The Brazilian professional scene has brought a large number of talented and successful players to Counter-Strike. Over a 20-year history, more than 500 players from Brazil have entered the professional scene at different times. However, today we will talk about the top ten best Counter-Strike players from sunny Brazil.
Let's start by mentioning that we will be discussing players who participated in tournaments in both Counter-Strike 1.6 and the younger generation from Counter-Strike 2. To rank them in our list, we’ll be taking both prize money and tournament wins into account.
#10 - KSCERATO
24-year-old Brazilian rifler Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato currently plays for FURIA Esports. Interestingly, on November 3, 2023, he managed to win his first LAN championship in Europe, Elisa Masters Espoo 2023.
He started his professional career in 2015 but did not achieve noteworthy results until 2018. In 2018, he joined FURIA Esports and his career began to flourish.
During his time with the team, he managed to win 15 tier-1/tier-2 championships. But his most significant achievement was the 3rd-4th place at Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022.
Throughout his career, he has earned $353,754 in prize money. However, this is just the beginning, as in Counter-Strike 2, the team feels even stronger due to their aggressive style of play.
#9 - yuurih
Continuing our top ten list is another rifler from FURIA Esports, Yuri "yuurih" Boian. Yuurih's career began in 2016 with local teams. But in 2017, he joined FURIA Esports and everything started to fall into place.
His main achievements in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive include:
- Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022 (3-4th place)
- ESL Pro League Season 15 (3-4th place)
- Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 (1st place)
- ESL Pro League Season 12: North America (1st place)
Of course, it should be noted that he also managed to win several tier-2 championships. As of today, his only victory in Counter-Strike 2 is:
- Elisa Masters Espoo 2023
Moreover, this was the first tier-one LAN championship win for the Brazilian. Throughout his career, he has earned $358,675 in prize money.
#8 - arT
Surprisingly, the eighth place in our top ten list is occupied by the captain of FURIA Esports - Andre "arT" Piovezan. FURIA stands alongside organizations like MIBR, Immortals, and SK GAMING, as they have made the most significant contribution to the development of the Brazilian scene.
Now, let's focus on arT. His career started in 2016, but at that time he played for local Brazilian teams. Then, in 2018, after joining FURIA Esports, his career took off.
Throughout his career, he has won $362,454 in prize money. His most important achievements include the following championships:
- Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022 (3-4th place)
- ESL Pro League Season 15 (3-4th place)
- Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 (1st place)
- ESL Pro League Season 12: North America (1st place)
- Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 (1st place)
#7 - felps
A rifler for Imperial Esports, Joao "felps" Vasconcellos occupies the seventh place in our top ten list. His career began back in 2013, and during this time, he has been part of many renowned organizations, such as:
- Immortals
- SK Gaming
- Luminosity Gaming
- MIBR
- GODSENT
But this is just a part of all the organizations he has been with. His main achievements include:
- Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019 (3-4th place)
- ESL One: Cologne 2017 (1st place)
- Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals (1st place)
- ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 (3-4th place)
In total, he has participated in ten Majors. But throughout his career, he has only received one MVP medal at DreamHack Open Summer 2016. Also, during this time, he has earned $354,703.
#6 - fnx
Streamer for Imperial Esports, Lincoln "fnx" Lau takes the next place in our top list of the best Brazilian players. Starting with the most important, fnx is a two-time major champion:
- ESL One: Cologne 2016
- MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016
The 33-year-old legendary player began his career at the very beginning of Counter-Strike as a competitive discipline, sometime between 2002 and 2003. It's noteworthy that he played in Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Counter-Strike 2 at a high level.
Over these 20 years, he has been part of many renowned organizations, including MIBR, SK Gaming, Immortals, 100 Thieves, and others. His main achievements besides the majors include championships like:
- Intel Extreme Masters XI - Oakland (2nd place)
- ESL Pro League Season 4 - Finals (2nd place)
- ESL Pro League Season 3 - Finals (1st place)
- DreamHack Open Austin 2016 (1st place)
- IEM III American Championship Finals (1st place)
However, we are unlikely to see him in any lineup again. Throughout his career, he has won $426,224 in prize money.
#5 - boltz
Legendary Brazilian rifler Ricardo "boltz" Prass, who currently plays for Imperial Esports, begins our top five. The 26-year-old player started his career in 2013 when Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was just released.
During this time, he has been part of a large number of Brazilian organizations, including:
- MIBR
- SK Gaming
- Immortals
- Luminosity Gaming
Throughout his career, he has managed to win a large number of tier-one championships but was not destined to win a major. His best result was at PGL Major Kraków 2017, where he and Immortals took 2nd place.
Here is a short list of his main victories:
- ESL Pro League Season 6 - Finals
- EPICENTER 2017
- DreamHack Open Summer 2016
- CEVO Pro League Season 9
Throughout his career, he has earned $409,766 in prize money.
#4 - coldzera
Opening the list of Brazilian millionaires in Counter-Strike is rifler Marcelo "coldzera" David. A two-time major champion and simply a legendary Brazilian player.
Despite starting his professional career in 2013, he managed to win two consecutive majors:
- MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016
- ESL One: Cologne 2016
Additionally, he won a significant number of tier-one championships. His main victories include:
- ESL Pro League Season 6 - Finals
- EPICENTER 2017
- ESL One: Cologne 2017
- Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals
- Intel Extreme Masters XII - Sydney
Throughout his career, he played for several tier-1 teams: SK Gaming, Luminosity Gaming, FaZe Clan, and MIBR. Currently, he plays for Legacy, an organization he started building from scratch.
He has earned $1,031,622 in prize money throughout his career.
#3 - fer
Fernando "fer" Alvarenga occupies the bronze spot in our top ten list of the best Brazilian players. Fer started his career at the end of the Counter-Strike 1.6 era but only played for one team during that time.
However, his career flourished in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Starting with lower-tier teams, he joined Luminosity Gaming in 2015, which marked the start of his upward trajectory.
With Luminosity Gaming, he won his first major - MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016. He then won his second major with SK Gaming - ESL One: Cologne 2016.
He has also played for MIBR, 00 Nation, and other notable organizations. His main achievements include victories in:
- ESL Pro League Season 6 - Finals
- EPICENTER 2017
- ESL One: Cologne 2017
- Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals
- Intel Extreme Masters XII - Sydney
Throughout his career, he has earned $1,053,546 in prize money.
#2 - TACO
Legendary Brazilian player Epitacio "TACO" de Melo, currently inactive, holds the second spot in our top ten list.
His career began in 2011, during the final moments of Counter-Strike's earlier version. However, he didn't achieve significant success in that version.
With the release of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, his career bloomed. In this version of the game, he managed to win two majors:
- MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016
- ESL One: Cologne 2016
Moreover, he has won numerous major tier-one LAN events. However, as of September 2023, after leaving Legacy, he went inactive and is unlikely to be seen in any competitive teams, possibly only in show matches.
Throughout his career, he has won $1,072,581 in prize money.
#1 - FalleN
Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo is a living legend in the truest sense of the word. He is the only player to have won championships in:
- Counter-Strike 1.5
- Counter-Strike 1.6
- Crossfire
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Counter-Strike 2
He continues to deliver incredible results at the tier-one level, and he is already 32 years old. His career began in 2005 when he was just 14 years old.
During his career, he has won two majors: MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 and ESL One: Cologne 2016. Additionally, he has won a multitude of tier-one championships in different parts of the world.
Throughout his career, he has earned $1,184,570 in prize money.
Comments