Heroic is one of the best-known tags in esports, with its Counter-Strike 2 division being the organisation’s main team. The company was founded on August 26th, 2016, in Denmark. Its first roster was built in CS:GO from players who had previously played for SK Gaming. In 2021, Heroic changed its base after being acquired by the Norwegian organisation Omaken Sport.
Heroic’s achievements
A lot of Counter-Strike fans — and plenty of pros too — would gladly take Heroic’s results. The team has landed prize-winning finishes at big tournaments more than once. The loudest and most memorable results are listed in the table below.
Tournament name
City and dates
Place finished
Prize money
International Gaming League 2016 — Grand Finals
Shanghai, November 20 to 27, 2016
1
$42,476
Games Clash Masters 2018
Gdynia, September 28 to 30, 2018
1
$50,000
DreamHack Open Atlanta 2019
Atlanta, November 15 to 17, 2019
1
$50,000
ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe
Online tournament held from August 18 to 30, 2020
1
$150,000
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
Stockholm, October 30 to November 7, 2021
3
$140,000
Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022
Lund, November 5 to 13, 2022
1
$150,000
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022
Copenhagen, November 23 to 27, 2022
1
$200,000
IEM Katowice 2023
Katowice, February 4 to 12, 2023
2
$180,000
BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023
Washington, June 7 to 11, 2023
1
$200,000
Thunderpick World Championship 2024
Berlin, November 2 to 3, 2024
2
$150,000
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024
Shanghai, December 5 to 15, 2024
5–8 place
$45,000
MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025
Ulaanbaatar, April 30 to May 4, 2025
1
$135,000
CS Asia Championships 2025
Shanghai, October 14 to 19, 2025
4
$40,000
IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1
Cologne, June 2 to 5, 2026
12-14
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How much they earned per year
The team’s earnings changed a lot from year to year. The table below shows the prize money they made over the last 3 years.
Year
Prize money
2023
$777,500
2024
$439,000
2025
$372,750
2026
$173,500
History of Heroic rosters
Over the years, a number of well-known esports players have come through the team, building rosters of different strength and level in different periods. Below is information about the first of them, as well as the esports players who represented Heroic in 2019-2022.
Achievements of the first roster
Heroic’s first roster looked like this: Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander, Michael “Friis” Jørgensen, Valdemar “valde” Vangså, Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer and Andreas “MODDII” Fridh.
This five-man lineup laid the foundation for the organisation’s future success. The players brought Heroic its first notable results: they won Power-LAN 2016, International Gaming League 2016 — Grand Finals, and ESL Pro League Season 4 — Europe Relegation. On top of that, the team took silver at the League of Sharks CS:GO Championship and grabbed bronze at Northern Arena 2016 in Toronto. For a young tag, that was a seriously strong start.
2019-2022 roster
From 2019 to 2022, the following esports players represented the team: cadiaN (Casper Møller), stavn (Martin Lund), jabbi (Jakob Nygaard), TeSeS (Rene Madsen), sjuush (Rasmus Beck).
This five-man squad really raised Heroic’s stock across the whole scene. The team won DreamHack Open Atlanta 2019, #HomeSweetHome: Week 5, ESL One: Cologne 2020 Online — Europe, ESL Pro League Season 13, PGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR A, BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2022, and BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2022. This roster didn’t just make deep runs on a regular basis — it kept the club among the teams everybody had to respect.