Team BIG - a CS2 Esports Team

Berlin International Gaming (BIG) is an esports organisation that was registered in Germany on 2 January 2017. The company is currently headquartered in Berlin, and its main division is its Counter-Strike team. Over the years, the organisation has picked up multiple awards from esports media outlets. Berlin International Gaming have also been regulars at major tournaments, and at some of them the team even finished in the prize places.

BIG achievements

Since 2017, Berlin International Gaming (BIG) have been active on the Counter-Strike scene. At many events, the team has put together solid runs and finished in the prize places. Some of the squad's biggest results are shown in the table below.

How much they earned per year

BIG's Counter-Strike earnings have changed at different times. Stats for the last 3 years are shown below in table form.

BIG roster history

A lot of players who are well known in the Counter-Strike esports scene have played for Berlin International Gaming. The standout eras are the original lineup and the players who represented the team from 2019 to 2022.

Achievements of the first lineup

The founders and first players of the team were Fatih "gob b" Dayik, Nikola "LEGIJA" Ninic and Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz. They were later joined by Johannes "nex" Maget and Kevin "keev" Bartholomaeus, who came over from mousesports (MOUZ) and ALTERNATE aTTaX. With that lineup, the team took silver at DreamHack Open Leipzig 2017 and also won iGame Winter Invitational, ESL Meisterschaft: Spring 2017 and Europe Minor Championship - Krakow 2017, earning their first prize money.

The 2019-2022 lineup

From 2019 to 2022, players such as XANTARES (Ismailcan Dörtkardeş), syrsoN (Florian Rische), k1to (Nils Gruhne), gade (Nicklas Gade), tabseN (Johannes Wodarz) and others played for BIG. Step by step, they kept winning and made the Berlin International Gaming (BIG) name even bigger. During that stretch, the team won gold at DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020, #HomeSweetHome: Week 1 and #HomeSweetHome: Week 2, DreamHack Masters Spring 2020: Europe, DreamHack Open Summer 2020: Europe, Funspark ULTI 2020 and Roobet Cup 2022. BIG also received the "Best National Team" award twice from the German CS:GO portal 99damage.