End of an Era: The Story of CS:GO's Last Major

You don’t always know when will be the last time.
You don’t always get to choose when an era is over.
We knew for sure that, as the last CS:GO Major, Paris would be the end of something. But it still managed to surprise us.
The Paris Major showed us exactly how far Counter-Strike has come.
And just like the game itself, it wasn’t what we expected… but it was even better than we thought.
Narrated by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Written by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Edited by: Jason Durante (@JayJay_Durante)
Produced by: Danielle Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen) & Brendan Fahey (@Drillbit_)
Thumbnail: Bennett Grainger
Footage courtesy of: pastebin.com/JVUNkR8x
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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[@lukeX2m]

Every time siuhy got a kill and the crowd doing a siuuuuuu was truly amazing and incredibly hilarious

[@OhDuur]

Yeah and still doing it even though it was the opponent of the team they were rooting for !

[@jayceebalante9160]

That intro with Scrawny's casting was sick.

[@GrimReaper..]

Scrawny delivers every single time 🤌🤌

[@realheadshothero]

Scrawny is one of my favorite casters

[@GrimReaper..]

@@realheadshothero Yes mine too. knows damn well how to sell big moments♥️ Do you remember the line that he said when G2 lost to Fnatic at the legends stage.....hot damn For me: 1.Scrawny 2.Moses 3.Machine 🤌🤌

[@ransum_]

@@GrimReaper.. eh for every sick moment like that, there's 10 where he's screaming and trying to create a dramatic, hype moment where there isn't one.

[@GrimReaper..]

@@ransum_ that's what casters have to do....get the talent over

[@PerpetuallyPedro]

Dupreeh being the only player to win 5 majors is so fitting. The ultimate support player, congratulations to Vitality.

[@ofriblum1685]

Dupreeh did not play support neither at astralis or vitality but i get your point and i agree it’s nice that the only player to win 5 majors was never the star fragger of the team

[@Inveist]

he's not support tho lmao

[@xRob]

the ultimate support player used to be xyp9x

[@niks660097]

@@ofriblum1685 faze once built a team of star fraggers back in 2016, look what happened..

[@jii-ro7083]

He was entry fragger

[@tor2886]

Dmitri literally carries this channel so hard.

[@sannii2222]

frrr

[@theUBERsashimi]

Yep. He actually makes content. The other guys just want to be on camera. Most of their videos honestly suck, and are more annoying than a watchMojo video.

[@greycat3373]

he carries if the monkey is not on screen imo lmao

[@zeektom4010]

Zywoo is basically the embodiment of csgo. Born on the released date of the game and won the last ever major of the game

[@EkeDeke]

for a second there i had a stroke, and thought how the fuck is that mann born in 2012. must be some secret baguett power

[@tanyukai9560]

Same day not year

[@ohayou828]

@@tanyukai95601.6

[@pops1cle187]

@@EkeDeke Zywoo is born on the same day and year CS came out not CS:GO

[@vincentm3895]

​@@tanyukai9560same year also! Just not csgo

[@jaybertmullon9847]

Scrawny and the trumpet guy was a legendary in Paris major

[@TransparentEclipse]

Dupreeh cemented himself as a top 5 player in csgo history. One of the best players in the game from release to end. 5 majors, always competitive, hltv top 20s, he’s just him.

[@jason-pl1vf]

Hilarious, S1mple, Zywoo, dev1ce, NiKo, ColdZera, get_right, Forest, KennyS, the list goes on, Dupreeh is maybe top 20

[@codino97]

@@jason-pl1vf f0rest has no place in a cs-go top5 maybe all of cs and top 2 in 1.6 but in go he has no place in the list get_right was the best player in go by far for close to 3 yrs

[@dakota8381]

@@jason-pl1vf Dupreeh is better than Cold, Kenny, Forest and Get_right

[@greycat3373]

​@@dakota8381because he's the only one with winning 5 majors right?

[@steriofoniq]

I miss my teammates. I always imagined myself on the stage fighting alongside them in a Major. Now married and a dad of two, I retired from playing. Watching this video brings me to tears. CS:GO is just not a game, it is a part of my life. Thanks to all CS:GO community.

[@nadav147]

As an OG from 1.6 CS, this video brought tears to my eyes.

[@bryceinnerst7963]

yikes

[@Joyexer]

I feel that.

[@Joyexer]

@@bryceinnerst7963 Dude isnt emotionally attached to anything in this world. Get a grip.

[@bryceinnerst7963]

@@Joyexer “anything in this world” obviously thats not true and you know it. im jus sayin crying about a video game when you arent even the one playing is a bit silly

[@Joyexer]

@@bryceinnerst7963 I was obviously exxagerating. And then you dont even understand what makes esport so great.

[@YesMyMahiru]

Looking forward for CS2 Major

[@thatmtrx1421]

Dimitri's narration for this is A MUST Such emotion, such drama Perfect storytelling on this one. It makes me proud of cs.

[@kingboo_2237]

Dmitri deserved it I mean he's the CS FAN BOI On the channel am I right?

[@Neshler]

Last major prepared us for the next level of upcoming stars and teams. Even as to partner teams being irrelevant soon.

[@F1stzz]

They'll never be "irrelevant", cuz those teams are the very reason why u mоrоn are still allowed to watch any CS events for free & why this Esport is still somewhat profitable (even tho barely at this point) overall.

[@44r0n-9]

No they won't, you're absolutely delusional. Any talent coming up the pipeline will be bought by those organizations and they will stay on top. That's how this works.

[@xlgapelsin6173]

@@F1stzz Valve is currently in talks with orgs that valve sponsored events won't be allowed to have partner teams but they'll stay

[@F1stzz]

@@xlgapelsin6173 read, plz, once again what you've just said & tell me what sense does any of that make.

[@xlgapelsin6173]

@@F1stzz In valve sponsored events no partner teams. If tournament organizers do tournaments without backing from valve they can still have partner teams in those tournaments

[@_sentrility4574]

Two incredible stories collide in grand finals, but in the end, "one shall stand. One shall fall." So happy to see every player on Vitality to get their sense of accomplishment from this win

[@oneask1]

the fact that a world leader put a csgo tournament in his campaign promises really shows how much influence this game has on the world

[@icantthinkofagoodnameso69f89]

Who

[@ThatsKami16]

@@icantthinkofagoodnameso69f89 french president

[@nix294]

@@icantthinkofagoodnameso69f89 you didn't watch the video or what?

[@seandeib619]

Jesus christ...Dimitri's narration is beyond human. Listened to the whole video while walking around a supermarket...doing my shopping. He somehow managed to keep me in goosebump territory the whole time!

[@psychological9890]

The Paris Blast Major is basically the underdog major, just about every high profile team barring Faze, Heroic, and Liquid all bombed out before the playoffs.

[@The_condom_man]

Heroic,liquid,faze all where in play offs lmao.

[@arugula517]

@@The_condom_manthats what they said…?

[@JokidouPGM]

@@The_condom_man "barring"

[@LauraLovesHugs]

@@The_condom_manuh yes that's what they said lol

[@Palewanderer001]

Vitality?

[@jefflum4040]

Even thought I was hope for a different team to win, it’s hard to deny how perfect of an ending this was. Hopefully we get a perfect new start

[@LordMegatherium]

Close to. Perfect would've been Vitality winning 2:1 in OT and somebody vomiting because of the adrenaline dump :D

[@HenningMelon]

Dupreeh the only player who participated in every Major and only winner of 5 Majors - fucking Legend

[@Jurez1313]

Just looking at the size of the crowd from the first major to the last gives me chills....incredible video, incredible game, love watching esports unfold into such an incredibly popular spectacle since even before the early days of MLG. Not old enough to have watched Quake but, old enough to appreciate how far competitive gaming has come and how far it may yet still go. Thanks for the recap TSE, and hope you have content for years and years to come.

[@Forotosh]

I absolutely fell in love with this GamerLegion lineup. Such good chemistry. I'm so sad we'll probably never get to see them play together again after that major final.

[@TheGrassNPC]

This video enough to make a grown man cry, cant believe its the end of CSGO i still remember watching the trailer over and over again when i was younger

[@andreas4959]

These kinds of videos from TSE always manage to get me emotional, god damn it you guys ❤

[@bryancarreon3189]

The Paris Major was full of heartbreaks and surprises, seeing Navi and Faze fight a spot for a championship stage was full of mixed emotions for me because I wanted them both to qualify for the champions stage, but sadly only one will triumph and newcomers conquering the teams that we expect to qualify(G2, etc.) and win was something that the world is telling us now... The end of an era indeed.

[@devoidwolker4171]

truly a sendoff this game deserved - one can only imagine what CS2 may bring....whatever the case may be....we will always remember all the joy and memories cs:go gave us

[@launders]

thanks for revisiting this. special one for me :D

[@trentonp.8632]

I really wish the did best of 5’s for majors like they used to it makes the finals feel so much more dramatic and… well, like a finale

[@aprilnya]

maybe with MR12 they can start doing it again

[@Demicore]

I was sad there was so little in the way of narrative building from Blast during the major, glad to see you taking care of it for them.

[@rayndooma5624]

These documentary type videos always makes me feel the full spectrum of emotions. The intense gameplay is hype as fuck. The stories from all the teams and individual players gunning for glory is so inspiring. And witnessing players having all their hopes and dreams shattered is so heartbreaking. I don't even play CounterStrike LoL. But I like watching these insane events like CS:GO Major. I love how the crowd reacts to everything that happens during a match. I would love to attend an event in person like a Major one day. Shoutouts to all the crew at theScore esports for making amazing videos like these.

[@Sawyers-Vlogs]

I cried watching this and I've never play counterstrike before. Truly amazing

[@vonxoliver]

Beautiful video, props to Dimitri and production team, y'all amazing

[@SajidAliMohammed]

im not crying..you are....moment for me and it will never get old 😂😂

[@MoteKinTrol]

Yall's content keeps getting better and better. Keep it up.

[@Fumamotacadadia]

You did it bud, i barley ever youtubed those all time great plays you do annualy, i was just caught in the stream of one of those. Dimitri goated.

[@ph8808]

Sad that this released right after Dupreeh got kicked so we’ll never see this roster play again however still he is a legend with most majors attended and most won with 3 different line ups.

[@Striiker]

Awesome video. One of your best works!

[@amarkothari2059]

what a great video. You guys are dope and thank you for making stories out of these events. its truely immortalizing the memories that we all got to enjoy. ggs vita

[@andreigrigore3512]

Insane video man I loved it soo much!❤

[@hurensohn7605]

this major was phenomenal. More of that please! will order tickets for the copenhagen major tomorrow.

[@jsmaster4779]

Definitely gonna miss this game. As the one that got me into Counter Strike in general, it’s got a special place in my heart. What a helluva run it’s had. Here’s to more with CS2

[@arvie5354]

Wow for years not playing csgo and you give me this kind of video man it brought tears to my eyes 😢

[@detfiL]

Farewell CS:GO I will miss you

[@Joyexer]

Bruh, its still the same game just with a huge update it deserves.

[@detfiL]

@@Joyexer Yeah but think about how CS:GO started, it was just source reskinned. This is a new engine, it will be different to some extent. Eventually

[@detfiL]

I'm not saying its a bad thing, I'll just have great memories on CS:GO

[@idemOwasd]

I have spent more time in CS than being with my family. I play CS since 1999. I used to play it in my birthday, christmass, summer. Thanks to this wonderful game since it came out made me another person different from my hood, even tho im not playing CS its like that favorite grandpa that i always feel supported. Enjoy life and youth guys !

[@ItsNaberius]

Really top tier video, for such a historic major

[@degenwow]

What an incredible documentary!

[@Wulpul]

A fantastic major to end CS:GO on, honestly. Great matches, great casting, great crowd. It was all there! I look forward to what CS2 will bring :D

[@addisonperez1550]

Fkin hell theScore esports back at it again. MADE ME CRY "AGAIN" video production never fails.

[@QuadSake]

class video, class major, class game

[@strangerunderyourbed6411]

Amazing video👏

[@miksyapan4914]

next level content!

[@TopOnTops]

Niko just proved being the Biggest Choker in CSGO history especialy Majors

[@grasul265]

kennyS era >

[@otakuhedgehog]

God damn. Ive never played cs:go. And this vid was gettin me emotional. Well fuckn played to both

[@westy9447]

As a Dane I love Vitality winning, 3/6 of their people were Danish (Including ZoniC the coach). On a different note, as said in the video this major was such a clash between new vs old players, I haven't followed CS for a couple of years, and I could not recognize half the names in this Major, however, I knew everyone on Vitality so I could not be happier.

[@UnspokenChicxulub]

The perfect pronunciation of "La marseillaise" made me very happy :3

[@RajPatel-wc8ed]

Loved the video, but you guys forgot to give Zonic a shoutout. He is the only coach in CSGO to win 5 Major trophies. What a legend.

[@AnupamPatrapatanupam4]

Guys give credits to the Coaches behind the scene, Zonic ashhh. They were incredible to help these 2 teams.

[@TheSwiftDJ105]

This was my first time watching a major after playing the game* for nearly 8 years. Man was it something. Can't wait for the Copenhagen Major. *I'm still silver 1 lmao

[@StrikeWarlock]

It aint peak theScore CS commentary if it ain't Dimitri's Had it been someone else, i'dve noped out before the sentence was over. Its good to see you guys celebrate CSGO's last swan song with this one.

[@N1ghtmares5]

One of the best 30 min of my life

[@vilde105]

as a kid who grew up watching polish virtus pro roster im so happy that my country finally has so much talented poles on the biggest stage

[@SirMrMoon]

"We stand on the shoulders of giants" To see older players, the titans, fall, brings a tear to my eye. I'm gonna miss CS:GO, It was always there.

