Sharks — CS2 Esports Team

Sharks Esports is a Portuguese esports organization founded in August 2017. From the very start, the team competed primarily in Counter-Strike, and that discipline became their main home. The organization is based in Portugal, and represents the South American region.

Sharks Achievements

Some of Sharks' biggest results from CS:GO through the move to CS2:

How Much They Earned by Year

Sharks' prize money since 2023 is shown in the table below:

Sharks Roster History

Over their CS:GO and CS2 career, more than 30 players have represented the organization. The team never had one defining "era" the way some top orgs did, but they built a reputation as one of South America's most consistent sides — always competitive, always rebuilding toward something bigger. 

First Roster

In Sharks' first lineup, Renato "nak" Nakano played as the veteran anchor, alongside Leonardo "leo_drk" Oliveira, Raphael "exit" Lacerda, Wesley "GW" Vinicius, and KHTEX. The coach from day one was Helder "coachi" Sancho, one of the few constants in the team's entire history. This squad played out of a gaming house in Lisbon and won two domestic events in their first six months: Famalicao Extreme Gaming and Superliga. In May 2018, they made it to ESL Pro League Season 7 — a serious stage for a team that young — and placed 13th, earning around $20,000. By late 2019, meyern had joined and was bought out by MIBR shortly after, marking one of the first times a bigger org came knocking for a Sharks player.

2024-2026 Roster

From 2024 to 2026, Sharks moved from frequent rebuilding toward a more defined CS2 lineup. Earlier in this period, the team rotated through players such as Jhonatan “jnt” Silva, Lucas “Lucaozy” Neves, Vinicius “n1ssim” Pereira and drg while searching for stability. By 2025, the core had settled around Victor “gafolo” Andrade, Daniel “rdnzao” Monteiro, Joao “koala” Pfeffer, Danilo “doc” Barros and Maximo “maxxkor” Cortina, with longtime coach Helder “coachi” Sancho continuing to lead from behind the team. This version of Sharks became one of the organization’s most productive modern lineups, winning BetBoom RUSH B! Summit 2026, adding strong CCT South American results, and reaching larger international stages, including the CCT Season 3 Global Finals and IEM Cologne Major 2026 qualification.