Every Counter-Strike Major winner since 2013, with the grand final, the MVP and the champion roster from each Major, plus the teams, players and coaches with the most titles.
Majors are the highest tier of competition in Counter-Strike and the only tournaments sponsored by Valve. Winning one guarantees a roster a permanent place in the history of the game. This record covers every CS Major winner, from Fnatic at DreamHack Winter 2013 to Falcons at the IEM Cologne Major 2026. Open a Major to see the top four, the prize money, the maps of the grand final, the HLTV MVP and the players who lifted the trophy.
Complete history of CS Major winners
The definitive record of every organization that has won a Counter-Strike Major championship, newest first. The CS2 era began with the PGL Major Copenhagen in March 2024.
2026Jun 2 to 21IEM Cologne Major 2026
Cologne, GermanyChampion
FalconsFinal3-0
FURIA
2025Nov 24 to Dec 14StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
Budapest, HungaryChampion
VitalityFinal3-1
FaZe
2025Jun 3 to 22BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
Austin, United StatesChampionVitalityFinal2-1
The MongolZ
2024Nov 30 to Dec 15Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024
Shanghai, ChinaChampion
SpiritFinal2-1FaZe
2024Mar 17 to 31PGL Major Copenhagen 2024
Copenhagen, DenmarkChampion
NAVIFinal2-1FaZe
2023May 8 to 21BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
Paris, FranceChampionVitalityFinal2-0
GamerLegion
2022Oct 31 to Nov 13IEM Rio Major 2022
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChampion
OutsidersFinal2-0
HEROIC
2022May 9 to 22PGL Major Antwerp 2022
Antwerp, BelgiumChampionFaZeFinal2-0NAVI
2021Oct 26 to Nov 7PGL Major Stockholm 2021
Stockholm, SwedenChampionNAVIFinal2-0
G2
2019Aug 23 to Sep 8StarLadder Berlin Major 2019Berlin, GermanyChampion
AstralisFinal2-0
AVANGAR
2019Feb 13 to Mar 3IEM Katowice Major 2019
Katowice, PolandChampionAstralisFinal2-0
ENCE
2018Sep 5 to 23FACEIT Major London 2018
London, United KingdomChampionAstralisFinal2-0NAVI
2018Jan 12 to 28ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018Atlanta and Boston, United StatesChampion
Cloud9Final2-1FaZe
2017Jul 16 to 23PGL Major Kraków 2017Kraków, PolandChampion
Gambit EsportsFinal2-1
Immortals
Gambit Esports2-1Immortals
AdreNforGambit Esports
DosiaAdreNmou
ZeusHObbitkaneCoach2017Jan 22 to 29ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017Atlanta, United StatesChampionAstralisFinal2-1
Virtus.pro
2016Jul 5 to 10ESL One Cologne 2016Cologne, GermanyChampion
SK GamingFinal2-0
Liquid
2016Mar 29 to Apr 3MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016Columbus, United StatesChampion
Luminosity GamingFinal2-0NAVI
2015Oct 28 to Nov 1DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaChampion
Team EnVyUsFinal2-0NAVI
2015Aug 20 to 23ESL One Cologne 2015Cologne, GermanyChampion
fnaticFinal2-0Team EnVyUs
2015Mar 12 to 15ESL One Katowice 2015Katowice, PolandChampionfnaticFinal2-1
Ninjas in Pyjamas
2014Nov 27 to 29DreamHack Winter 2014Jönköping, SwedenChampion
Team LDLC.comFinal2-1Ninjas in Pyjamas
HappyforTeam LDLC.com2014Aug 14 to 17ESL One Cologne 2014Cologne, GermanyChampionNinjas in PyjamasFinal2-1
fnatic
2014Mar 13 to 16EMS One Katowice 2014Katowice, PolandChampionVirtus.proFinal2-0Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team Dignitas$22,000
LGB eSports$22,0002013Nov 28 to 30DreamHack Winter 2013Jönköping, SwedenChampionfnaticFinal2-1Ninjas in Pyjamas
Organizations with the most Major titles
Finals counts every grand final a team has played, and Top 4 every time it reached the semi-finals. The title Outsiders won in Rio in 2022 counts for Virtus.pro: it was the Virtus.pro organization and roster, playing under a neutral name after tournament organizers barred Russian organizations from using their brands.
Team EnVyUs123Cluj-Napoca 2015SK Gaming113Cologne 2016
Gambit Esports112Kraków 2017Team LDLC.com112DreamHack 2014Luminosity Gaming111Columbus 2016Show the 9 teams that lost a final without winning one
AVANGAR011No title yetImmortals011No title yetPlayers with the most Major titles
Players with at least two Major titles. dupreeh holds the record with five, four with Astralis and one with Vitality. apEX won his first Major with Team EnVyUs in 2015 and his fourth with Vitality ten years later.
dev1ce4Atlanta 2017, London 2018, Katowice 2019, Berlin 2019JW3DreamHack 2013, Katowice 2015, Cologne 2015pronax3DreamHack 2013, Katowice 2015, Cologne 2015Show the 14 players with 2 titles
fer2Columbus 2016, Cologne 2016fnx2Columbus 2016, Cologne 2016Happy2DreamHack 2014, Cluj-Napoca 2015kioShiMa2DreamHack 2014, Cluj-Napoca 2015NBK-2DreamHack 2014, Cluj-Napoca 2015TACO2Columbus 2016, Cologne 2016Coaches with the most Major titles
Coaches with at least two Major titles. zonic has coached six Major winners, more than any other coach: four with Astralis, one with Vitality and one with Falcons.
