In the medium size tournaments, of which the majority of the year's calender was made up, that consistency, putting themselves in position to win again and again, meant it was seemingly inevitable for cArn and company to win titles and big prize cheques.ģ. His teams may not have won many of the majors, but in all forms of tournament they seemed destined to reach a top four finish, almost regardless of form. $798,506 - Patrik ' cArn' Sättermon (Sweden)Īs the leader of the most consistent teams in history cArn racked up prize money like no leader before him. It's with good reason that nobody is even within $50,000 of him on this list.Ģ. Wherever f0rest went titles and prize money followed so after. Prior to fnatic he had won a nice payday breaking out with Begrip and following fnatic he continued his winning ways, leading SK Gaming to a big year in 2011. One of the most skilled players in the history of the game, it was f0rest's aim and killing ability with powered those incredibly consistent fnatic teams through to a seemingly neverending number of top three finishes. $858,872 - Patrik ' f0rest' Lindberg (Sweden)Īs the workhorse mainstay star of fnatic's line-ups from 2006-2010 it's no surprise to find f0rest topping this list. Note: This list does not include prize money won in Condition Zero, Source or Global Offensive. This list, exhaustively researched, presents the top 100 players in CS history, in terms of prize money won by the teams they played in. With over 12 years of competition the professional Counter-Strike landscape, from versions 1.0 through to 1.6, was littered with tournaments offering prize money and great players eager to snap up as much as they could during their peaks. This article was originally published on GameSpot's sister site, which was dedicated to esports coverage.

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