One of the most spectacular moments in Counter-Strike is considered to be a player's ace. The version of the game, Counter-Strike 2, was released on September 27, meaning that professional players have been competing in the new game for over 200 days. Moreover, the first-ever major tournament for CS2 has already concluded. Therefore, it's the perfect time to look at the top 10 players who have managed to achieve the most ACEs during this period.
An important clarification before we start our material is that we only considered A and S-Tier championships. This means that today we will only encounter aces at the tier-1 level.
#10 — Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke
The list opens with former Ninjas in Pyjamas player, Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke. The last year for this team was quite bad with constant replacements, last places at championships, not making it to the Major, and so on. However, despite all this, k0nfig managed to achieve an ace.
That very ace k0nfig made against Astralis in the final of Copenhagen Gaming Week 2024. But in the end, even this beautiful moment could not save the team, and they lost with a score of 0-2.
#9 — Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
The ninth place in our list is taken by the sniper of G2 Esports, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov. During all the time playing on Counter-Strike 2, he managed to make two aces. But perhaps one of them will become the highlight of the year, just look at it. The first moment happened in a match against the NAVI team at BLAST Premier World Final 2023:
And the next was an ace against the FURIA team at PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024:
#8 — Adam “torzsi” Torzsas
The first moment occurred at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 against the BetBoom team:
The second was against the Wings Up team at CS2 Asia Championships 2023:
#7 — Szymon “kRaSnaL” Mrozek
The second moment was in a match against Movistar Riders at Roobet Cup 2023:
#6 — Miroslav “zont1x” Plakhotya
The sixth place in our ranking is held by the Team Spirit rifler, Miroslav “zont1x” Plakhotya. Despite Team Spirit only recently breaking into the tier-one scene, this young and talented player has already managed to achieve three aces.
The first was made against Team Liquid at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024:
Next was against NAVI at IEM Katowice 2024:
And the last moment occurred against Metizport at BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown:
#5 — Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes
Opening the top five is the rifler from Furia Esports, Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes. During all this time on the tier-one scene, he managed to make three ace moments. Let's now take a look at them.
The first was made against the Eternal Fire team at Roobet Cup 2023:
Next was a moment against the Heroic team at Roobet Cup 2023. Unfortunately, this ace did not give them a chance to become the winners of this match.
The last ace was made in a match against the Apeks team in the final of Elisa Masters Espoo 2023, which Furia successfully won:
#4 — Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz
#3 — Guy “NertZ” Iluz
Next was an ace against the 9z team at IEM Chengdu 2024:
#2 — David “frozen” Cernansky
The rifler from the FaZe Clan, David “frozen” Cernansky, has managed to make just two ace moments during all the time playing on Counter-Strike 2. The first ace was made against the Team Spirit team at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024:
Next up is an ace against the FlyQuest team at IEM Chengdu 2024:
#1 — Robin “ropz” Kool
The top spot in the ranking is held by the rifler from FaZe Clan, Robin “ropz” Kool. During all the time in Counter-Strike 2, he managed to achieve a whopping three aces. The first moment against the Furia team at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024:
Next, we have a match against GamerLegion at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024:
And the third moment occurred in a match against G2 Esports at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023:
With the next major championship being ESL Pro League Season 19, starting on April 23, it's exciting to see what surprising moments are in store for us there.
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