CS:GO, the most recent iteration of Counter-Strike, released in 2012, and is a stalwart title for esports worldwide. The game has seen multiple dynasties established and sometimes features up to three Major tournaments in the same year. With a decade of competition behind us, here is every player to win a CS:GO Major.
The CS:GO Major is the pinnacle of the game. Although there are many other trophies teams can aspire to, the Major is reserved for an elite few who battled their way through regional qualifiers before facing the toughest opposition globally, to win the prestige and prize money.
CS:GO has seen many Major winners, and dynasties form and fall, with multiple teams and players lifting a Major trophy more than once.
The Majors are also unique in that they have been hosted by multiple different tournament organizers over the years, at Valve’s choosing, and so brings with it a chance for new talent on the broadcast side, and new ways to showcase the teams that make it to the top.
Majors typically happen twice a year and only three teams, Astralis, Fnatic and the Brazilian super team LG/SK, led by Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo, have been able to lift a Major trophy twice in one calendar year.
All CS:GO Major winners by year
YearTournamentTeamRoster2013DreamHack WinterFnaticJW, flusha, schneider, Devilwalk, pronax, cArn2014ESL Major Series One KatowiceVirtus.proTaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali2014ESL One: CologneNinjas in Pyjamasf0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, Fifflaren, friberg, pita2014DreamHack WinterTeam LDLC.comNBK, SmithZz, kioShiMa, shox, Happy, MoMaN2015ESL One: KatowiceFnaticJW, flusha, olofmeister, Devilwalk, pronax, KRIMZ2015DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca Team EnVyUsHappy, NBK, kioShiMa, kennyS, apEX2015ESL One: CologneFnaticJW, flusha, pronax, olofmeister, KRIMZ, vuggo2016MLG Major Championship: ColumbusLuminosityFalleN, fer, coldzera, fnx, TACO, zews2016ESL One: CologneSK GamingFalleN, fer, coldzera, fnx, TACO, zews2017ELEAGUE Major: AtlantaAstralisdevice, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Kjaerbye, gla1ve, zonic2017PGL Major KrakówGambit EsportsDosia, AdreN, mou, Zeus, HObbit, kane2018ELEAGUE Major: BostonCloud9Skadoodle, Stewie2K, autimatic, RUSH, tarik, valens2018FACEIT Major: LondonAstralisdevice, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Magisk, gla1ve, zonic2019IEM Season XIII – KatowiceAstralisdevice, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Magisk, gla1ve, zonic2019StarLadder Berlin MajorAstralisdevice, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Magisk, gla1ve, zonic2021PGL Major StockholmNatus Vinceres1mple, electroNic, Boombl4, Perfecto, b1t, B1ad32022PGL Major AntwerpFaZe Clanrain, broky, Twistzz, karrigan, ropz, Eddie2022IEM Rio MajorOutsidersqikert, Jame, FL1T, n0rb3r7, fame, dastan
CS:GO Major champions by number of trophies
Winning one Major is a feat that many players in CS:GO never achieve, and earning more than one is an even more exclusive club among those who have graced the big stage. The esport has seen players establish dynasties across years of competition, or gotten hot enough to win multiple trophies in a short time span. But Astalis and the team’s run from 2018-2019 has cemented their status as one of the winningest squads in the FPS title.
Number of Major trophiesPlayers4device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, gla1ve, zonic3JW, flusha, pronax, Magisk2olofmeister, NBK, kioShiMa, Happy, FalleN, fer, coldzera, fnx, TACO, zews, Devilwalk, KRIMZ1schneider, cArn, TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali, f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, Fifflaren, friberg, pita, SmithZz, shox, MoMaN, apEX, vuggo, qikert, Jame, FL1T, n0rb3r7, fame, dastan, Kjaerbye, Dosia, AdreN, mou, Zeus, HObbit, kane, Skadoodle, Stewie2K, autimatic, RUSH, tarik, valens, s1mple, electroNic, Boombl4, Perfecto, b1t, B1ad3, rain, broky, Twistzz, karrigan, ropz, Eddie
CS:GO Major champions by country
The Major has been hosted across the world, in Europe, North America and most recently Brazil. While the crown of champions has traditionally been dominated by Europeans, Brazilians and North Americans have managed to diversify the Major winner pool.
But, Sweden, Denmark and France still have the most amount of Major winners across the board thanks to the early Fnatic and Ninjas in Pyjamas teams, Astralis and the NBK-led French teams from the mid-2010s.
CountryPlayersSwedenJW, flusha, schneider, Devilwalk, pronax, cArn, olofmeister, KRIMZ, f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, Fifflaren, friberg, pita (14)FranceHappy, NBK, kioShiMa, kennyS, apEX, SmithZz, shox, MoMaN (8)Denmarkdevice, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Magisk, gla1ve, zonic, Kjaerbye (7)BrazilFalleN, fer, coldzera, fnx, TACO, zews (6)USASkadoodle, Stewie2K, autimatic, RUSH, tarik, valens (6)PolandTaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali (5)RussiaJame, FL1T, n0rb3r7, fame (4)Kazakhstanqikert, HObbit, mou, AdreN (4)Ukraines1mple, b1t, Zeus (3)Norwayrain (1)CanadaTwistzz (1)Estoniaropz (1)Latviabroky (1)
This article will continue to be updated as more CS:GO Major champions are crowned.
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