Denmark is one of the most successful countries in any esports, CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends or anything you can think of. Let's take a look at five esports players that earned the most during their esports careers. In other words, let's take a look at some of the most successful players from Denmark.
As the tournament prizes are lower than Dota 2 and CS:GO, we don't have any League of Legends players on our list. Although Denmark has enormous success in those two games, don't forget that Danish players are also at the top of many other games that offer competition. Scandinavians love esports.
5. Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
A legendary AWPer, 27 year old dev1ce is the first name on our list. His career started in 2009, with smaller teams, and when he joined Copenhagen Wolves, he began to advance in his career. Finally, when he joined Astralis in 2016, he was a part of the legendary team that won four Majors and won MVP awards in two of them.
dev1ce has one of the most decorated esports careers with his numerous achievements and awards, and he is a fan-favourite still. After he joined Ninjas in Pyjamas in 2021, he went through some problems and decided to bench himself. He has been inactive since the end of 2021, and he is dearly missed by fans. There are reports of him thinking about going back to Astralis, though.
He was named in HLTV's best player rankings every single year between 2014 and 2021, and his best result was second place in 2018. Regardless of his inactive status, dev1ce is undoubtedly one of the best players in the history of CS:GO.
- Most important titles: Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Finals (2016), ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, IEM XI World Championship (2017), DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018, ESL Pro League Season 7 (2018), Esports Championship Series Season 5 (2018), ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018, FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM XIII Chicago (2018), Esports Championship Series Season 6 (2018), ESL Pro League Season 8 (2018), IEM Katowice Major 2019, StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, IEM XIV Beijing (2019), Esports Championship Series Season 8 (2019), BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019, ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe (2020), IEM XV Global Challenge (2020)
- Teams played: Copenhagen Wolves, heroic, über G33KZ, Team Dignitas, TSM, Astralis, Ninjas in Pyjamas (current)
- Approximate total earnings: $1,922,454.30
4. Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
A part of the legendary Astralis roster like dev1ce, Xyp9x follows him on the list. Starting his career in as early as 2011, Xyp9x is one of the most legendary support riflers in the history of CS:GO, and he played for iconic teams like Fnatic and Dignitas throughout his career.
Xyp9x was a part of the Astralis that won four Majors, and was ranked as a top 20 player by HLTV four times in his career. He was also the IEM Katowice 2017 MVP according to HLTV. Together with dec1ce, dupreeh and gla1ve, he is one of the four players that won the most Majors in CS:GO esports.
Let's take a look at some trivia: he found his nickname by typing randomly, his 13 clutches (1vx round win) at IEM Katowice 2017 was a record until s1mple broke it at StarLadder & iLeague Star Series Season 4 with 19 clutches, he is one of the three players that attended all Majors in the history.
Xyp9x, dev1ce and dupreeh are one of the longest standing CS:GO player trios ever, they played together for almost eight years until dev1ce left Astralis. The "clutch minister" was an integral part of his team when they achieved numerous records. You can find a summary of his successful career below.
- Most important titles: Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Finals (2016), ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, IEM XI World Championship (2017), DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018, ESL Pro League Season 7 (2018), Esports Championship Series Season 5 (2018), ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018, FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM XIII Chicago (2018), Esports Championship Series Season 6 (2018), ESL Pro League Season 8 (2018), IEM Katowice Major 2019, StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, IEM XIV Beijing (2019), Esports Championship Series Season 8 (2019), BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019, ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe (2020), IEM XV Global Challenge (2020)
- Teams played: zeDANES, Xapso, Wikipediots, ESrael, Ildal Lions, CPLAY, Fnatic, Copenhagen Wolves, über G33KZ, Dignitas, TSM, Astralis (current)
- Approximate total earnings: $1,973,750.13
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3. Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
The final CS:GO player and the final part of the trio: dupreeh gets the third place on our list, earning just a little more than Xyp9x. He is one of the most important assets of the legendary roster that started back in Copenhagen Wolves. The Danish rifler is an excellent entry fragger and a secondary AWPer.
