IEM Cologne Major Coverage Hub

The inaugural Major in CS:GO was secured by fnatic in surprise fashion as they defeated heavy favorites, the famous 87-0 NIP, 2-1 in the final. Star AWPer JW led the way for his team.

Virtus.Pro stormed so convincingly to victory on home soil that this Major performance earned them the nickname "Virtus.Plow", with NIP taking yet another silver medal.

Finally NIP won the Major their dominance of early CS:GO history so richly deserved, with their entry fragger Friberg picking up the MVP nod for his impact throughout the tournament.

LDLC grabbed a Major victory that was overshadowed by the infamous 'olofboost' incident that occurred in their quarterfinal with fnatic; such was the backlash from the incident that instead of accepting the proposed replay, fnatic forfeited the game.

A replay of the first Major final saw fnatic again emerge triumphant in the all-Swedish derby, earning the organization its second Major trophy. This would mark NIP's fifth and last appearance in a Major final.

fnatic emerged victorious in a battle with French titans Envy, marking history by being the first team in CS:GO to win back-to-back Majors. The crowning achievement of what would come to be known as the 'fnatic era'.

Frenchmen Envy took the title in Romania, with the same core of players that won DreamHack Winter 2014, beating a NAVI side who were appearing in their first Major final.

The Columbus Major was the first to feature a $1M dollar prize pool, the first to take place outside of Europe, and the first to be won by a non-European team; the Brazilians of LG would bring the Major trophy home to South-America.

The Brazilian squad that won Columbus picked up their second Major in Cologne, this time under the SK banner. coldzera was again the standout for his team, earning his second Major MVP.

The Danes of Astralis secured their first Major title in Atlanta, besting the very same Virtus.Pro who won the Katowice Major in 2014 after a memorable comeback on Train.

Krakow bore witness to the greatest underdog run in CS:GO Major history, as world number 15 Gambit secured the Major title under the leadership of NAVI legend Zeus.

Cloud9 won North America's first Major in dramatic fashion, coming back from a 11-15 deficit on the final map to beat FaZe in overtime in front of a packed and raucous home crowd.

Astralis picked up their second Major title in London after a dominant run in the bracket stage. The Danes had a flawless 6-0 map score in playoffs and beat NAVI in the final to lift the trophy.

Astralis became only the second team to win three majors and two back-to-back with victory in Katowice, ending the fairy-tale run of underdog Finns ENCE to do so.

History was made at this Major as Astralis became the only team to win four Majors and three back-to-back, once again beating surprise finalists to seal it, this time in the form of the CIS squad AVANGAR.

After three second-place finishes, NAVI finally secured a Major title on the wings of an incredible MVP performance from s1mple. The CIS team made history as the first one to win a Major without dropping a single map.

In the packed-to-the-brim Antwerps Sportpaleis in Belgium, karrigan finally lifted his first Major trophy with FaZe. The squad also made history as the first international team to win the Valve-sponsored event.

In a sold-out Major full of upsets, it was Outsiders who stood tall in Brazil to take home the gold medal. The Russian squad were far from the favourites but showcased clinical displays in the server en route to a historical first-place finish.

In a Major full of twists, turns, and shocking upsets, Vitality brushed aside all challengers and won the final CS:GO Major, on the organization’s home turf no less. The victory cemented the legacies of players like dupreeh and apEX, whilst also strengthening the case for ZywOo as one of the game’s greatest-ever stars.

Far from the favorites for the title, NAVI completed an epic dark horse run to claim the first CS2 Major trophy at PGL Major Copenhagen, joining an exclusive club of a select few organizations who have won multiple Majors.

Flying high on the wings of explosive young starlet donk, Spirit claimed the organization's first major title at Perfect World Shanghai Major. It was a record-breaking run for 17-year-old donk, as he became not only the youngest Major MVP in history, but also the highest-rated, adding early impetus to his case for becoming one of Counter-Strike's greatest players.

Looking for the perfect finish to their immaculate season that included six LAN victories, an ESL Grand Slam, and a mind-boggling 30-match win streak, Vitality made good on their status as favorites for the BLAST.tv Austin Major to secure the organization's second Major trophy

Vitality became back-to-back Major champions at StarLadder Major Budapest after fending off the resurgent FaZe 3-1 in the first-ever best-of-five Major grand final.