Top 10 Awpers in CS History (#5-1) [HD]

Part One (#10-6): • Top 10 Awpers in CS Hi...
Top 10 Awpers in CS History (#5-1)
Created by Austin Townley
Released: November 29, 2012
Special thanks to Josh Geha, and the countless number of people I consulted with to make this list as accurate and unbiased as possible. As with any list of this sort, there are endless opinions and variations of rankings. If your personal favorite wasn't #1, don't sweat. I welcome your constructive feedback or personal rankings, and more so truly thrive on them as those discussions are the driving force behind my videos.
** SPOILERS **
Additional notes.
#5 Cogu - Truly one of the most gifted players of all time. Unfortunately for his ranking, he's only won one major event, ESWC 2006, while failing to place in most others. I don't mean to offend Brazilian fans or players when I say this, but could you imagine this monster on any of the top teams from the last generation. Say Pentagram, SK or Fnatic? Scary.
#4 Shaguar - One of the most successful early era careers of all time, and a fan favorite due to his movies and personality. While he was at times inconsistent, his ability to perform at the latest stages of the biggest tournaments conceal the few faults in his play.
#3 Dsn - He was never as regarded as Walle or Shaguar in terms of explosiveness, yet all of a sudden we can look back on his career and find it's littered with absolutely dominating, godlike rounds and performances. While he played at the upper echelons of the Swedish scene for some time prior, he made waves with his performance against 3D at CPL Summer 2004, followed by a true breakout at CPL Winter 2004 with Begrip on his way to a 4th place finish. Perhaps the most admirable quality of Dsn is how consistent he was during so many years at the very top.
#2 fRoD - Back when Complexity went on a run of great performances between late 2004 to late 2006, almost all of them were fueled by fRoD's AWP. I can't honestly remember a game where he wasn't on point, delivering breathtaking shots and rounds. When this video began development in 2010, he was not only my choice for #1 but the consensus top pick among those I discuss these rankings with. He transitioned back to 1.6 with great success in EG after playing CS:S in CGS, and through no fault of his own slips down a spot to make room for #1.
#1 Markeloff - Over the last four years Markeloff has dominated on such an outrageous level he can safely be considered one of the ten best players in CS History. While fRod maintained the #1 position in the early stages of development for this video, over the last year it had become unanimous, between myself and every single individual I consult with, that Markeloff is the best AWPer in CS history. The ultimate combination of shotmaking ability, domination, consistency and success. Here's hoping we get to watch him play 1.6 at least once more before the game fades away entirely.

[@frankienicosia6017]

Rule #1: Don't fuck with Markeloff. Rule #2: When confronting Markeloff, Pray to god. Rule #3: Hope you don't confront Markeloff. Rule #4: If you see Markeloff, Run like Usain Bolt.

[@CrazyShit27]

It's a damn shame what happened to him in Cs Go. He was one of my favorite players now he is one of my most hated ones.

[@nathanhatessteam7784]

CrazyShit27 could you tell me what happened? i am intrigued

[@CrazyShit27]

NathanHatesSteam Well he started playing for Hellraisers but the concept of practice or actually trying to improve wasn't there. In fact recently before a big tournament match he had 39 hrs played on dota and 0.1 hrs on cs go. He doesn't even try and he just pisses all the talent and raw skill he has when he could be the best on the scene. He doesn't even play an awp anymore and he is one of the 2 bottom fraggers almost always.

[@HeyImActive]

CrazyShit27 he acctualy getting form now. Had best k/d vs LGB (16-14 lgb) and doing some good stats in other game. The only problem he dotn awp ;/ everyone say he is amazing with on dms but dont wan t to take it on pro games...

[@VladimirCordas]

Psyminds22 even during later part of cs 1.6 he didn't want to use awp, starix was main awper from 2011 onwards in navi. Markeloff said something like that he doesn't want to be remembered as one dimensional player, one trick poney... He is an OK player w/o awp, can certainly play vs the best, but he lost his godlike game impact he had during 1.6 awp days...

[@therealAkito]

Aww man....CS 1.6 those were the days.....

