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Liquid

CS2

Netherlands Country

#12 World Ranking

$6,343,269 Total Earnings

Team

siuhy 2025-04-04
NAF 2018-02-05
Twistzz 2023-12-07
ultimate 2024-07-12
NertZ 2025-01-06

flashie Coach

Viktor Tamás Bea

Team Historical Statistics

2085 Total Matches
58.58% Win Rate
1.06 Overall K/D
23 Longest Win Streak
6 Longest Losing Streak
24.9 Average Age

Team Experience

(CS2) Liquid

Total Pro Experience:	4548 days
Days Under Current Tag:	2834 days
Average Player Tenure:	909 days
Team Synergy:	219 days
Coach Tenure:	123 days
Captain Tenure:	219 days

Liquid CS2 Team Review

Founded in the Netherlands in 2000, Team Liquid is a global powerhouse that originally started as a StarCraft: Brood War Clan. While signing the Liquid DOTA 2 roster was the first step in multi-genre esports in 2012, team Liquid of today took form after the merger with Team Curse in 2015. This merger brought in more staff and expansion, leading to the birth of the team’s highest-earning divisions, the Liquid CSGO and DOTA 2 rosters.

Now, Team Liquid is a household name when speaking of the strong esports teams in the world, with strong presences in Europe, North America, Brazil, Latin America, and Asia. This MelBet Pick’em page highlights an expert review of Team Liquid’s CS division, getting you caught up on the need-to-knows before your pick’em predictions. Keep reading to uncover the team’s history, legends, staff, achievements, and upcoming appearances to keep an eye out for.

Team Liquid History

The team was founded by Victor “Nazgul” Goossens as a Dutch StarCraft: Brood War clan in 2000. By 2002, the community had become the go-to place for strategy guides, pro discussions, and esports news, eventually evolving into Liquipedia around 2008. The team signed its first roster of professional players following the launch of Starcraft II in 2012, expanding into DOTA 2 in 2012, and later added other divisions. In 2015, Team Liquid merged with Team Curse, adding rosters in League of Legends, Smash, and CS:GO

The team’s administration finally fell to aXiomatic in 2016 after it gained a controlling interest. By 2018/2019, Team Liquid’s divisions were already making waves. First off, the DOTA 2 roster had already recorded over 24 million dollars in winnings. In 2019, the Liquid CSGO squad delivered one of the most iconic runs by winning the Intel Grand Slam in record time, recording four major tournament victories in just 63 days.

By 2022, the team had raised substantial funding to fuel another expansion into new markets. As of today, Team Liquid is the highest-earning esports organization globally, with an estimated over 54 million dollars in winnings.

Team Liquid Founders

As stated, Team Liquid was founded as a Starcraft Community by Victor “Nazgul” Goossens before evolving into the Team Liquid CSGO and DOTA 2 roster that many know today. Over time, the administration has experienced a couple of changes brought about by the merger and change of controlling interest. Here’s an updated list of Team’s Liquid’s current administration.

Victor “Nazgul” Goossens (Founder, Co-owner & Co-CEO)
Steve “LiQuiD112” Arhancet (Co-owner & Co-CEO)
John “Tephus” Lewis (Director of eSports)
Ben “Noxville” Steenhuisen (Technical Director)
Chloe ”Elya” Dowdeswell (Manager)
Brian “BSJ” Canavan (Streamer)
Maximilian “qojqva” Bröcker (Streamer)

Team Liquid Initial Roster

Team Liquid took its first shot at Counter Strike in 2015. However, the team didn’t particularly build their own roster when they first got on the CS scene. The first-ever Liquid CSGO lineup was the Curse roster. Here’s a closer look at the lineup.

Eric “adreN” Hoag – In-game leader (IGL) / Rifler
Nick “nitr0” Cannella – Rifler (entry/fragger)
Spencer “Hiko” Martin – Rifler (lurker/clutch role)
Jacob “FugLy” Medina – Support Rifler
Keith “NAF” Markovic – Rifler

This Liquid CS2 roster was the first North American roster under the Team Liquid banner in CS:GO. By 2016, Team Liquid’s CS team had already made history as the first North American team to reach a CS:GO Major Grand Final.