[@greybloox]

the casters intro gave me chills

[@hiasix9807]

Scrawny's commentating are just godlike. goosebumps everytime

[@adirazulay216]

I liked the last sentence dimitry said, "if the next's game major will be half as good as this one, cs will be alive forever. i hope it will be and ill get to play it in 20 years from now.

[@slicer-ld9ho]

both this video and the paris major are like love letters to CS:GO

[@shivamroy9856]

shaped me into the person i am , started as a kid , you will be remembered CSGO

[@slavi98]

As a wise man once said “We’ll come back” -shottysteve

[@lawrencellenaresas6858]

One of the best story ! I may not play CS:GO But I felt it. This last major will be FOREVER!

[@youju26]

Really nice video.

[@davidzhang9262]

what a great ending, this video, whoever wrote the last few lines, you rule

[@Cuberider]

Came to the game when Sweden was still on top. Safe to say this video left me in tears.

[@MrLense]

Man seeing how far Into the breach came, I'm excited for the Uk scene to be finally taken seriously for CS2

[@Silfvernagel]

It is the best looking golf room I have ever seen! Also I’m subscribed to hit!

[@omni673]

its so crazy to think about

[@istayro]

Into the breach's run in the RMR was super good. I expected them to make the playoffs.

[@Kt4nk]

Fuck man, your videos make me wish I was more into CS Pro back in the day. I had friends that watched it and even watched some games myself, but it very much seems I missed out.

[@lilgremlin20005]

you cut cyphers sheesh after the pistol clutch, sick video tho

[@Number2Vaderfan]

love that the final kill is an awp

[@tobiasfrlundjakobsen1342]

I think its about time to start takling about dupreeh in the same category as get_right and simple. He is and will forever be one of the goats!

[@1nterzept661]

- 4 tier 2 teams got into the Playoffs - Zyw0o finally wins a Major and proved he's the Greatest of All Time. - dupreeh became the only 5 time Major winner - Apex wins his 2nd Major after 8 years - Spinx became the first Israeli player to win a Major - GamerLegion being the unexpected Grand Finalist - G2, NaVi and many Top 10 teams eliminated in Group and Legends. Blast Paris was the best ending to CSGO

[@chuckbass7276]

pftt be real, Stewie2k is the real goat

[@1nterzept661]

@@chuckbass7276 yeah the guy who won one major then fell out of relevancy, sure.

[@jamesj7072]

@@1nterzept661 how tf is zywoo the goat haha I mean he is really really good but not the goat

[@bwananaman6963]

that intro gave me goosebumps

[@sayantanbhowmik4737]

Man it sure got me emotional . ❤❤ for CSGO

[@mrjman2541]

man that trophy looks butt ugly.

[@atii8699]

ty cs ty for everything

[@werewolfareawsome1189]

it looks like the marking of a new era in the new game

[@dannu6162]

An amazing era!

[@balo1948]

The Guy with the trumpet needs a extra video

[@MAMMASSS]

I played with nawwk and styoe before the major, some of the nicest teammates i have ever had:D

[@rocki8854]

Idk why but this made me cry a little 😊🥲

[@jurginivanov5625]

Such a beautiful last major for this beautiful game

[@angel_c3528]

zonic close to tears as soon as he realized that his boys won brings me to tears. Apex nearly crying in Magisk's arms too. Finally dupreeh kissing zywoo on the forehead, one legend giving his thanks and blessing to a legend-in-the-making is so beautiful too. What a send off to GO, it was the end we all deserved.

[@armandclement2692]

It was like a legacy. All things were set by the nature everything was like a fairytale.

[@samuelboehlke1713]

I'm gonna be honest... this is the first video where I really hoped there wouldn't be a sub call or anything, just end it there

[@malif1279]

This better win the best esports event at this year's TGA's

[@maltebrdsgaard6808]

Not to take anything away from this great video, but i feel like zonic doesn't get the recognicition he needs in this video, also being a 5x major winner

[@trangiahuy260593]

man this crowd was fucking legendary man

[@ImYourBias]

It was hard to appreciate the trashed pick’ems in the midst of it, but the way it played out really encapsulated CSGO’s story. Baseline skills have risen to the point where everything has to come together perfectly. It set the tone for the move into CS2.

[@Klaracter6969]

I didn't think I'd live to see the day of the LAST counter-strike: Global Offensive major...But here we are, CS2 better not disappoint.

[@skrattaoppar9753]

See yah in CS2 Major boys

[@jimpaulc.sencil3357]

I cried watching this.

[@yetanotherhma2]

intro needs to include sweden's dominance early on a miss by the channel