Top 5 Best CS:GO Players of 2021
CS:GO is known for having a brutally competitive scene with a lot of great events throughout the season, with an emphasis on the Majors, the Worlds of Valve’s FPS. Despite the large number of champion teams at the Tier 1 World Championships, few are the teams that actually make up the all-time best list, although the game’s history is still being written and, it seems, is still far from over.
With the great performances of these players throughout the entire year, their teams were able to achieve glory in the tournaments of the CS:GO scene.
2021 has definitely been a great year for the world of eSports, and of course the CS:GO scene gave us unforgettable events played at the highest competitive and professional level. In which players stood out with impressive plays with which they led their teams to achieve important things throughout this year that is about to end.
Let’s have a closer look at the impressive top 5 of 2021’s best CS:GO players that all have stood out in this article on CS:GO gambling sites and multiple other eSport sources. Also, let’s see if they can make it gloriously through 2022.
#5 Dev1ce – Ninjas in Pyjamas
Nicolai “Sev1ce” Reedtz is a Danish pro player, known as one of the best players of all time, as his individual level has been very high since 2014 in Counter Strike Global Offensive tournaments.
In April Dev1ce became one of the best signings of the year and since his arrival to the Swedish squad, NIP reached a high level, achieving the IEM Fall 2021: Europe.
#4 Sh1ro – Gambit Esports
The 20-year-old Russian youngster Dmitriy “Sh1ro” Sokolov, played excellent games with his esports organization, being the most outstanding player of Gambit Esports winning three awards as MVP of the matches.
In November he won the V4 Future Sports Festival – Budapest 2021 and at the BLAST Premier: World Final 2021(last tournament of the year) he finished in second place after losing 2-1 against NAVI.
#3 NiKo – G2 Esports
When we talk about the best talents in the Counter Strike scene, Niko is one of the first players that comes to our memories, once again the Bosnian stands out among all the players, that’s why he has become the best player of the match in 7 different tournaments.
Despite not being able to play against the powerful NAVI team in the final stages, Niko always showed a high level.
#2 ZyWoO – Team Vitality
ZyWoO’s name always appears in the front pages, his magnificent performances show why he is considered one of the best players in the world, despite not living a great moment with Team Vitality, the Frenchman always gives something to talk about with his exemplary participation in each match.
With his team he achieved a runner-up finish in the BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2021, first place in the Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Winter and third place in the BLAST Premier: World Final 202.
#1 S1mple – NAVI
After being below ZyWoO on the list in 2019 and 2020 at the #2 position, Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev came back stronger to reclaim his throne.
The 24-year-old Ukrainian earned 19 HLTV MVP medals, a Major trophy and an Intel Grand Slam, among numerous other S-Tier trophies. Navi swept all competitions in 2021 and that is why “S1mple” is once again considered the best CS:GO player in the world.
