THE 50 GREATEST

Widely considered the most mechanically gifted player in CS history. Carried NAVI through a half-decade of near-misses before finally lifting the trophy at home stage in 2021.

• HLTV #1 Player of the Year 2018 & 2021
• PGL Major Stockholm 2021 champion + Major MVP
• Record holder for most HLTV individual MVP medals in CS:GO history
• IEM Cologne 2021, IEM Katowice 2020 & multiple ESL Pro League titles with NAVI

Quiet, surgical and absurdly consistent. The only player to ever rival s1mple at his peak — and the man who finally lifted a Major with Vitality in Paris 2023.

• HLTV #1 Player of the Year 2020, 2022 & 2023
• BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 champion + Major MVP
• Multiple IEM + BLAST titles with Vitality
• Has finished in the HLTV Top 2 every year since his 2018 debut

The metronome of the Astralis dynasty. Four-time Major champion and the prototype of the modern lurking AWPer.

• 4× Major champion (ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017, FACEIT London 2018, IEM Katowice 2019, StarLadder Berlin 2019)
• 2× Major MVP
• HLTV Top 10 every year 2015 — 2020
• Intel Grand Slam Season 1 & 2

A pure aim god whose rifling redefined what individual peeking could look like. Has never won a CS:GO Major — the most decorated trophy still missing from his cabinet — but sits among the most consistently dominant riflers of all time.

• HLTV Top 10 Player of the Year in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 & 2023
• ESL Pro League S5 (mousesports), ESL One New York 2017 & ESL Pro League S10 finals
• IEM Katowice 2023 champion with G2 Esports
• Multiple S-tier titles with mousesports, FaZe Clan and G2

The brain and trigger of the Brazilian era. His jumping no-scope double on Mirage vs Team Liquid at MLG Columbus 2016 is one of the most replayed clips in CS:GO history.

• 2× Major champion (MLG Columbus 2016, ESL One Cologne 2016)
• 2× Major MVP — back-to-back at Columbus & Cologne 2016
• HLTV #1 Player of the Year 2016 & 2017
• Iconic jumping no-scope vs Team Liquid on Mirage

The defining player of the CS2 era. Debuted at 16, took HLTV Player of the Year and a Major MVP in his rookie season, and put up rating numbers no rifler in CS history has matched.

• HLTV #1 Player of the Year 2024
• Perfect World Major Shanghai 2024 champion + Major MVP
• IEM Katowice 2024 + IEM Cologne 2024 MVPs
• Highest single-season rating of the CS2 era

Invented the modern lurker role. The face of the legendary NiP 87-0 LAN streak and the most-loved player of the early CS:GO years.

• HLTV #1 Player of the Year 2013 & 2014
• NiP 87-0 LAN map streak (2012-2013)
• 4× CS:GO Major finalist with NiP (NiP never lifted a Major trophy)
• Hall of Fame inductee, retired 2021

The cleanest pure AWPer of his generation. Top-5 in the world every year since his G2 debut and the modern benchmark for AWP mechanics, holding angles and posting elite ratings against every top-tier opponent.

• IEM Cologne 2023 champion + MVP
• BLAST World Final 2022
• HLTV Top 5 every year since debut

The cornerstone of the fnatic 2015 super-team and the most dominant player of that calendar year. The boost on Overpass changed competitive rules forever.

• 3× Major champion with fnatic (ESL One Cologne 2014, ESL One Katowice 2015, ESL One Cologne 2015)
• HLTV #1 Player of the Year 2015
• Major MVP — ESL One Cologne 2014
• Pioneered the Overpass boost that forced a Valve rule change

The only player to win four CS:GO Majors. The unkillable entry of the Astralis era.

• 4× Major champion — the all-time record
• Astralis dynasty entry fragger 2016-2021
• HLTV Top 20 in 2018 and 2019
• Intel Grand Slam Seasons 1 & 2

Nicknamed "the Clutch Minister". Built a career on winning impossible 1vX rounds with three seconds on the clock.

• 4× Major champion with Astralis
• Top-20 HLTV 2018
• Most 1vX clutches in Major history
• Pioneer of the modern support role

The mastermind in-game leader behind the most dominant CS:GO team ever assembled.

