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | | | Gaming Challenge 2014 | | 2 : 1 |  | $681.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-02-16 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |   | SteelSeries CS:GO Calling | | 2 : 0 | | $827.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-11-10 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | | | Belgrade Gaming Festival 2013 | | 2 : 1 |  | $800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-06-30 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | | | KGB CM Storm Volume 3 | | 2 : 0 | | $2,341.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-03-23 | 2nd | C-Tier | Online | |  | FACEIT Saturday Spring Cup #2 | | 0 : 1 |   | $100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-03-26 | 2nd | C-Tier | Offline |  | | 3D Cafe LAN party volume 3 |   | 0 : 2 | | $205.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020-10-11 | 1st | A-Tier | Online | | | Intel Extreme Masters XV - New York Online: Europe | | 3 : 0 |  | $70,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-02-02 | 1st - 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 Regular Season | | 2 : 0 |   | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-11-02 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019 | | 2 : 0 |   | $125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-04-13 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | | | BLAST Pro Series: Miami 2019 | | 2 : 0 |   | $125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-01-27 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | ELEAGUE Invitational 2019 | | 2 : 1 |  | $80,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-12-08 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL Pro League Season 8 - Finals |   | 0 : 2 | | $55,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-11-25 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | Esports Championship Series Season 6 - Finals | | 0 : 2 |  | $120,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-09-29 | 2nd | A-Tier | Offline | | | BLAST Pro Series: Istanbul 2018 | | 1 : 2 | | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-09-22 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | FACEIT Major: London 2018 | | 0 : 2 |  | $70,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-08-26 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | ZOTAC Cup Masters 2018 | | 3 : 0 |  | $200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025-02-09 | S-Tier |  | Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-12-15 | S-Tier |   | Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-08-18 | S-Tier | | Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-07-21 | S-Tier |   | Esports World Cup 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-02-11 | S-Tier | | Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-08-20 | S-Tier |  | Gamers8 2023 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-08-06 | S-Tier | | Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-11-13 | S-Tier | | Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-11-07 | S-Tier |  | PGL Major Stockholm 2021 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-15 | S-Tier |   | World Electronic Sports Games 2016 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highlights[edit]
- 2013-06-11 | YNk vs. Natus Vincere by horrormaker of E-Frag at EMS One - Summer 2013: Cup #4
Interviews[edit]
2013-02-18 | 
KGB CM Storm intervju - e-Sports YNk [KGB CM Storm interview - e-Sports YNk] by peca of E-Frag at KGB CM Storm Volume 1
- 2018-08-08 | YNk: "I want this team to have an attitude, a certain culture" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-09-13 | YNK: "This game was just so hard because mousesports saved so much" by Striker of HLTV at FACEIT Major: London 2018
- 2018-10-12 | Janko "YNk" Paunović on why Astralis are playing the best CS:GO ever, stories about NiKo & more by theScore esports
- 2018-11-24 | YNk on Astralis rematch: "When you play an opponent so often, you create a metagame for that matchup" by Striker of HLTV at ECS Season 6 Finals
2019-01-04 | YNk on MIBR exit: "I thought we were moving along" by MIRAA of HLTV- 2019-01-27 | YNk: "I am really impressed with NiKo" by martiicsgo of HLTV at ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational 2019
- 2019-03-21 | YNk: "There is that void in the IGL role that we will most likely try to fill, but not by force" by Professeur of HLTV at BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo 2019
- 2019-05-31 | YNk: "The primary reason (we added NEO) was that we needed another voice" by Aleksei_L of HLTV at DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019
- 2019-07-07 | YNk: "Sometimes we're playing in a way that's not best-suited for the players we have" by Professeur of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2019
- 2019-11-02 | YNk: "I'm not sure if cold - broky is going to be similar to cold - TACO, but it's definitely an intentional partnership" by Professeur of HLTV at BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019
- 2020-03-10 | PRO je BRO #1 - FaZe NiKo I YNk, intervju sa Leškom [PRO is BRO #1 - FaZe NiKo and YNk, interview with Leško] by Leško of Relog Media
- 2020-07-28 | Janko Paunović: Od video igara u školi do jednog od najboljih CS:GO trenera na svetu [Janko Paunović: From video games at school to one of the best CS:GO coaches in the world] by Marko Crnjanski of Netokracija Srbija
- 2020-11-29 | Burned Out on Analysis; Coaching mibr and FaZe Clan; NiKo as an IGL - Reflections with YNk - CS:GO by Thorin
Gallery[edit]
YNk at IEM Dallas 2023
YNk at PGL Major Stockholm 2021
YNk coaching FaZe Clan at StarLadder Berlin Major 2019
YNk coaching FaZe Clan at ESL One: Cologne 2019
YNk coaching FaZe Clan at DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019
YNk at StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 7 with FaZe Clan
YNk coaching MIBR at DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018
YNk at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 as an analyst
References[edit]