Counter-Strike's longest win-streaks

In a game where momentum makes most of the difference, Counter-Strike has seen some of the great teams going on domination runs. With CS2 making its debut and there having been two big CS2 LAN events till date, we have a new era on the horizon as FaZe look unstoppable in the game's newest version, having won both of the two big CS2 LAN events till date (IEM Sydney 2023 and CAC 2023).

Here we take a look at teams that have gone on some of the longest win streaks, considering matches from big events according to HLTV.

Before we dive into a list, here are a few honorable mentions:

• MOUZ - 11 wins
  ESL Pro League Season 18 && IEM Sydney 2023

• Vitality - 12 wins
  IEM Rio 2023 & BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023

5. Luminosity - 15 wins (2016)

The Brazilian powerhouse was at it's peak in 2016, winning two Majors- ESL One Cologne 2016 and MLG Columbus 2016 under two different team names. Luminosity's ESL Pro League Season 3 finals and ELEAGUE Season 1 runs netted them 15 match wins in a row, bringing them in at #5 on the list.

The Luminosity roster during this streak was as follows:

• FalleN

• coldzera

• fer

• fnx

• TACO

4. NAVI - 20 wins (2020-2021)

Coming off of great run at IEM Katowice 2020 and a flawless IEM Cologne 2021, NAVI came into PGL Stockholm Major 2021 and went on to post a flawless Major campaign, securing their first and only Major. During their run, NAVI stacked up 20 wins back to back.

The NAVI roster during this streak was as follows:

• s1mple

• b1t

• electroNic

• Boombl4

• Perfecto

3. Liquid - 23 wins (2019)

Going on to win multiple events in 2019, although known for their volatility, 2019's Liquid was arguably one of the top 3 teams at the time, giving Astralis (#1 at the time) a run for their money. Going on to post great runs at DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019, ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals, ESL One Cologne 2019, BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles 2019 and IEM Chicago 2019, Liquid were on a 23-match win streak, bringing them in at #3.

The Liquid roster during this streak was as follows:

• nitr0

• EliGE

• Twistzz

• NAF

• Stewie2K

2. Ninjas in Pyjamas - 24 wins (2012-2013)

When CS:GO was still a new game with the pros and casuals struggling alike to make the switch and get adjusted, Ninjas in Pyjamas took the competitive scene by storm, going undefeated for over a year and a half. The Swedes' dominant run included around 15 LAN tournament wins. During this time, Ninjas in Pyjamas put up a win streak off 24 matches, when filtered to just "Big events".

The Ninjas in Pyjamas roster during this streak was as follows:

• friberg

• Xizt

• GeT_RiGhT

• f0rest

• Fifflaren

1. Astralis - 28 wins (2018)

Taking first place is a team that reset Counter-Strike, a team that changed the meta forever with utility and teamplay- Astralis. The 2017-2019 Astralis era was on the most dominant eras, with the team going on the secure 4 Major titles, with 3 consecutive ones. 2018 in particular was a time when the least of the least could parallel Astralis.

Coming off of an ECS Season 6 Finals win, The Danes put up flawless runs at ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals, BLAST Pro Series Lisbon 2018, IEM Katowice 2019 Major and BLAST Pro Series São Paulo 2019, closing out 28 Matches in a row, shooting them right up to the top of the list.

The Astralis roster during this streak was as follows:

• gla1ve

• device

• Magisk

• dupreeh

• Xyp9x