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What is an Ace?
CS:GO is a team game. But when one single player takes it upon himself to annihilate the entirety of the enemy team on his own, magic happens. That player becomes a hero, a legend, an ace. Do it at the right moment, one can be immortalized forever. It was difficult choosing just 10 aces among the several, maybe hundreds, that are out there. It must be noted that only games in official tournaments have been considered. Aces by pro players in twitch stream will not be considered neither will be online qualifiers for any events.
Aces are the greatest personal achievement one can attain in a single game. Every single enemy player killed by one single person. Easy as it may sound, scoring an ace in a professional game is immensely difficult as rarely do all 5 players of a team stick close by together for them to die to a single enemy. However that does not stop players from overcoming all odds and expectations and getting 5 kills in the same round. Throughout the history of CS:GO there have been some amazing aces. Be it 5 straight head-shots or 5 tactically placed kills, aces are a thing of beauty. Let's count down the top 10 aces in professional CS:GO history.
But before that, let's take a look at some honorable mentions.
1. Shox vs Virtus Pro - Shox goes absolute crazy in banana as he wipes down 4 Virtus Pro players rushing him head on, having already taken down the 5th man early on. Hitting two no-scopes Shox caps off a perfect ace with the AWP in close range.
2. Pyth vs G2 at ECS Season 1 - Standing in for NiP at the tournament, Pyth went absolute crazy in this round. On Eco, thus having only a P250, Pyth kills one man and recovers an AK-47 and then proceeds to pick off all 4 enemies single handedly to win the round 1v5.
3. Dupreeh vs Faze at IEM katowice 2017 - During the best of 5 Grand Finals of the IEM Katowice 2017, Astralis was one map down against Faze and desperately needed to win the next to keep themselves in fighting shape. Forced to eco Dupreeh went crazy with the deagle as he hit 3 consecutive killing shots on Faze members and picked off the other two as well to win Astralis the round.
4. Coldzera vs BIG at PGL Krakow 2017 - The Brazillian legend made this memorable play at the PGL Major Krakow 2017. Up against BIG on Inferno, SK were the favorites but BIG had been upsetting stronger teams left and right throughout the tournament. As BIG looked to take A site through Arch, they ran into the wrong man as Coldzera picked off every single one of them and won the round.
10. Olofmeister vs Na'Vi at ESL One Katowice 2015.
The then best player in the world, Olofmeister had already earned a reputation of being excellent on the Tec-9. So much so, that the community had lovingly named him "Tec9meister". Olof proved why he merited that nickname when he plowed down the entire Na'Vi team with just a Tec-9 and armor.
On the B site of Overpass, time was running out for Fnatic as they rushed into B site. However, disaster awaited them as Na'Vi picked off every Fnatic member one by one except Olofmeister. Already with one kill in the bag, Olof went on to pick up every single kill and win the round for Fnatic completing a 1v4 clutch along with his ace just as the timer ran out.
The Tec-9 might not be as powerful as it used to be back in the day, it certainly left it's mark on the game, much thanks to Olofmeister. Watch the ace below:
9. Rain vs EnvyUs at Dreamhack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
If most of the aces on this list are sick shots, Rain's is pure game-sense and skill. Stuck in a 1v5 situation the Faze superstar picks apart Team EnvyUs picking each member off one by one before finishing the round off taking just 34 damage from 5 enemies.
G2 ESports were down 10-4 against EnvyUs in the semifinals map 3. As the final buy round of the half commenced, G2 again found themselves against the wall as 4 members fell to the onslaught of EnvyUs and everything was left on Rain who then went on to bait every member of Team EnvyUs through sheer game-sense and create five 1v1 aim duels for himself and then proceeded to win each one of them. However, EnvyUs would still go on to win the map.
Check out Rain's 200 IQ play down below:
8. Guardian vs Fnatic at IEM Katowice 2018
The most recent ace on the list has Guardian show exactly why he is one of the best AWPers to ever play the game. Left 1v5 as the rest of Faze clan found Fnatic's CT defense impenetrable, Guardian had to do the impossible; to clutch a round with the bomb dropped inside the site. But the impossible he did, as Guardian hit some incredible shots and clutched the round.
On Overpass, Faze looked to execute a take on the B site but Fnatic managed to kill all 4 players of Faze except Guardian who was on the back lines. Guardian then proceeded to kill a peeking player and hit two unbelievable shots to cut the situation to a 1v2. He peeked into his 4th kill and managed to get the bomb planted on the A site and casually killed off the last Fnatic player to complete the ace.
Check out Guardian's incredible skill on the sniper rifle down below:
7. Neo vs Dignitas at Dreamhack Open Bucharest 2016
Polish legend Neo has played for Virtus Pro his entire career. Even till today, as the team disintegrates, Neo has stayed with Virtus Pro. This play is one of the key examples of why he is so valuable to the Polish side. Left in a 1v5 situation after his team got massacred, Neo took a deep breath and did the impossible clutching the round. Also, this clutch won them the round, the game and got Virtus Pro through to the grand finals.