• 4× Major champion as IGL of Astralis
• HLTV Top 10 in 2018 (rare for an IGL)
• Intel Grand Slam Seasons 1 & 2
• Coined the era of utility-based CS

The final piece of the Astralis dynasty. Quiet, deadly and the perfect glue player.

• 3× Major champion with Astralis
• Major MVP — FACEIT London 2018
• HLTV Top 10 2018, 2019, 2020

The greatest 1.6 player to ever make the transition. Still topping fragboards in his mid-30s.

• 4× CS:GO Major finalist with NiP — never won a Major
• 8+ years inside the top tier of pro CS
• One of the highest career kill totals in CS:GO history

"The Professor." Built Brazilian CS from scratch and led it to back-to-back Majors.

• 2× Major champion + IGL (MLG Columbus 2016, ESL Cologne 2016)
• Founded Games Academy, the pipeline for an entire generation
• Still competing at the top level a decade later

Defined what flick-AWPing could be. The most highlight-reel sniper in early CS:GO.

• DreamHack Winter 2014 Major champion
• HLTV Top 10 in 2014, 2015, 2016
• Voted best AWPer of his era

The most versatile player of the Polish golden era. Could play every role and lead at the same time.

• EMS One Katowice 2014 Major champion with Virtus.pro
• HLTV Top 10 Player of the Year 2014
• Backbone of the legendary VP "Golden Five"

French CS's most iconic clutch player. Carried multiple eras of the FR scene almost on his own.

• DreamHack Winter 2014 Major champion
• Iconic 1v4 clutch vs NiP, ESWC 2013
• HLTV Top 5 in 2014

The unsung backbone of fnatic's 2015 super-team and possibly the best B-anchor of all time.

• 3× Major champion with fnatic (Cologne 2014, Katowice 2015, Cologne 2015)
• HLTV #2 Player of the Year 2015
• Most consistent rating of the fnatic era

The IQ pick of the fnatic era. Won three Majors with reads that looked illegal at the time.

• 3× Major champion (Cologne 2014, Katowice & Cologne 2015)
• Most Major wins among Swedish players
• IGL of fnatic's second peak (2016)

A wildcard AWPer whose unpredictable plays made fnatic impossible to anti-strat.

• 3× Major champion with fnatic
• Famously aggressive AWP style
• Pioneered "JW peeks" still used today

A 1.6 legend who became the heart of Virtus.pro. Won Katowice 2014 in front of a home crowd.

• EMS One Katowice 2014 Major champion
• "Golden Five" cornerstone — together 10+ years
• Hall of Fame inductee

The voice of the Polish era. Coined "naSh ChlIEb" — our bread — synonymous with Train T-side.

• EMS One Katowice 2014 Major champion
• Pioneered modern Train T-side setups

The most charismatic player in CS history. Carried VP's identity as much as any of their wins.

• EMS One Katowice 2014 Major champion
• Cult-status community figure — "no x, no y" memes

The face of the only North American Major. Aggressive, fearless, and the heart of the C9 win.

• ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major champion (NA's only Major)
• Intel Grand Slam Season 2 with Liquid

A walking 1.20-rating machine. The most consistent fragger NA has ever produced.

• Intel Grand Slam Season 2 with Liquid
• HLTV Top 10 in 2019
• BLAST Pro Series & ESL Pro League titles

The longest-tenured entry on FaZe. Finally won his Major in Antwerp 2022 after years of finals heartbreak.

• PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion
• IEM Katowice 2022 + IEM Cologne 2022 with FaZe
• BLAST World Final 2022

The greatest free-agent IGL of all time. Two different teams to Major finals; finally the trophy with FaZe.

• PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion (IGL)
• IEM Katowice 2022 + IEM Cologne 2022
• Mastermind of mouz 2020 ESL Pro League

A pure-aim cyborg with a top-3 ceiling. From FPL prodigy to Major champion with FaZe.

• PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion with FaZe
• Multiple HLTV Top 10 finishes
• Multiple BLAST + IEM titles

The cleanest rifler on the planet. Won a Grand Slam with Liquid, then a Major with FaZe.

• Intel Grand Slam Season 2 (Liquid)
• PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion (FaZe)
• HLTV Top 10 2022

The man who in-game led Cloud9 to the only North American Major and took MVP for the run. "Boston, baby!"

• ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major champion + Major MVP (IGL)
• Most-watched English-language CS streamer for years post-retirement

The brain of Cloud9's Boston Major win and one of the most under-appreciated NA stars ever.

• ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major champion
• HLTV Top 20 2018

The silent AWPer who came up clutch in Boston. Retired at the top of the mountain.

• ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major champion with Cloud9
• Clutch performances in the Grand Final vs FaZe

The hammer of the Brazilian era — one of the most explosive openers of CS:GO.

• 2× Major champion (MLG Columbus 2016, ESL One Cologne 2016)
• Multiple HLTV Top 20 finishes at his peak

The glue of Brazilian CS. Two Majors with the SK Gaming core, plus a Grand Slam run with Liquid.

• 2× Major champion with SK Gaming (2016)
• Intel Grand Slam Season 2 with Team Liquid

The captain and IGL of Vitality. Lifted Vitality from underdog status into a serial S-tier contender alongside ZywOo.

• BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 champion (IGL)
• Multiple BLAST World Finals + IEM titles
• One of the longest-serving in-game leaders in French CS

The teenager who slotted next to s1mple and immediately became the second-best rifler on Earth.

• PGL Major Stockholm 2021 champion (rookie season)
• HLTV #4 Player of the Year 2021

The IGL of NAVI's Major-winning roster. Brought the loud, expressive style of late-CS:GO leading.

• PGL Major Stockholm 2021 champion (IGL)
• IEM Cologne + ESL Pro League titles with NAVI

The other half of NAVI's star duo. Top-5 in the world at peak.

• PGL Major Stockholm 2021 champion with NAVI
• Multiple HLTV Top 10 finishes (2018-2020)

The unsung hero of NAVI 2021 — the smartest support player in the league at peak.

• PGL Major Stockholm 2021 champion
• Top utility user in the 2021 ecosystem

NiKo's cousin and arguably the most consistent secondary star in the world for three straight years.

• HLTV Top 10 in 2022
• IEM Cologne 2023 champion
• Multiple BLAST Finals

Turkey's GOAT. Peaked at top-5 in the world in 2017 with the Space Soldiers fairytale run.

• HLTV Top 10 2017
• Built BIG's 2018 Major run
• Eternal Fire's 2024 Major qualification

The strategic backbone of fnatic's three-Major run. Won everything as IGL then walked away.

• 3× Major champion as IGL (Cologne 2014, Katowice & Cologne 2015)

The most consistent rifler of the post-Astralis Danish wave. Top-10 every year on Heroic.

• HLTV Top 10 multiple years
• Heroic ESL Pro League S15 champion

A long-tenured NA rifler best known as the engine of Liquid's 2019 Grand Slam run. Strong peak, but never reached the all-time tier of the top 20.

• Intel Grand Slam Season 2 (Liquid)
• HLTV #2 Player of the Year 2019
• ESL Cologne 2019 champion

The other half of Stavn — Heroic's utility brain and one of the smartest support players in CS2.

• ESL Pro League S15 champion with Heroic
• Multiple top-4 Major finishes

FaZe's primary AWPer during the 2022 Antwerp Major run. Solid Major champion, but a tier below the elite AWPers of the era.

• PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion
• IEM Cologne 2022
• HLTV Top 10 2022

Australia's greatest player ever. Top-20 across multiple regions and rosters, with a deep IEM Sydney 2019 home run.

• HLTV Top 20 in 2019
• IEM Sydney 2019 semifinalist with Renegades

Joined mouz at 15 and never stopped fragging. Won the Major with FaZe in 2022.

• PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion
• HLTV Top 20 2020 + 2022

IGL + primary AWPer combo — almost unheard of at the top level. Built Heroic into a Major contender.

• BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022
• ESL Pro League S15 champion
• IEM Cologne 2023 finalist