The Counter-Strike series has hosted thousands of players and teams since its debut in 2000. Pasha, markeloff, GeT_RiGhT and more are names that have left their mark on the CSGO arena. However, as time passed, the game changed, causing new players to appear on the scene.
In today’s article, we will try to list the best players who have left their mark on CSGO as of 2021. Unfortunately, you will not be able to see old players, as our list includes current players. We think that you will meet many names with their personal performances and victories in different parts of the world. If you want, let’s start now and take a quick look at CSGO legends.
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Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
S1mple is a living legend, so to speak. He is the best player in CSGO as of 2021 with his playing style, calmness and confidence in his teammates. Please don’t think we are S1mple fans by our words. We make this decision just by looking at the statistics. In particular, with S1mple, his team NaVi deserved to be a legend by winning many tournaments.
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As a result of the ongoing Russian occupation in Ukraine, the team’s energy has been greatly affected. However, they managed to recover themselves in a short time and continue their struggle.
S1mple Statistic
- Rating: 1.35
- ADR: 88.2
- K/D Ratio: 1.47
Trophies
- BLAST Premier World Final 2021
- BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- ESL Pro League Season 14
- IEM Cologne 2021
- BLAST Premier Global Final 2020
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Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
ZywOo has been working as a professional player for Vitality since October 2018. The 21-year-old superstar player is a legendary player who has won several championships. The biggest detail that makes ZywOo second on our list is his performance at IEM Winter 2021. Also, his personal performance is so high that if his own team could adapt to him, maybe they would have achieved more success. However, due to the young age of the famous Esport player, we think he has many years ahead of him to develop.
Additionally, we greatly appreciate the introduction of young players into the CSGO Esports scene. The biggest impact is undoubtedly that CSGO has millions of monthly active players. A new generation of players is constantly emerging, and new legends are rising.
ZywOo Statistic
- Rating: 1.17
- ADR: 88.4
- K/D Ratio: 1.38
Trophies
- IEM Winter 2021
- BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals
- IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe
- EPICENTER 2019
- ECS Season 7 Finals
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Nikola “NiKo” Kovač
NiKo is the professional CSGO player of G2 Esports. The professional player from Bosnia is 25 years old and has been in the CSGO arena for many years. In the first years of his career, he played CS 1.6 for many years. And we can say that he started to lay the foundations of his game skill in 2011.
Due to the performance he showed with his team in 2018 and 2019, they almost dominated the CSGO arena. He has put his name among CSGO legends with the trophies he has won in various amounts.
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NiKo Statistic
- Rating: 1.16
- ADR: 86.0
- K/D Ratio: 1.19
Trophies
- IEM New York 2020 Europe
- BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2019
- BLAST Pro Series Miami 2019
- ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational 2019
- EPICENTER 2018
- ESL One Belo Horizonte 2018
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Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov
sh1ro is a player from Russia, competing for Gambit Esports. The 21-year-old young player is known for his effective playing and the support he gives to his teammates. Despite his young age, he managed to get his name written among the legendary CSGO players.
Although he has a bumpy game style, he is seen as one of the most important CSGO stars of the future. If he continues to improve himself and is constantly open to improvement, we can hear his name for many more years.
In addition, as a result of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, Gambit and Virtus.pro were banned from the PGL RMR Major. Although Sh1ro and his teammates had a hard time as a result of the bans, they managed to return to the field again. They are currently competing in PGL Major Antwerp and ESL Pro League Season 15.
Sh1ro Statistic
- Rating: 1.26
- ADR: 78.7
- K/D Ratio: 1.45
Trophies
- IEM Fall 2021 CIS
- BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021
- IEM Summer 2021
- EPIC League CIS 2021
- IEM Katowice 2021
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Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov
Ax1Le is the teammate of Sh1ro, who is fourth on our list. Both are players of Gambit Esports and are successful players. Ax1Le is one of the youngest players you can see in the CSGO arena. Although the 19-year-old superstar player does not have as high stats as s1mple, he is referred to as the s1mple of the future.
He takes advantage of being 19 years old. If he manages to constantly improve himself, he can become one of the best players in the world. Ax1Le, like Sh1ro, was heavily influenced by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. They had a difficult time with the teams being banned from the tournaments.
However, they overcome the problems to a certain extent and compete in the most important Lan tournaments of the year.
Ax1Le Statistic
- Rating: 1.15
- ADR: 80.1
- K/D Ratio: 1.16
Trophies
- IEM Fall 2021 CIS
- BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021
- IEM Summer 2021
- EPIC League CIS 2021
- IEM Katowice 2021
Final Words
In today’s post, we tried to list the best CSGO players as objectively as possible. We talked about 5 players, mainly S1mple and ZywOo. If you like CSGO betting, you can try to follow professional players. Because they can lead their team to victory thanks to their personal achievements.
You may also want to check out our article “Why CSGO is so loved by gamblers”. Happy reading.
Robert Griffith is a content and essay writer. He is collaborating with local magazines and newspapers. Robert is interested in topics such as marketing and history.