In Overpass, Virtus Pro attempted an A-site execute but ran straight into a counter pushing Dignitas. In a chaotic firefight, all 4 of Virtus Pro's players went down leaving Neo alone. Neo would go on to surgically remove two Dignitas players from the map before getting the bomb plant and firing down the last 3 with just 4 health remaining.
The commentator's screaming of Neo's name will forever remain immortal in the CS: GO community. Watch the round below:
6. KennyS vs Ninjas in Pyjamas at CEVO Pro Season 7
Friberg maybe the king of banana, but KennyS was the ruler of it in this particular round. As Ninjas in Pyjamas made their way up banana and secured two kills in the process they had the bad luck to run into Kenny's AWP on one of his good days. What followed was an absolute massacre as Kenny wiped the entire NiP team off the map.
Holding banana with an AWP is never easy as much close quarter fighting is necessary. As Kenny's supporting teammate went down, Kenny took it upon himself to guarantee Titan's victory as he went on to hit 5 consecutive AWP shots on the NiP players deleting them from the map. Also, two of them were no-scopes.
Check out KennyS magic stick down below:
5. Niko vs Titan at ESL ESEA Pro League
The current best player in the world has made magic happen with a deagle on multiple occasions. But among all his deagle aces, which are quite a few, this one stands out the most. Left in a 1v5 scenario, Titan fails to check Niko's position at first and Niko makes them pay for it.
On an eco round on Cache, Niko was holding the A site as Titan made their way through mid into highway killing every obstacle Mousesports put in their way. Niko, however, had other plans. Firing just 6 bullets in Titan's way, Niko took down 4 of them with head-shots one after the other. As the situation came to a 1v1 against Shox, Niko proceeded to kill the French player with ease completing his ace clutch.
Witness the power of the mighty Desert Eagle down below:
4. JW vs Titan at Dreamhack Stockholm Invitational 2014
Any AWP ace is always a delight to watch as it signifies the player's superior game sense and positioning. However, JW's ace on Inferno is different. One shot through the smoke, one kill with the CZ and an insane wall bang which was a no-scope as well, JW shook the counter strike community with this outrageous ace.
The round began casually as JW approached banana hoping for a peak. He got one and fell back to T-Ramp. He would play off of his teammate to realize there was another one in banana and go ahead to line him up perfectly through a smoke. There on, Fnatic rotated to A and JW flicked a shot on to KQLY in a pit and ran down Maniac with his CZ.
The main talking point is the last shot which was on Ex6Tenz hiding in the corner of the site. After exhausting the bullets on his CZ, JW crouched behind a box to save himself from Ex6Tenz's AK and casually no scoped through the box to complete his ace and win the round.
Groundbreaking, unbelievable, clutch. These are just a few words to describe JW's ace. To judge it yourself, check it out below:
3. xms - vs Team Kinguin at EU Minor for PGL Krakow 2017.
All aces have 5 enemy kills. But they usually have a lot more shots fired. However, xms of Team EnvyUs had different ideas. Not only did he get 5 kills, he shot exactly 5 bullets in the entire round. Each shot was a one-tap as crisp as they come. The last round winning shot has got to be one of the best CS: GO has ever seen.
In an eco round, EnvyUs rushed B site on Overpass. There, xms would promptly one tap two of the CTs guarding the site using his desert eagle. After recovering an AK-47 and failing a boost to his teammate who would die, xms was left in a 1v3 situation. He would go on to one tap the last CT on B site before climbing to heaven and one tapping the CT there.
After planting the bomb, the last remaining CT, Szpero would throw a molotov exactly where xms was before defusing. However, xms would simply run over the flames and one tap Szpero before succumbing to the fire himself.
A thing of beauty which might not be repeated in a long time. Check it out below:
2. Happy vs TSM at Dreamhack London 2015
Playing for Team EnvyUs during their greatest run atop the CS: GO scene, Happy shocked the CS: GO world and made the entire community forget about everything but that one ace for a long time. One of the greatest aces ever, Happy wrote history using his deagle as Semmler immortalized his play screaming in excitement.
The round was an eco for EnvyUs and Happy armed himself with a deagle and headed to guard B site. He would one tap the first player rounding the corner and then proceed to get two more shots at the exact same angle within seconds. He would take some time to reload and went ahead to shoot down dupreeh hitting body shots and head-shot karrigan to end the round. The entire ordeal took a total of 15 seconds.
Certainly the fastest ace on the list. Happy obliterated a team single-handedly within seconds. Watch it below:
1. Hiko vs Sponsorless at RGN Pro Series NA
Although at a lower tier event, Hiko's unbelievable Tec-9 ace is the stuff of legend. Often regarded as a master of the clutch, Hiko always delivers when left alone versus any number of enemies. However, even he broke his own limits when he pulled of this insane 1v5 ace clutch with just a Tec-9.
Team Liquid was forced into a very small buy with limited utility as their economic situation had been crippled by Sponsorless. Moreover, Sponsorless was already on map point. Armed with just a Tec-9 trapped in the quad and with the bomb down Hiko tapped into his version of Ultra Instinct, Inhuman Reactions. Getting every single kill within one single magazine. The caster's reactions perfectly describe what an insane play it was.
Yet another Tec-9 masterpiece, you can check out the ace below:
