The Best 3 CS:GO Teams

If you’re a fan of the CSGO games, then you know just how fast the game gets.

This is especially true in tournaments where teams are fighting for glory.

Every second can count to get your team to victory.

It’s so popular, in fact, that there are even online betting sites where you can bet on CSGO tournaments.

You can get the experience of mobile betting in India with bet365 app and bet on your favorite CS team.

In this article, we will get to know the stories of the best 3 CS:GO teams that have left a mark on esports history.

They each have their own unique stories that make them who they are, and they have made their names synonyms for the Counter-Strike Tournament Games.

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Counter-Strike was originally developed in 1999 as a mod for Half-Life by Minh “Gooseman” Le and Jess “Cliffe” Cliffe. And, the first major Counter-Strike tournament had a prize pool of $15,000.

Period: 2012-2014. 

Players: GeT_RiGhT, F0rest, Xizt, Friberg, Fifflaren.

Ninjas in Pyjamas started making their mark on the professional scene immediately after the game’s release. 

While others doubted the prospects of the new shooter and devoted little time to training, the Swedes organized boot camps, got used to the shooting mechanics, and practiced tactical ideas on the maps.

This careful strategy allowed them to get in shape fairly quickly and achieve impressive results.

In the first year, NIP won all nine tournaments it entered. 

Besides, the Swedes set a record for the number of cards won in a row on the LAN (87!). 

They still can’t beat it to this day.

The impressive streak was interrupted only eight months later: NIP lost to Virtus.pro in the final of SLTV StarSeries V. 

After that, the Scandinavians won four tournaments in a row, losing only three maps.

NIP’s biggest win came at ESL One Cologne in 2014. 

It was then that the Swedes won their first and only major and most prestigious CS: GO tournament with the largest prize pool, a victory that is considered the highest achievement for teams. 

In the decisive match, they defeated Fnatic. 

The final was memorable not only for the magnificent clutches of GeT_RiGhT and Friberg but also for the touching post-match emotions.

After the victory in Cologne, NIP played two consecutive major finals but lost both times. 

LDLC won at DreamHack Winter 2014 and Fnatic took revenge at ESL One: Katowice 2015.

Period: 2014-2015. 

Players: JW, flusha, pronax, olofmeister, KRiMZ.

Fnatic won the first major in the history of CS:GO – DreamHack Winter, in 2013. In the final, the team defeated the not-so-famous players from NIP. 

Surprisingly, this victory was the first triumph of the season.

Stability came the following year, after the signing of Olofmeister and KRiMZ. The strong duo added firepower to the roster. 

Fnatic felt confident and acted aggressively in every game. 

The brashness of JW, the team’s sniper, helped win countless important rounds: he ran with his AWP like he was holding an assault rifle.

At a time when their opponents were trying to find the Swedes’ weaknesses, Fnatic managed to win 28 trophies and two majors in a row. 

They managed to adapt to the aggressive style of play of the Scandinavians only in 2015. 

The Swedes tried to return to the top teams in the world of CS:GO by inviting Dennis instead of Pronax, but it was not possible to repeat the former success. 

Since then, they have never reached the finals of a major. And now Fnatic is not even in the top 20 strongest teams in CS:GO according to HLTV.org.

Period: 2016-2017. 

Players: FalleN, coldzera, fer, fnx, TACO.

For a long time, South American squads could not compete on equal terms with representatives of Europe. 

There were practically no strong organizations in the region, which prevented promising players from practicing and improving their level. 

Their game with the Europeans was pretty much riddled with lags, as the ping on the servers was pretty high and they didn’t have enough money to attend the LAN tournaments.

In 2015, the Brazilian team Luminosity opened a donation account to move to the US and start training there. 

Everyone contributed money: fans, athletes, professional teams, and players.

The biggest contributor was Flusha, a fnatic player, who donated several thousand dollars.

The Brazilians fully justified the trust of patrons and confidently qualified for their first major. After that, they moved to America and began to prepare hard for the million-dollar tournament in Columbus.

In the group stage, Luminosity defeated NiP, mousesports, and advanced to the MLG Columbus playoffs from first place. 

The debutants interacted well and tried to pressure the majority in the weakly defended spots on the maps. 

The excellent teamwork took the Brazilians to the finals, where they confidently defeated NaVi 2-0, earning them $500,000.

A year later, the Brazilians managed to repeat their success and win ESL One: Cologne 2016, their second major in a row. 

Back then, they played under the clan tag SK-Gaming. 

Surprisingly, the team lost only two maps in two tournaments: both times in the playoffs—to the experienced Polish roaster Virtus.pro.

The fairy tale ended when the lineup reshuffle began. 

After the departure of FNX, it managed to win a few solid tournaments, but stability was gone. 

Things got quite sad in 2019 after the departure of Coldzera, the best player of 2016 and 2017. 

Since then, the Brazilians have stopped winning major tournaments and are steadily getting into the top CS:GO HLTV teams.