CS2 Major winners: All Major winners and their path to glory

Counter-Strike
December 15, 2024
Daniel Morris

CS2 Majors are here, bringing a new pinnacle for Counter-Strike players to reach. For most, coming out on top at a CS2 Major will prove to be the highlight of a career. Becoming one of the few CS2 Major winners etches your name into history, joining an elite tier of gamers with an achievement only a few have managed.

With CS2 proving more popular than ever, there are millions of players who dream of lifting the trophy to become a CS2 Major winner. We’re taking a look at the teams and players who lived that dream.

CS2 Major winners

NAVI winning the first CS2 Major. Credit: Stephanie Lindgren | © PGL

CS2 Major winners by teams

Right now, PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 is the only CS2 Major that has been played so far. CS2 esports is relatively new after it replaced CS:GO last year, so it’ll take time before teams can build up a legacy in the new game through Major victories.

TournamentLocationPrize PoolWinnerRunner-up
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024Shanghai$1,250,000Team SpiritFaZe Clan
PGL Major Copenhagen 2024Copenhagen$1,250,000Natus VincereFaZe Clan

CS2 Major winners by players

With only one set of CS2 Major winners so far, just five players have had the honor of lifting the Major trophy. While more players will join the club in the future, these are the players who have lifted a Major trophy in CS2:

CS2 Major winnerCS2 Major-winning teamsCS2 Majors wonTotal number of CS2 Major wins
AleksibNatus VincerePGL Major Copenhagen 20241
jLNatus VincerePGL Major Copenhagen 20241
iMNatus VincerePGL Major Copenhagen 20241
w0nderfulNatus VincerePGL Major Copenhagen 20241
b1tNatus VincerePGL Major Copenhagen 20241
donkTeam SpiritPerfect World Shanghai Major 20241
magixxTeam SpiritPerfect World Shanghai Major 20241
chopperTeam SpiritPerfect World Shanghai Major 20241
sh1roTeam SpiritPerfect World Shanghai Major 20241
zont1xTeam SpiritPerfect World Shanghai Major 20241

Chronology of CS2 Major winners

The first CS2 Major was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was a fitting location, given the Danish organization Astralis’ status as king of the CS:GO Major winners. However, there was no hometown hero victory here. Instead, it was NAVI that took home the trophy. In winning the first CS2 Major, NAVI became the only team to win one in both CS:GO and CS2.

This was followed up by Team Spirit at the PW Shanghai Major 2024, with donk fulfilling his destiny as the youngest-ever Counter-Strike Major winner.

Who will be next? Will NiKo finally get the one thing his trophy cabinet is missing? Only the next few years will tell us the truth.

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