The depth of tournaments in the competitive Counter-Strike space makes it easier to determine which teams are definitively the best. Now that the 2024 season and the first complete CS2 calendar year are over, we can finally look back and answer the question: which Counter-Strike teams had the best year?
Based on results and year-long consistency, here are the best Counter-Strike teams of 2024.
The Best CS2 Teams of 2024
Natus Vincere
By winning the first ever Counter-Strike 2 Major at PGL Copenhagen, NAVI already established itself as one of the best CS2 teams of the year. But the European roster helmed by in-game leader Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen did much more than just win the Major, as they also won trophies at the Esports World Cup, IEM Rio, and ESL Pro League Season 20. Even more impressively, they did all this without the consensus CS:GO GOAT in Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev.
Team Spirit
Team Spirit closed out the year on top, winning the Perfect World Shanghai Major. It’s the first Major win for all five players and the organization itself. While NAVI won their Major without the GOAT of CS:GO, Spirit won thanks to a historic performance by a player we may end up calling the GOAT of CS2: Danil “donk” Kryshkovets. In addition to the Major win, Spirit also claimed victories at IEM Katowice and the BLAST Spring Final
Team Vitality
Vitality is home to one of the greatest Counter-Strike players ever in Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, better known simply as the Prodigy. ZywOo and Vitality closed out the CS:GO era of Majors by winning the last one in 2023. Though a Major victory eluded them in 2024, they lifted the trophy in IEM Cologne in August, and made several deep runs at prestigious events.
G2 Esports
G2’s superstar Nikola “NiKo” Kovač is widely considered one of the greatest players ever. Sadly, he’s also still known as the greatest player yet to win a Major, falling in the semifinals of both 2024 Majors. But that didn’t stop G2 from still having an excellent year, thanks to the trio of NiKo and two rising stars in Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov and Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa. G2 lifted trophies at IEM Dallas, the BLAST Fall Final, and the BLAST World Final in 2024.
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