7 best CS:GO players and teams of 2017

2017 was an exciting year for CS:GO – one of the most popular eSports today. We’ve seen a lot of great players, as well as outstanding teams. North America has begun to have an impact with the appearance of two teams in the top 10 in the world. In this post, let’s find out who are the best CS:GO players and teams of 2017

3. Astralis

The Danish team had a solid 2017 and most importantly, they achieved their career dreams by winning a major. This squad beat Virtus.pro in a convincing bo5 final to claim the 2017 ELEAGUE Major trophy and $500,000 prize money. After achieving this title, Astralis continued to perform well in major tournaments, consistently placing in the top 3 in most tournaments. Unfortunately, they only won the IEM Katowice 2017 and the ELEAGUE Clash for Cash Showmatch.

Although the end of the second half of 2017 did not have many results, Astralis still proved that they are always a serious opponent. Going into 2018, Astralis is definitely the team everyone needs to keep an eye on, especially when dev1ce has fully recovered and is about to return.

2. FaZe Clan

Currently ranked 2nd in the world, FaZe Clan has made waves, especially after they recruited GuardiaN and olofmeister. Throughout 2017, they have won 5 times, in addition to many second and third prizes in other events. Teams rarely fail prematurely (EPICENTER 2017 is a bitter example), and FaZe Clan often competes at a level that makes them gasp in amazement.

FaZe Clan have had an impressive run since they settled down in August, consistently ranking well and performing well. With what has been shown, the European team will definitely create a new breeze for 2018.

first. SK Gaming

With the number 1 position in the world, 9 titles in 2017 and many major titles before it: SK Gaming has proven its formidable power. The Brazilian team has surpassed all targets compared to last year, despite personnel changes and some internal problems. The spirit of steel and the ability to concentrate is what makes SK different from the rest of the teams. They’re not afraid of extra time – SK always embraces it. They did not falter, SK did not tremble even when standing on the edge of the abyss. “The game only ends when the score is 16” is what we often hear players say about how they did it. And SK said to do.

cs_summit, IEM Sydney, DreamHack Summer, ECS Season 3, ESL One Cologne, EPICENTER, BLAST Pro Series and ESL Pro League Seaon 6 are the tournaments where SK won the championship. These events all played an important part in the number of top tournaments of 2017. Team Brazil shows no signs of stopping and will certainly continue to impress in CS:GO in 2018.

Håvard “rain” Nygaard

While not FaZe’s brightest star, rain has proven his ability to handle personal melancholy, as well as consistent performances. As the oldest member of FaZe, when the team moved from Kinguin, rain earned the title of one of the best players in the world.

During the year, rain only achieved negative ratings in one tournament, while in the remaining 22 tournaments, he performed beyond imagination. Very few individuals can achieve stability and handling like rain, he is the solid pillar that FaZe needs at all times.

Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostylev

Natus Vincere had a pretty rough year, at least. Things gradually got better after the DreamHack Winter 2017 championship, although it looked more like luck than the team’s usual form. However, there is an individual who is never ‘lucky’, he always excels – that is s1mple.

There was a time when he wanted to leave Na`Vi because of his poor performance in international LAN tournaments, at times when the team was on fire, s1mple played brilliantly and was extremely stable. Like FaZe’s rain, the young Ukrainian player rarely performed poorly (only once), while achieving positive (positive) ratings in the remaining tournaments.

Nikola “Niko” Kovač

FaZe Clan’s brightest star, NiKo has captured the hearts of the CS:GO community ever since he decided to move from mousesports to his new home. The monster ‘NiKo’ shines under FaZe’s shirt, NiKo adapts to the right environment for talents like him.

In 2017, NiKo completely destroyed all the enemies standing in the way of FaZe Clan. Like his opponent, NiKo had a ‘perfect’ rating in 2017, all of the tournaments he attended had positive ratings.

Marcelo “coldzera” David

The only player most people consider to be the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player right now – coldzera. The Brazilian boy can single-handedly handle an entire fleet, no matter how good or famous the opponent is. Coldzera kills everyone without exception – if the opponent can get a headshot, he will definitely get a headshot.

2017 was a great year for SK Gaming, and coldzera was definitely a major contributor to this success. Not a single tournament he has a negative rate in 2017, not to mention the 9 titles that SK has won all come from this Brazilian guy.

Source: cybersport