For over a decade, the primary career goal of Counter-Strike pros has been to win a Major Championship. These bi-annual, Valve-sponsored events are the pinnacle of glory, stretching back to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) era and into Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) like a Molotov on Inferno’s Banana.

The pageantry, the world-class production, and the top pros clicking heads with vigor to etch their names into the history books are all hallmarks of CS Major Championships. Join us as we celebrate those who rose to the occasion and look back at every Major winner.

Note: This page is accurate as of September 30, 2025. We’ll ensure this article is updated as more CS2 Major Championships finish up.

All CS2 Major Championship Winners In History

Valve released CS2 on September 27, 2023, replacing CS:GO entirely for both casual players and professionals. Nearly six months later, the first CS2 Major Championship took place at the Royal Arena venue in Copenhagen, exceeding expectations with unforgettable plays that went the full distance.

The table below details all the CS2 Major Championship tournaments, including winners, runners-up, the Grand Final score, prize pool, and dates.

Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Prize Pool	Date
PGL Major Copenhagen 2024	NAVI	FaZe Clan	2-1	$1,250,000	March 17 - 31, 2024
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024	Team Spirit	FaZe Clan	2-1	$1,250,000	November 30 - December 15, 2024
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025	Team Vitality	The MongolZ	2-1	$1,250,000	June 3 - 22, 2025
StarLadder Budapest Major 2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	$1,250,000	November 24 - December 14, 2025
IEM Cologne Major 2026	TBD	TBD	TBD	$1,250,000	June 2 - 21, 2026

NAVI Wins PGL Major Copenhagen 2024

In October 2023, NAVI made headlines when Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev—the undisputed GOAT of CS:GO—stepped down from the active roster. By the time PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 began on March 17, NAVI was still seen as a team in transition, entering the event ranked #6.

Starting in the Elimination Stage, NAVI barely survived with a 3-2 score to make it to the Playoffs. In the Quarterfinals of the single-elimination bracket, however, they flourished, beating the Turkish side Eternal Fire 2-0 (16-13 on Mirage, 13-9 on Inferno).

By the Semifinals, NAVI edged out G2 Esports 2-1 (16-13 on Anubis, 7-13 on Nuke, and 13-11 on Ancient). However, the Grand Final set them against the ultimate final boss: FaZe Clan, a team ranked #1 in the world at the time. NAVI struck first, securing Ancient 13-9 to take the lead.

FaZe Clan demolished NAVI on Mirage with a 13-2 to set up a third and deciding map. On Inferno, the Ukrainian side returned the favor, breaking FaZe Clan with a 13-3 win to close out the Grand Final, becoming the first-ever CS2 Major champions.

NAVI roster at PGL Major Copenhagen:

• Justinas “jL” Lekavičius
• Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov
• Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi
• Mihai “iM” Ivan
• Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen (IGL)
• Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Coach)

MVP: Lithuanian rifler jL was named the MVP of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024.

Team Spirit Wins Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024

Team Spirit kicked off their journey in the Elimination Stage of the Perfect World Shanghai Major, thanks to their #4 ranking at the time. After suffering a shocking 13-6 defeat against FURIA on Dust2, Team Spirit managed to bounce back in style.

Running through Wildcard (13-6 on Ancient), smashing favorites NAVI (13-2 on Mirage), and beating HEROIC 2-1 (16-14 on Ancient, 10-13 on Mirage, and 13-7 on Dust2), Team Spirit secured a 3-1 score in the Elimination Stage to secure a spot in the Playoffs.

Taking to the stage at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center for the single-elimination bracket, Team Spirit sent Team Liquid packing 2-0 (13-9 Anubis, 13-11 Dust2) in the Quarterfinals. After going down 0-1 in the Semifinals against MOUZ, Team Spirit pulled off a reverse-sweep to claim a Grand Final spot.

In the Grand Final of the Perfect World Shanghai Major, Team Spirit faced FaZe Clan. On the first map, Nuke, Team Spirit came out on top with a 13-8 score. FaZe Clan retaliated on Ancient with a convincing 13-6 win.

Dust2 was the decider, where Team Spirit found a surprising 8-4 lead on the CT side. Despite some close rounds and a comeback attempt from FaZe Clan, it was Team Spirit who narrowly came out on top with a 13-11 score, thereby winning the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.

Team Spirit roster at PW Shanghai Major:

• Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
• Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov
• Boris “magixx” Vorobiev
• Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia
• Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov (IGL)
• Sergey “hally” Shavayev (Coach)

MVP: Russian rifler donk was named the MVP of the Perfect World Shanghai Major.

Team Vitality Wins BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025

As the clear favorites and #1 team globally at the time, Team Vitality had won six S-Tier LAN event trophies in a row, leading up to the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. However, in the Elimination Stage, Brazilian underdogs Legacy broke Team Vitality’s 30-match win streak on Inferno with a 13-3 win.

The upset was so unexpected that many thought Team Vitality’s win streak would end in Austin—but they were wrong. As if inspired by the loss, the French titans bounced back to beat Nemiga 13-6 on Dust2, destroy 3DMAX 13-2 on Nuke, and wipe VP with a clean 2-0 (13-6 on Train, 13-6 on Dust2).

With a 3-1 score in the Elimination Stage, Team Vitality advanced to the Playoffs. They beat NAVI 2-0 (13-9 on Mirage, 13-11 on Nuke) in the Quarterfinals, before securing a 2-1 win against MOUZ in the Semifinals (13-8 on Mirage, 4-13 on Inferno, and 13-6 on Train) to claim a spot in the Grand Final.

In the BLAST.tv Austin Major Grand Final, underdogs The MongolZ stunned Team Vitality by convincingly winning the first map (13-5 on Mirage). But when it mattered most, Team Vitality showed their big-match temperament, with ZywOo and ropz leading the charge.

Team Vitality took the Mongolian side to the cleaners, crushing their hopes with decisive wins on Dust2 (13-4) and Inferno (13-6) to complete the reverse-sweep comeback and lift the coveted trophy.

Team Vitality roster at BLAST.tv Austin Major:

• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• Robin “ropz” Kool
• Shahar “flameZ” Shushan
• William “mezii” Merriman
• Dan “apEX” Madesclaire (IGL)
• Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Coach)

MVP: ZywOo was named the MVP of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.

All CS:GO Major Championship Winners List

At DreamHack Winter 2013 (November 28-30, 2013) in Jönköping, Sweden, Valve introduced the first-ever CS:GO Major Championships—now simply referred to as Majors. The CS:GO competitive circuit then ran for a decade, concluding shortly after the release of CS2 in late 2023.

During this period, there were 19 CS:GO Major Championships. The first seven, sponsored by Valve, had $250,000 prize pools. This later increased to $1 million and even peaked at $2 million at PGL Major Stockholm 2021, before settling on the $1,250,000 prize pool used today.

Let’s take a peek back into the past to examine all the CS:GO Major winners in history, including the tournament, its location, the winners, runners-up, the score in the Grand Final, and the prize pool.

Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Prize Pool
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023	Team Vitality	GamerLegion	2-0	$1,250,000
IEM Rio Major 2022	Outsiders	HEROIC	2-0	$1,250,000
PGL Major Antwerp 2022	FaZe Clan	NAVI	2-0	$1,000,000
PGL Major Stockholm 2021	NAVI	G2 Esports	2-0	$2,000,000
StarLadder Berlin Major 2019	Astralis	AVANGAR	2-0	$1,000,000
IEM XIII Katowice Major 2019	Astralis	ENCE	2-0	$1,000,000
FACEIT Major: London 2018	Astralis	NAVI	2-0	$1,000,000
ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018	Cloud9	FaZe Clan	2-1	$1,000,000
PGL Major Kraków 2017	Gambit Esports	Immortals	2-1	$1,000,000
ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017	Astralis	Virtus.pro	2-1	$1,000,000
ESL One: Cologne 2016	SK Gaming	Team Liquid	2-0	$1,000,000
MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016	Luminosity Gaming	NAVI	2-0	$1,000,000
DreamHack Cluj⁠-⁠Napoca 2015	Team Envy	NAVI	2-0	$250,000
ESL One: Cologne 2015	Fnatic	Team Envy	2-0	$250,000
ESL One: Katowice 2015	Fnatic	NIP	2-1	$250,000
DreamHack Winter 2014	LDLC	NIP	2-1	$250,000
ESL One: Cologne 2014	NIP	Fnatic	2-1	$250,000
ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014	Virtus.pro	NIP	2-0	$250,000
DreamHack Winter 2013	Fnatic	NIP	2-1	$250,000

Note: The ESL One Rio Major 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FAQs

How Many CS:GO Majors Were There?

There were a total of 19 Majors in the CS:GO era.

Who Is The Youngest CS Major MVP?

Danil “donk” Kryshkovets, playing for Team Spirit, became the youngest MVP at the Perfect World Shanghai Major in December 2024. He was 17 years and 324 days old when lifting the trophy.

Which Team Won The Most CS Majors?

Astralis has won the most CS Majors (four trophies), followed by Team Vitality and Fnatic (three trophies each).

Who Is The Highest-Rated Player At Any CS Major?

Russian superstar Danil “donk” Kryshkovets earned a 1.49 rating at the Perfect World Shanghai Major, the highest any player has achieved in CS history.

Has Anyone Won Five CS Majors?

The only player to have ever won five CS Major Championships is Danish legend Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, who boasts four trophies with Astralis and one with Team Vitality.