Most acclaimed teams in CS:GO
The Counter-strike series has been around since 1999 and has come a long way into the competitive scene. It is one of the leading first-person shooter games, and also one of the most-watched esports events.
Here are some of the well-known teams in competitive Counter-strike: Global Offensive.
Astralis
Astralis is a Danish Organization founded in 2016. Since then, they are considered to be the home of one of the best CS:GO teams to date. Their team has won the most number of majors, and is also the first organization to have won three majors in a row (FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM Katowice Major 2019 and the StarLadder Major: Beijing 2019).
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere, also abbreviated as Na’Vi, is an esports organization based in Ukraine. Na’Vi, founded in 2009, is known to be the only organization to have attended every major so far. They ran second, behind Astralis during the FACEIT Major: London 2018. They recently displayed an excellent performance during the IEM Katowice 2020 Playoffs
Ninjas in Pyjamas
This Swedish esports organization was founded in the year 2000. Their team competed in Counter-Strike tournaments until 2007. The team reformed in 2012 for CS:GO Their initial roster consisted of players from Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike Source. The team is known to make unexpected runs in events, such as winning in tournaments which they were never predicted to win in. This was known as the “NiP magic” by the community.
G2 Esports
Formerly known as Gamers2, the G2 Esports is a Spanish esports organization founded in 2013. Despite numerous roster shuffles, G2 Esports was able to remain as one of the most successful Counter-Strike teams, winning several S-tier events. Some of their notable wins are the DreamHack Masters Malmo 2017, and the ESL Pro League Season 5.
Team Liquid
Team Liquid formed their CS:GO team in 2015 and did not disappoint. They have been winning in a lot of S-tier events in 2019, and was behind SK Gaming in 2016 ESL One: Cologne.
mousesports
The organization is known to have had a successful Counter-Strike team since 2002, winning in several S-Tier events such as the ESL One New York 2018. mousesports is an organization based in Germany and also fields players in other games such as League of Legends, StarCraft II and Fortnite.
Fnatic
Their Sweden based CS:GO team is considered one of the most successful, having won three Global Offensive majors and other S-Tier events. Fnatic was awarded the Esports Team of the Year in 2006 and 2009. The organization was founded in 2004.
SK Gaming
Germany based SK Gaming, founded in 1997, is widely known for their success in the Counter-Strike scene. In the early years, they have been dominating in most big events. They may no longer have a CS:GO team, but many acknowledge the greatness of their team.
Team Vitality
This French organization formed their CS:GO team in 2018, but they slowly climbed up the ranks of top-tier teams. They won the EPICENTER 2019 and made 5th-8th place in the StarLadder Berlin Major 2019.