He was a part of HLTV's top 20 player lists between 2013 and 2020, and was named MVP at ESL Pro League Season 7 and BLAST Pro Series: Global Finals 2019 by HLTV. As mentioned earlier, he has won a record amount of Majors together with his legendary teammates, and is one of the two players that attended all Majors in the history of CS:GO.
When playing for Astralis, we have also seen dupreeh take the job of lurker and AWPer every now and then, he is a completely flexible and immensely skilled player. Team Vitality uses him as an entry fragger as it his strongest skill, but dupreeh can always surprise you.
- Most important titles: Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Finals (2016), ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, IEM XI World Championship (2017), DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018, ESL Pro League Season 7 (2018), Esports Championship Series Season 5 (2018), ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018, FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM XIII Chicago (2018), Esports Championship Series Season 6 (2018), ESL Pro League Season 8 (2018), IEM Katowice Major 2019, StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, IEM XIV Beijing (2019), Esports Championship Series Season 8 (2019), BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019, ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe (2020), IEM XV Global Challenge (2020)
- Teams played: 3DMAX, flux, Copenhagen Wolves, über G33KZ, Dignitas, TSM, Astralis, Team Vitality (current)
- Approximate total earnings: $1,973,750.13
2. Andreas "Cr1t" Nielsen (Dota 2)
The second place goes to a Dota 2 player finally, as with top 34 players that earned the most from esports tournaments. Cr1t is one of the most successful Dota 2 players in Europe, starting his career in 2012 as a mid player. The 26 year old found success as a support after playing competitively and studying at the same time during the first few years of his career.
He joined N0tail and grew under his and his group's influence into a better player at OG. Cr1t also found his first big achievement at OG, winning The Frankfurt Major 2015. Before leaving OG to join Evil Geniuses, Cr1t also won The Manilla Major 2016. After a disappointment at The International 2016, Cr1t moved on to EG.
Cr1t is still a part of Evil Geniuses after six years. He saw achievements like The Manilla Masters (2017) and disappointments like The International 2017, but never left the team and became an integral part of EG. The most unforgettable result of his is probably The International 2018 where they got third place.
- Most important titles: The Frankfurt Major 2015, The Manilla Major 2016, ESL One Frankfurt 2016, Mars Dota 2 League 2016 Autumn, The Manilla Masters
- Teams played: Gamer University, We haz Asian, H2k Gaming, DD.Dota, Lions Pride, Team Life, Mousesports, Meet Your Makers, Stay Free, hehe united, Lianghao, (monkey) Business, OG, Evil Geniuses
- Approximate total earnings: $2,242,258.31
1. Johan "N0tail" Sundstein (Dota 2)
Finally, the last and the most important part of our list is the player that has earned the most income from tournaments globally: Danish legend N0tail. Together with his teammates from OG, N0tail is one of the five players that is a two-time The International winner. Plus, he is the most decorated Dota 2 player ever with four Major and two The International wins.
He is one of the players that formed (monkey) Business that would later be OG, a legendary team in the history of Dota 2 esports. His competitive esports career started back when he was a student, playing Heroes of Newerth. Managing to win several DreamHack events, N0tail was a legend there too but decided to move on to Dota 2 after seeing that HoN scene was dying.
N0tail is the definition of a winner, starting to win during his days in Fnatic.EU and continuing to win and being relevant still. He is the pride of Danish esports, being the only player that has ever won a The International carrying the flag. Also, creating one of the most feared teams in the history of esports should be an achievement by itself.
n0tail coached OG Seed for some time between 2019 and 2020 and kept playing Dota 2 competitively, but he has been inactive since 2021. According to an announcement from OG, he decided to take a break after playing 35 LANS, 9 Majors and 5 The Internationals, and focus on creating content while leading the next iteration of OG. Many of his teammates decided to retire or take their own extended breaks so it wasn't a shocking decision.
- Most important titles: The Frankfurt Major 2015, The Manilla Major 2016, The Boston Major 2016, The Kiev Major 2017, The International 2018, The International 2019
- Teams played: Fnatic.EU, Team Secret, Cloud9, (monkey) Business, OG
- Approximate total earnings: $7,184,163.05
Denmark and Danish players are strong figures in esports, and it seems like they will keep on dominating anywhere they play. Make sure to visit Luckbox to find out more stories about such successful players and where they compete.