[@MrBlueSleeves]

*Tips fedora*

[@therealAkito]

***** No I know the nostalgia bro and yes I still play it :D

[@therealAkito]

***** LOL

[@happybelicina5872]

yeah, the days my cousin was good with the awp sniper rifle

[@yopeepthestyle8308]

+Intuition x (Intuition809) I love cs 1.6, didnt feel source and love CS GO. playing since 1.3 . But you gotta face the truth, the old CS 1.6 is dead. servers exist but its gonna fade away someday. CS GO is the future, replaced the old CS in eSports and is followed and focused on as the official CS game. There is no way 1.6 can outlive GO. Its just how things work, I dont wanna bring you down but cant deny the truth. The memories will stay with us forever tho. CS 1.0 - 1.6 changed history and any modern day FPS wouldnt be around if it wouldnt be for games like Half-Life, CS, Doom, Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein 3D and many more. RIP

[@ctrl_ex]

i appreciate you syncing the awp shots with the music at the end

[@IPiiNNI]

+Nova Borealis you must be fun at parties

[@IPiiNNI]

Nova Borealis "it sucks the same way as music sucks" doesn't sound the same as "i only like party music"

[@internetdinosaur8810]

+Mega Mew Just search "BWAAAAHNG INCEPTION"

[@700ode]

+Mega Mew i know it (and if you know say the name)

[@Kuukelikalle]

+Mega Mew mind heist

[@AmanKumar-cj5py]

Markeloff was the only player who could view everything from the awp scope the entire round and not give a shit.that guy had audacity. Hope he is safe somewhere in ukraine

[@Valve3065]

Are u sure about that ??

[@user-lb6rk8if5e]

I sure about that

[@saurabhsnickertripathi721]

@@user-lb6rk8if5e ok how

[@user-cy1ic3xt4m]

you can find him online in world of warcraft, he is still gaming

[@Kair0_0]

@@user-cy1ic3xt4m can you please give his nick in game?

[@TheRambonxious]

Love how you lined up the shots with the music in the end.

[@suprimekai]

Yeah i got goosebumps

[@Mahadonation1]

i got them too :O

[@feminist098]

True players will get that feeling for sure

[@ersert9991]

+vivek patil its true

[@lfishl22]

that was quite common in old days

[@stries3621]

After watching the video Me:oh it looks easy *downloads cs 1.6 *plays with awp* Me:Oh damn its hard af!

[@SidOfRivia]

ikr

[@iamvipulj]

+AgarPablo awping in cs go is piece of cake, in 1.6 it's god save us all

[@SidOfRivia]

***** Exactly, People call me a hacker in csgo while Im awping but in cs 1.6.... not really

[@eyemediaromania]

+GamersTurf because go is a game of noobs not skill like it was 1.6

[@SidOfRivia]

dAnY nOsOunD yeah man

[@Haz69]

Great video. Brought back so many memories

[@gloatsticks]

Thanks for the vids, love these!

[@gloatsticks]

in my eyes though, frod is #1. he was consistent even during the brief source era

[@juniornuso5210]

COGUUUUUUUUUUU! THE LEGEND!

[@akosandrasszigeti1730]

To the moviemaker: Couldn't agree more with your ranking! Finally someone who's not blind, has a great sense of reality and how these players affected the gameplay of their team, how dominant they were etc. Nicely done! Also, #20-11 is smthg like colon, foxj, pasha, karrigan, friis, spawn, luq, vilden, ksharp, cyx. :)

[@aswincherian700]

Markeloff's shot sound mixing with the bgm was badass💥

[@MoonLight-zd3sb]

Wow great vid!

[@mynameisabe905]

I remember playing with dsn.. fun times. I love the markoff highlights pairing with music.

[@NomanNizarAli]

2018! Awaping was in my blood I would own everyone back in my day still have my 5 digit account! Good old days now I’m 30 years old with a baby I recently tried playing but with new life it’s not possible I left this game behind 10-14 years back good days! Which won’t come back. The editing was amazing with the sound! Great work!

[@gpetrolli]

congratulations for the video!