zonic6Atlanta 2017, London 2018, Katowice 2019, Berlin 2019, Paris 2023, Cologne 2026B1ad32Stockholm 2021, Copenhagen 2024XTQZZZ2Austin 2025, Budapest 2025zews2Columbus 2016, Cologne 2016Major MVPs
HLTV names an MVP at every Major. These players have won the award more than once. See also the players with the most MVPs in Counter-Strike history.
Major records
Where the Majors have been played
The countries and cities that have hosted a Major.
Germany5Cologne (4), BerlinPoland4Katowice (3), KrakówUnited States4Columbus, Atlanta, Boston, AustinSweden3Jönköping (2), StockholmRomania1Cluj-NapocaUnited Kingdom1LondonBelgium1AntwerpBrazil1Rio de JaneiroFrance1ParisDenmark1CopenhagenChina1ShanghaiHungary1BudapestThe next CS2 Majors
The PGL Singapore Major closes the 2026 season, and both Majors of 2027 have already been announced.
2026Nov 25 to Dec 13PGL Singapore Major 2026NEXT
SingaporeOrganizerPGLPrize pool$1,250,000
Three 16-team Swiss stages, where elimination and advancement matches are Bo3 and the rest Bo1. The top eight reach the playoffs from December 10 to 13 with a Bo5 grand final.
QualificationAll 32 teams qualify through the Valve Regional Standings in November 2026: 18 from Europe, 9 from the Americas and 5 from Asia.
Watch the official broadcastRead our PGL Singapore Major guideThe early Swedish and French dominance
In the early years of CS:GO, Swedish teams controlled the highest level of play. Ninjas in Pyjamas reached the first five Major finals in a row, though they won only one of them. Fnatic capitalized on this era, winning three Majors between 2013 and 2015. French rosters provided the main opposition, with Team LDLC and Team EnVyUs claiming one title each, which kept the trophy in Europe until 2016.
Brazilian success and the North American victory
The competitive hierarchy shifted in 2016. Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming showed that high-level discipline and tactical structure were not exclusive to Europe.
Led by Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo and Marcelo “coldzera” David, the Brazilian core won consecutive Majors in Columbus and Cologne. Two years later, at the ELEAGUE Major in Boston, Cloud9 beat FaZe Clan to win the first and only Major for a North American roster.
The Astralis era
Between 2017 and 2019, Astralis established control over competitive Counter-Strike. The Danish roster won four Majors in total, including three in a row in London, Katowice and Berlin. The core of Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander, Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth, Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz and Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen changed how the game was played, with precise utility, spacing and structured team play.
Post-pandemic competition and the transition to CS2
After the return to LAN, Natus Vincere won the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 without dropping a map and gave Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev his first Major title. In 2022, FaZe Clan took the trophy in Antwerp under Finn “karrigan” Andersen.
The release of CS2 reset the circuit. Natus Vincere won the first CS2 Major in Copenhagen in 2024, and Team Spirit won the Perfect World Shanghai Major later that year, driven by 17-year-old Danil “donk” Kryshkovets.
Vitality claims consecutive titles in 2025
Team Vitality were the leading force of 2025 and won back-to-back Majors at the BLAST.tv Austin Major and the StarLadder Budapest Major.
With Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut named MVP of both events and Robin “ropz” Kool closing out late rounds, Vitality reached a level of Major success not seen since Astralis and took the organization to three titles.
Falcons win their first Major in Cologne
Vitality went to the IEM Cologne Major 2026 with the chance to match Astralis’ four titles, but Falcons beat them 2-1 in the quarter-final on the way to the organization’s first Major. In the grand final, Falcons swept FURIA 3-0, and Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov was named MVP. Coach zonic won his sixth Major, and Finn “karrigan” Andersen, who played as a substitute, won his second, four years after Antwerp.
Frequently asked questions about Major winners
Who won the last CS Major?
Falcons won the IEM Cologne Major 2026 with a 3-0 win over FURIA in the grand final. m0NESY was named MVP.
When is the next CS2 Major?
The PGL Singapore Major runs from November 25 to December 13, 2026, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Who has won the most CS Majors?
Astralis hold the record with four Major titles. Fnatic and Vitality have three each.
Which player has won the most Majors?
Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen has five Major titles: four with Astralis and one with Vitality.
Which coach has won the most Majors?
Danny "zonic" Sørensen has coached six Major winners: four with Astralis, one with Vitality and one with Falcons.
How many Majors have there been?
24 Majors have been played from DreamHack Winter 2013 to the IEM Cologne Major 2026. The ESL One Rio Major 2020 was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who won the first CS2 Major?
Natus Vincere won the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, the first Major in Counter-Strike 2, beating FaZe 2-1 in the final.
Has a North American team won a Major?
Yes, once. Cloud9 beat FaZe 2-1 in the final of the ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018.
This page is updated after every Major.
