BanKs denies BNE to GODSENT rumors

James “⁠BanKs⁠” Banks has denied rumors that Bad News Eagles are set to sign with GODSENT, contradicting a report from Fraglider.pt that emerged earlier on Wednesday suggesting the move was about to come to fruition.

“I do not know where these rumours came from but Bad News Eagles are not joining GODSENT,” the Kosovar team’s manager said in a Tweet. “They had a good offer for us but it was based on representing them at the the last Major with an option to extend it, which we did not agree to do. Then there were no further talks.”

GODSENT has been without a team since June 2022 when the majority of their Brazilian lineup was signed by 00NATION. In November, Counter-Strike 1.6 legend and former NiP CEO Emil “⁠HeatoN⁠” Christensen joined the organization as a co-CEO, and they soon announced their intention to make a Swedish lineup.

GODSENT recently teased the signing of a new CS:GO lineup, but have yet to confirm what their new roster is. The Bad News Eagles members have been on the hunt for an organization for over a year since departing BLINK, and made a name for themselves through their showings at the last two Majors.

The lineup made it through the Challengers Stage at PGL Major Antwerp with a 3-2 record, securing wins over Eternal Fire, Imperial, and MIBR in the process, before being eliminated from the Legends Stage in last place. They managed to do one better at the IEM Road to Rio Major by going flawless through the first Swiss stage with a 3-0 record, and then shocked FaZe in the 0-2 elimination pool by sending the European lineup home early before getting eliminated themselves.