[@OlaAlonsoLia]

Amazing editing at the end! Holy shit!

[@mERRth]

where is DELPAN and WALLE ?

[@197arbiter]

They are in part 1.

[@matiascampos9183]

At home ? Hahahahah

[@killekillekille1]

Or maybe kRYSTAL at his days? not sure but good was he

[@meven_]

Robin brushh kRYSTAL played cs:s

[@fr4nc1kk]

Walle is with eva.

[@wintervein6086]

I used to be a CS S AWPer in 2012 I lost the ability after I quit for some time, but now I started CSGO and my AWPing skill has returned

[@benwilliams3469]

yo great editing!

[@tobias2461]

Austin you should start making videos like this again like "top 10 awpers atm" and make updates and such on players, i really enjoy these videos

[@Drin219]

Damn it I miss this game so much

[@hibye404]

+Team “B ouNCE” Channel amen

[@arunachalpradesh399]

+Team “B ouNCE” Channel cs 1.6 still very popular in asia

[@ashkiraonyer1558]

Go to my country.. Philippines.. Its still very popular game

[@alexmarian411]

@@ashkiraonyer1558 in Romania all the server's are full

[@mravecsk1]

Still playing it in Europe.

[@user-mv7cy6mv5o]

Rip markeloff

[@danieldjinsoff8638]

what ???

[@user-mv7cy6mv5o]

Cs go markeloff... Doesnt even awp :p

[@freway1831]

+Daniel Djinsoff markeloff is plaiing cs go now but he dont use awp so rip markeloff now is kennys the bbest awper in the cs ...

[@Tur1cH]

+FreWay GuardiaN > kennys

[@KFieLdGaming]

+FreWay GuardiaN > Kenny. More consistent. More impact.

[@cooperw2021]

2017, still watching this, really love it, CS forever!

[@andrewlin8958]

Great video

[@700ode]

4:23 Special thanks to JOHN CENA!

[@mirsadpasalic1392]

super

[@kozimbekkarimbekov580]

😂😂😂

[@K3xeT]

Thank you for picking fRoD :D I don't see a lot of people now a days or a couple of years back who knew how good he really was.

[@FutherGaming]

I like how music lined up with AWP shots xD

[@SlopeiZCSGO]

SO sico edit! nice work

[@angelsotelo8965]

My Top: 1- Markeloff 2- Delpan 3- FalleN 4- Cogu 5- Dsn

[@NBA3245890]

Angel Sotelo u forgot kqly

[@ReizMovies]

Angel Sotelo fallen :D:D nice try br fanboys

[@BanndzChannel]

ReizMovies he says "my top"

[@angelsotelo8965]

NBA3245890 I am not Brazilian, I mean from what I saw

[@TrueNoxik]

Angel Sotelo elemeNt? walle? luq? lex? kalbI4?)

[@user-bv8wr3vw4x]

Nobody had better Reflexes than Walle! I'm not saying the others were bad, but I think Walle sees the world in slow motion.

[@chintanshah6234]

Nothing was better with awps

[@agentsmokesnake4598]

Haha I love whoever mixed the audio for this video....the shots all on time with the music was fucking brilliant lol

[@TheSharpp1]

The sound of the AWP is music to my ears, Such a dominant weapon.

[@Kebabscout]

CS 1.6: It truly was and is a great game. Then again, for me, it feels like people give it way too much nostalgia factor. ''Good old 1.6'' ''back in 1.6'' etc. CSS: Why does this even exist? CS:GO: Best CS in terms of balance, competition and overall quality. Pro-scene is so much more competitive now. While some guys dominated for 5 years in earlier CS-games, you just simply don't do that in CS:GO. That's the reason it's best CS for e-sports so far. No team in hockey or football can win all cups and trophies for 5 straight years. You can't do that anymore in CS and that's why people love it so much.

[@ComicDude0208]

i personally found awping in 1.6 to be significantly easier than in GO, mostly due to the fact that the center of the crosshair is clearly emphasized in 1.6. This made GO harder for me since it was basically just thin black lines that made up the crosshair.

[@Yipon_]

Jack Seizell wat

[@HugoHakvoort]

You can change your crosshair with a lot of commands in CS GO

[@ComicDude0208]

Hugo Hakvoort not the awp crosshair

[@HugoHakvoort]

Josh Mclaughlin Yeah that's true ;)

[@HugoHakvoort]

Josh Mclaughlin Oh wait you meant the scope itself haha

[@jordanhenrique2639]

Coguzão tô aqui cara, tu foi zica demais

[@malavmore2739]

Nice video razor boy continue making of video

[@AjsakeHnCSGOGamingandmore]

fucking want all 1.6 legends to dominate in go!

[@AjsakeHnCSGOGamingandmore]

sad but true... :(

[@DerMaflon]

The Problem is that GO is more difficult and the GO-Pros are incredibly good. Players like NiKo are on such a high skill level you'll never reach without playing 20h/day

[@AjsakeHnCSGOGamingandmore]

yeah thats the problem

[@wundrr8716]

-_-

[@DerMaflon]

***** Do you see a VAC-Ban on his profile? No. So you're probably salty cause you're stuck in SEM

[@daywalkersaco]

Great top10! Couldnt agreed more! I'm brazilian and i with you in that too, he was far ahead any other player in Brasil, maybe one other brazilian player that could be fantastic in a swedish team would be fnx, amazing aim!

[@yav1d]

Fnx is so good still in 2022

[@shazzjia5332]

can we appreciate how he manage to upload 1080p on early days!

[@tehfxss8102]

I was waiting for Markeloff to show up and i was starting to freak out when it came to no.1! phew! Xd Markeloff

[@mrrobot594]

no one he just sucks

[@collinz5923]

+Mr Robot yet, fuck you up pretty easily

[@collinz5923]

+Mr Robot when I'm playing with a controller blind folding with you using cheats?yes

[@miaradominiqueuayan7096]

TehFxss

[@victorpaina]

Lembro quando vi esse vídeo 5 anos atrás e tinha 14 anos, sddsssss 1.6... Jogo cs até hoje, só que o GO.

[@nadeem2338]

U watching this again after 5 yrs

[@victorpaina]

@@nadeem2338 sure

[@bonescs4ever]

cogu and markeloff should be top 1-2 because who watch both playing cant say who was better.

[@ffsFonix]

very good list, dont think anyone can disagree with it

[@ElitetoN]

Make a top 10-20 cs line ups in history please :)

[@jovemgafanhoto4512]

if cogu had continued playing counter strike 1.6 would be the most skilled player of all time, and in his time he was already the best awp of all time and one of the best players in the world, if not the best

[@AspirineBlya]

2nd song: The XX - Intro (Deep Focus Remix)

[@omabetrugtdichbeimenkeltri5705]

thank you

[@MohaMed-zr6fu]

number 1 man this was awesom

[@b1IIy]

Music at the end was epic

[@lewisgranger1905]

Марик тащит :3

[@kattahtrihard5216]

anyone watching this in 2016 10 18? lol its so old

[@Jermacaans]

+KITT3H Me

[@khukhotgoo813]

KITT3H

[@hamner4712]

KITT3H 2017 near 2018

[@chriswelcome8102]

One of the most haunting sounds... That rifle caused many riots in web cafes when I was a kid lol

[@luckylove72]

Last music completely fit in

[@carpathianmonk2760]

Markeloff was the only one player in Cs 1.6 able to kill from wagon's scale :D

[@igorpericles5296]

O ton riu disso! Vários profissionais que vcs veneram até hj usavam jogadas e coisas que o ton inventou !

[@drai-chillabitokay1857]

Wait what? It was only 5 people and the videos name is "Top 10 awpers in CS history" but there is only five :P

[@user-lk1ky1hx5r]

thats why there is a (#5-1) in the title

[@itsslimshawty]

There's two parts. This is the second

[@rich1051414]

kian hashemzadeh Some people are not very smart. If you have not figured that out yet.

[@drai-chillabitokay1857]

I did, when the first one commented, you don't have to remind me of it. I know.

[@archologyzero]

Markeloff is worth 5 people.

