Winning the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at a Major remains one of the highest honors in competitive Counter-Strike. While lifting the trophy is the ultimate team goal, securing MVP is a rare individual accolade — a mark of excellence that highlights a player’s standout impact during one of the game’s biggest stages.

From Jesper “JW” Wecksell at the very first Major in 2013 to Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut at the BLAST.tv Austin Major in 2025, this list features some of the greatest players in CS history. These MVPs not only shaped their respective events but left a lasting mark on the game itself.

Below, you’ll find a full list of MVP winners from every CS:GO and CS2 Major, covering more than a decade of elite Counter-Strike action.

All Major MVP winners in Counter-Strike history

• DreamHack Winter 2013 – Jesper “JW” Wecksell
• EMS One Katowice 2014 – Jarosław “pashaBiceps” Jarząbkowski
• ESL One Cologne 2014 – Adam “friberg” Friberg
• DreamHack Winter 2014 – Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer
• ESL One Katowice 2015 – Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer
• ESL One Cologne 2015 – Robin “flusha” Rönnquist
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 – Kenny “kennyS” Schrub
• MLG Columbus 2016 – Marcelo “coldzera” David
• ESL One Cologne 2016 – Marcelo “coldzera” David
• ELEAGUE Major 2017 – Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye
• PGL Krakow Major 2017 – Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev
• ELEAGUE Major 2018 – Tarik “tarik” Celik
• FACEIT Major London 2018 – Nicolai “device” Reedtz
• IEM Katowice 2019 – Emil “Magisk” Reif
• StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 – Nicolai “device” Reedtz
• PGL Major Stockholm 2021 – Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
• PGL Major Antwerp 2022 – Håvard “rain” Nygaard
• IEM Rio Major 2022 – Dzhami “Jame” Ali
• BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 – Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 – Justinas “jL” Lekavicius
• Perfect World Shanghai Major 2025 – Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
• BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 – Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut