• 2 years ago
NBK is a clear-cut hall of fame level name in CS:GO. A two time major winner. Three times selected as a top 20 player of the year by HLTV.org and twice within the top 10. Only he and apEX have played with all of the best in-game leaders in the French scene: Ex6TenZ, Happy and now ALEX. Have played with all the great super-stars: shox, kennyS and ZywOo.

Yet NBK has never been the best player in his country. Nor has he ever been a great in-game leader. What he has been is the most influential figure in that space, successfully navigating roster shuffles and deciding the complexion of the best French team time and time again and returning to championship glory.

In Counter-Strike, star players can have tremendous impact inside the server, but without the right team-mates will not find team success. In-game leaders can craft and determine the style a squad plays in, but without key players will find their efforts less effective than they could otherwise be. The man who controls the roster and holds the most influence is the true power. This is the story of NBK, the king-maker of the French scene.

NBK is France's most decorated professional CS:GO player and by a wide margin. With 22 trophies in his cabinet, two of them majors and the vast majority from tier one competitions, nobody else from his region comes close. Former team-mates apEX and shox can boast only 15 and even Happy, who won both majors with NBK, is an entire 9 trophies separated from his once trusted colleague.

Considering France has not had a world number one team in over four years, NBK's level of success must be put into the context of his peers to be understood.

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