Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CS:GO) is taking over the esports industry, including the gambling scene. According to studies, It’s one of the best and most popular video games in the world. With that in mind, who, then, are the top performers over the year? The current players who dominate the arena and have beaten hundreds of professionals from all regions?
We are not even halfway through the year 2018, but based on the statistics of betting sites and entertainment websites, the top 10 players of 2017 are consistent with winning every match coming their way. Listed below are the top 10 CS:GO players of 2017 that could really make your 2018 CSGO predictions easier, make sure you place one or two Bitcoins on the teams they’re currently playing for.
- Marcelo "coldzera" David - is a Brazilian player who currently plays under SK Gaming. He is known as a rifler and secondary AWper, and has been on every top player list since 2014.
- Nikola "NiKo" Kovač - at a tender age of 14, Niko already experienced the heat of the game when he played alongside regional players in an esports arena. He became notable for his performance in ESEA Season 18, under the team mousesports. Currently, though, he plays as rifler and secondary AWper for FaZe Clan.
- Fernando "fer" Alvarenga - a Brazilian player who currently plays for SK Gaming as entry fragger. Fer only started playing CS:GO in 2012, but he already made history by winning back-to-back Majors under Luminosity and SK.
- Håvard "rain" Nygaard - a Norwegian player who currently plays as entry fragger for FaZe Clan. He is the longest-running player in the lineup, making him one of the most-awarded players in the esports industry.
- Nicolai "device" Reedtz - a Danish player currently playing as Astralis’ AWper. This is Device’s 4th appearance on the top list and many have already known him ever since CS: Source. Evidently, he is one of the most seasoned players in CS:GO.
- Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo - a Brazilian player under SK Gaming. He is the current in-game leader and AWper of the team and the owner of Games Academy, an esports organization. Aside from being a seasoned player since mid-2000s, FalleN is also voted as the most influential person in Brazilian eSports.
- Kenny "kennyS" Schrub - since February 2017, Kennys has been playing for G2 Esports after a players-exchange from EnVyUs and Titan. He is dubbed by esports fans as the fastest and most skilled AWper in CS:GO.
- Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev - A Ukranian player for Natus Vincere. He is the current AWper and rifler of the team. He is partially responsible from Natus Vincere and Team Ukraine’s win from DreamHack Open Winter 2017 and WESG 2017 Europe Finals.
- Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács - this is Guardian’s fifth time (in a row) to be included in the list of CS:GO top players. The Slovakian player is FaZe Clan’s AWper. He is known as one of the players in CS:GO history with consistent career and impressive performances in CS, CS:S, and CS:GO.
- Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen - last but definitely not the least is Astralis’ Danish rifler. He is part of the team’s victory in Intel Extreme Master XI - World Championship, ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, and Esports Championship Series Season 2.