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Mathieu Herbaut (born 9 November 2000), [1] better known as ZywOo, is a French professional Counter-Strike player for Team Vitality.He is considered one of the best players in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history, having been ranked the No. 1 player in the world by HLTV in 2019, 2020 and 2023.
Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz (born 8 September 1995), better known as dev1ce (pronounced and sometimes spelled as device [1]), is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Astralis. On his first stint in Astralis, he became the first (along with three of his then-teammates) to win 4 majors in CS:GO, and to win 3 majors consecutively. [2]
On 26 October 2023, s1mple announced that he would be stepping away from professional Counter-Strike competition temporarily. He would be replaced by w0nderful on 31 October. [47] [48] Upon the release of Counter-Strike 2, which replaced CS:GO shortly before he stepped away, s1mple was critical of the game, saying that it was a "shit game". [49]
Patrik Lindberg (born June 10, 1988), known by the pseudonym f0rest, is a Swedish esports player who is considered to be one of the best Counter-Strike players in the world. Having played competitively since 2005, Lindberg has been widely regarded within the esports scene as the greatest player in Counter-Strike history. [ 3 ]
NiKo is often cited by many professionals and analysts alike as one of the greatest Counter-Strike players of all time and the best rifler in the history of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. [2] [3] He has been named a Top 20 Player Of The Year by HLTV eight times, tying dev1ce for the 2nd for most top 20 player appearances in Global Offensive ...
Ilya Osipov (born May 1, 2005), better known as m0NESY, is a Russian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for G2 Esports. He is widely recognized for his exceptional skills and is considered one of the top young talents in the Counter-Strike scene. Osipov was ranked as the 7th best player of 2022 [1] and the 4th best player of 2023 by HLTV. [2]
The Counter-Strike series has over 20 years of competitive history beginning with the original Counter-Strike.Tournaments for early versions of the game have been hosted since 2000, but the first prestigious international tournament was hosted in Dallas, Texas at the 2001 Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) Winter Championship, won by the Swedish team Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Shahzeb Asghar Khan (born October 8, 1993), [1] better known as ShahZaM, is currently a content creator for G2 Esports. [2] He was a former CS:GO professional player before announcing that he would be officially making the switch to Riot Games' Valorant.