Team Liquid Current Roster

Over the years, The Team Liquid roster has experienced a lot of changes. Here’s an updated lineup of the Team Liquid CS2 roster as of September 1st, 2025.

Keith “NAF” Markovic (Canada, age 27) – Rifler – Joined on February 5, 2018
Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken (Canada, age 25) – Rifler – Joined on December 7, 2023
Roland “ultimate” Tomkowiak (Poland, age 21) – AWPer – Joined on July 12, 2024
Guy “NertZ” Iluz (Israel, age 26) – Rifler – Joined on January 6, 2025
Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek (Poland, age 22) – IGL – Joined on April 4, 2025 (trial/loan)
Viktor Tamás “Flashie” Bea (Hungary, age 30) – Head Coach – Joined on July 9, 2025.

The Liquid CS2 team won the prestigious Intel Grand Slam Season 2 in 2019, establishing their dominance. Despite a challenging 2025 competitive year, Team Liquid has consistently placed top 3-5 in major CS2 international events. The recent acquisition of NertZ and the addition of “flashie” as head coach are part of a rebuilding effort to restore the team to championship contention. The current Liquid CS2 roster brings a blend of veteran consistency from players like NAF and Twistzz combined with leadership and fresh strategies from new IGL NertZ.

Team Liquid Tournament Achievements

Here are some of Team Liquid’s most recent achievements in 2025.

IEM Melbourne 2025 (April 21 – April 27, 2025) – S-Tier, 5th–6th place, Prize: $72,500
IEM Dallas 2025 (May 19 – May 25, 2025) – S-Tier, 9th–12th place, Prize: $25,000
ESL Pro League Season 21 (March 1 – March 16, 2025) – A-Tier, 5th–8th place, Prize: $58,000
BLAST Open Spring 2025 Lisbon (March 17 – March 30, 2025) – A-Tier, 9th–12th place, Prize: $7,500
IEM Katowice 2025 (January 29 – February 9, 2025) – S-Tier, 9th–12th place, Prize: $23,000
PGL Bucharest 2025 (April 6 – April 13, 2025) – A-Tier, 15th–16th place, Prize: $12,500

Team Liquid Legends

There have been many outstanding names in the history of the Liquid CS2 team. However, here are some players who have carved their names into every Team Liquid fan’s heart.

Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski: EliGE was the face of the Liquid CS:GO squad for nearly a decade. During this period, the team won 4 major tournaments in just 63 days, and he consistently carried Liquid through their golden era with top-tier era performances.
Keith “NAF” Markovic: Although still on the team, NAF has played a major role in the journey towards Team Liquid’s current reputation. During his time, he recorded multiple S-Tier tournament victories, including IEM Sydney 2019 and ESL Pro League Season 9. His consistency and clutch ability have anchored Liquid through both peak years and rebuilding phases, earning him the title of the backbone of Liquid since 2018.
Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken: Twistzz was the MVP of IEM Sydney 2019 and a driving force in Liquid’s era of dominance. Returning to the CS team Liquid roster in 2023 after a brief departure, he brought mechanical excellence and confidence to North American Counter-Strike.

Team Liquid Upcoming Tournaments

Team Liquid is a global esports team that participates in various CS2 tournaments. Here’s where to expect the next Team Liquid CS2 appearance.

FISSURE Playground #2
CS Asia Championships 2025

FAQ

Team Liquid was founded in 2000 as a Stracraft Clan.

The current Team Liquid CS2 roster includes Keith “NAF” Markovic, Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken, Roland “ultimate” Tomkowiak, Guy “NertZ” Iluz, Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek, and Viktor Tamás “Flashie” Bea.

Team Liquid is presently among the top 10 teams on various CS2 ranking systems.

The current captain and Team Liquid CS2 IGL is Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek.

As of September 5, 2025, the head coach of Team Liquid’s CS2 team is Viktor Tamás “flashie” Bea, often simply referred to as flashie. He officially assumed the role of Team Liquid CS2 Coach on July 9, 2025.