[@anthraX__26]

man i miss these days!!

[@Kacperowyy]

Holy this was a long time ago

[@jbaru1211]

btw funny that shaguar had a gaming documentary about his addiction to counterstrike and his parents despised violent video games, then he goes on to be one of the best players in cs. not only that hes now a successful professional poker player worth quite a fortune. congrats shaguar u deserved it

[@maximarcher1052]

wow 1.6 was so much more skill based than cs:go i love playing go but when i remember the golden age of 1.6 i geht shivers

[@AbirZenith]

1.6 is not skill based,,,,i died, its not the same its a different think entirely it requires new type of skills dude

[@HamzaKhan-vu3qy]

master class sir Markeloff

[@marksas5585]

2022 im still watching this

[@seydentv4096]

Where is LuQ?

[@insane.e1368]

Legends Game

[@trast_rft]

Just a recomendation: keep the microfone volume a little higher than the music in the background. It gets a little difficult to hear you at some points :)

[@user-bj6un4lc4o]

still watching in 2022!

[@OneBiker98]

Shit now i feel a complete noob.

[@MrMaXRisK]

Haterz gonna hate ... 1.6 4ever ;)

[@raijinstormblade1653]

These guys are GENIOUS

[@connorb614]

Dude your videos are really fucking good.

[@skyscout3]

anyone here in 2017?

[@kaanozcakr5534]

2019 :)

[@si1entrun774]

2020

[@skyscout3]

@@si1entrun774 fucking hell

[@OzymandiasGOD]

2017 was 4 years ago what the fuck

[@melc311]

Why are awpers worshiped so much ? I would like to see top 10 scouters in cs history .

[@Drawfill]

Yup, scouts are the real deal.

[@melc311]

or a mac ten ,or a glock , or shit weapons , not op weapons .

[@qbed1852]

FlyingPenguin Glock isn't shit, it is really great in CS:GO at least. Idk about 1.5/1.6, I played that in 2009 and stopped.

[@melc311]

+Qbed Yeah in csgo its good because its cod pattern when u spray'n'pray with it . in source at last it is like a toy gun .

[@melc311]

Qbed Yeah in csgo its good because its cod pattern when u spray'n'pray with it . in source at last it is like a toy gun .

[@gothluv4740]

3:30 Dosia, Fox, Hooch legends too

[@khrawnrwahlang6189]

Nice

[@chikink7]

markeloff sem duvida foi o melhor awp de todos

[@shibbet]

Imagine them all on one team...

[@RNGJack1]

V 1 Chuck Norris? Yeah Chuck will kill them all.

[@milindpatil3114]

Good old days. :')

[@fakepeople4482]

Old days old game miss the feeling . 😌

[@garawhamdi8601]

Delpan where this legend !

[@serhatunal4916]

we miss SpawN !!! he is legend of cs who playing with soul

[@mentalico]

but not with awp

[@bens_fitnessreport9343]

wow nice awp handling :D

[@sk8bielrp1]

Cogu is Back!!

[@user-mv1yq2ko3p]

No Delpan even in this top 5? Are you kidding, right?

[@gokhanY]

he is a fucking cheater.

[@user-mv1yq2ko3p]

Gökhan Yücel I don't believe that he did all those awesome frags on LAN (!!!) tournaments with cheats. Could you prove your words please?

[@gokhanY]

Not on offline ofc, but he had caught on some online tournaments.

[@sunman8139]

People can hack in lan nowadays, I am not sure if thats the case back in the day tho.

[@dasboot5366]

Frod? 2d place?!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you serious dude?!)))))))))) And where is Walle?

[@ivantitarenko3093]

check 1pt

[@brosephjames]

Yeah it's messed up, fr0d should have been #1.

[@MattCooketheomniscient]

brosephjames Nope.

[@dasboot5366]

brosephjames in dream)))))))

[@rahulmalhotra256]

brosephjames go n get some sleep kid!

[@farhangjafari4730]

I still play this game 😅 after almost 15 years

[@sniperguyxyt1699]

Markeloff is like a guardian but in the old days

[@coxxx8910]

where is walle?

[@sOleBookwood]

amelie lens His quickscoping was out of this world

[@ALKATRANNN]

DELPAN ? WALLE ? COLON? SYX ? Plss

[@goreROADTORICHES]

syx? xD

[@ALKATRANNN]

В память Antonio "'cyx" Danilosk !!! Лучший игрок cs 1.6 (720).mp4 THE BEST ! R.I.P :'(

[@goreROADTORICHES]

is CYX, not "syx" =)

[@33hustler79]

watch?v=vh1EfnOJ2tE

[@hungthienanhduytran6866]

COLON ^^! wallhack

[@calcomcolt6931]

I remember myself playing on low-adjusted ping servers and playing deathrun xD

[@thedopest]

I only got up to premiere but I did sit on the cal-i roster for Phoenix and I know for sure that on mill I was one of the best awp/deagle combo users back then. Idk why I was never as good on other maps. But on mill it was like i breathed that map smh.

[@JakeGroet]

Pls tell me what the music is at 01:30, besides Gayrude - Manstorm

[@BENNEBOOM]

Jake Groet Intro - the xx. I thnk the one in the video might be sped up or something tho.

[@HugoHakvoort]

Jake Groet FINALLY I'VE FOUND IT!! It's 'The XX - Intro (Deep Focus Remix).

[@BENNEBOOM]

Hugo Hakvoort ._.

[@YoussefAhmed-jh1ex]

Jake Groet darude sand...

[@NickFje]

Jake Groet Darude Sandstorm ;P

[@pedrol.7721]

o pequeno fallen ainda não era conhecido,hoje em dia é o melhor awper do mundo...

[@allanrafael6538]

haha fallen tava na alfabetização ainda nesse tempo

[@sheniz1337]

​@@allanrafael6538nah fallen actually competed in cs 1.6

[@magicarpet101]

cs 1.6 needs to come back, they need to do a special tournament and get all the best teams from back in the day. I would pay to watch! Also who used to use a bit of blue tac on the screen to do no scope awp and no scope with the auto rifles!? lol

[@FatheredPuma81]

I see many comments saying like CS:GO> CS:S or CS 1.6. I don't get it its more like loving MW2 and hating MW3... they are the same just some times there is a difference in graphics.

[@7uneFX]

There are big differences between mw2 and mw3. (Mw3 is shit)

[@FatheredPuma81]

7uneFX In reality its just new weapons, new missions. Just no change in graphics like CS to CSGO

[@7uneFX]

FatheredPuma81 The Engine is the same, but the mechanics changed. You wuould know if you really played those 2 games as I did. And also in Cs -> csgo are also differences. You do not seem to notice them, maybe. There are differences

[@FatheredPuma81]

7uneFX CSGO and CSS and all them are on different engines. MW3 and MW2 have the same bad engine.

[@7uneFX]

FatheredPuma81 I did not say that css and csgo have the same engine.

[@alexlazar44]

Forever Number ONE Na'Vi Markeloff

[@waqasbutt4298]

old memories

[@MsUpptaget]

The most impressive awper is cogu imo...i watched alot of HLTV and as a swede i remember how sick he was VS fnatic and SK.

[@aagamshah4706]

Disliked for Dennis 'walle' wallenberg nt included in list. Dude he is best awper and true legend in history of Cs 1.6

[@reginamaciuliene6734]

Aagam Shah How about you actually watch the list insted of skipping to the end right away? Maybe then you won't make such stupid comments.

[@Davybiceps]

walle overrated tbh

[@oliverkaunds]

Awping in 1.6 is hard af... CSGo flicks are too easy and smoother... the enemy body in csGo is larger than the miniature models in 1.6 making it harder to flick in 1.6 than in comparison to CSGo

[@ianthefeno]

Yeah, i'm remember when i'm kid I playing cs 1.6 and now i'm teenager csgo too easy

[@eldanhocanin2111]

Nostalgia

[@niubilities]

I know this is old as hell but still can't believe Johnny R. wasn't included.

[@junioers]

crosshair with awp,is it awp master ? : ) fo