10 Best CS2 Female Players
If you’ve been a part of this community for more than a few months, you probably heard about s1mple, ZywOo, NiKo, b1t, Twistzz, and other pros on more than one occasion. But how about ANa, BiBiAhn, or kaahSENSEI? Buckle up! Today, we’ll tell you all about the top 10 female players in Counter-Strike 2 who prove that the game is far from being men-only.
Historically, there is a large disparity between male and female players in CS2. For instance, in February 2019, women comprised only 24% of the game’s fanbase. So, the female pro league is far less popular than its male counterpart. However, it saw a massive spike in user interest in recent years. Top CS2 teams like G2, NAVI, and Virtus.pro actively train their all-women squads to compete in global tournaments. In fact, we used publicly available ranks and earnings from such events to create our list of the best female players in Counter-Strike 2. Please note that these rankings will definitely change over time.
10. bizinha — Bruna Marvila
The Brazilian 26-year-old Rifler quit the game in 2022 to try her luck in VALORANT but then came back in February 2024 to join one of the most successful Counter-Strike teams in the female league — FURIA Esports Female. Since then, she’s been pulling off impressive plays at some of the biggest tournaments alongside other top-ranked female players in CS2 from FURIA fe. Currently, all her skills are bright green on HLTV, showing consistently good results in her role with a 1.20 Impact, 83.4 ADR, and 78.6% KAST. She also wins 1on1 clutches 94.4% of the time, which is just wild.
That’s probably because Bruna started playing the game when she was four, and definitely knows her way around maps by now. Her recent achievements include being ranked the 2nd best female pro player of 2021 in Brazil by DRAFT5 and the best Brazilian female pro of 2021 at the Gamers Club Awards. And bizinha isn’t new to dealing with top teams, as she had previously played for big names like paiN fe, MIBR fe, and OpTic Brasil.
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — Rainhas do Clutch FERJEE 2024
- 2nd — ESL Impact League Season 4 Finals
- 1st — ESL Impact League Season 6: South American Division
- 1st — BGS Esports 2024 Female
- 1st — Gamers Club Liga Feminina: Super Cup 2024
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Amount of prize money: $21,585
(21-10) FURIA fe vs Fluxo Demons
9. GooseBreeder — Mounira Dobie
The name of Mournira Dobie commands respect even among the best female CS2 players. The Canadian star is just 29 but has already cemented her reputation in the professional esports arena. Mounira’s career has been booming since 2015, and the list of teams she’s been a part of includes legends like CLG Red, Dignitas fe, Selfless fe, Karma, and finally FlyQuest RED. Currently, this warrior-lady still plays for Fly Quest, lending the team both her leadership skills and solid 1.23 KD ratio. Her other stats include 75.4% KAST, 85.7 ADR, and 0.79 KPR, which is pretty impressive all things considered.
As the captain of FlyQuest RED, Dobie is a stellar player and good communicator who shines in critical situations, winning maps with a 1+ rating at a 75.0% level. Being one of the best pro female players in CS2, she can score kills using a variety of weapons but prefers a good old AK-47. Under her guardianship, the team won 7 seasons of ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America and the ESL Impact League Season 5: North American Division.
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — ESL Impact League Season 6: North American Division
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America #15
- 1st — Thunderpick World Championship 2024: North American Wildcard
- 1st — ESL Impact League Season 5: North American Division
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America #8
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Amount of prize money: $57,598
8. empathy — Lucy Verkaik
This 20-year-old talent from the US is one hell of a team leader who can also switch team roles on the go. Lucy "empathy" Verkaik is a delight to watch on your screen, especially when she clutches and starts landing headshots left and right. The girl started her career as a part of Team Sacrifice in mid-2022 and skyrocketed through EG Gold to join her current team, Shimmer. Along with the teammates, empathy has taken out stars like BiBiAhn, GooseBreeder, and Kaoday.
Lucy also shined during the recent ESL Impact Season 4 Finals and several ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America tournaments, putting Shimmer among the finalists. Her current stats include a staggering 88.31 ADR and 0.82 KPR. This top-rated fe CS2 player has 1,681 total kills, with 41.6% of headshots. empathy is sharp, quick, and well-aimed, whether she plays as a rifler or as AWPer, which is proven by her 1.17 KD and 72.6% KAST.
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America (#23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16)
Amount of prize money (2024): $10,147
7. izaa — Izabella Bieberbach Galle
Galle is another young talent of a top-rated female CS2 player. She started her career back in 2019 with paiN fe but found her calling in FURIA, where she remains to this day. Only 22, this Brazilian Rifler is a captain who gets the job done as a true pro. Despite her young age, Galle is a natural-born leader who handles her responsibilities extremely well. She’s smart, concentrated, fearless, and brilliant at what she does. This woman is the anchor that helps FURIA fe remain competitive in the female CS2.
With a 51.9% ratio of headshots in her 1,156 total kills, Galle holds the strong 1.19 KD, 85.0 ADR, and 0.77 kills per round. In 1,496 rounds played on 78 maps, izaa won 79.5% of them with a 1+ rating. Although the team struggled after losing olga, Izabella is still as consistent as a player can be. We hope she’ll continue to shine as a fragging in-game leader for at least a decade, or even improve her position among the current top 25 highest-ranked female CS2 players.
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — Rainhas do Clutch FERJEE 2024
- 2nd — ESL Impact League Season 4 Finals
- 1st — ESL Impact League Season 6: South American Division
- 1st — BGS Esports 2024 Female
- 1st — Gamers Club Liga Feminina: Super Cup 2024
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Amount of prize money (2024): $45,083
6. kaahSENSEI — Karina Takahashi
Another master playing for FURIA fe, kaahSENSEI is known for pulling clutches that would leave most of us in the dust. The Brazilian CS2 female pro was born on October 22, 1995, with gaming in her blood since Karina’s sister is a professional VALORANT player and former CS:GO pro. Mature and intelligent, kaahSENSEI plays elegantly and has a distinct style. With a career that started back in 2017, she’s now a well-accomplished award-winner and simply one of the best female CS2 players in the world.
As with empathy, we have another multi-role player who can play either as an AWPer or a Rifler. Her KD is 1.47, followed by 78.5 ADR and 0.79 kills per round. With 1,496 rounds and 78 maps played, kaah got 1,179 frags, of which 36.1% were via headshots. And oh boy, does this woman know how to clutch!
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — Rainhas do Clutch FERJEE 2024
- 2nd — ESL Impact League Season 4 Finals
- 1st — ESL Impact League Season 6: South American Division
- 1st — BGS Esports 2024 Female
- 1st — Gamers Club Liga Feminina: Super Cup 2024
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Amount of prize money: $47,040
5. LyttleZ — Mariana Sabia
A newcomer to the scene, Mariana Sabia nonetheless claimed the title of one of the best female CS2 players in 2024. The bright 22-year-old Brazilian star is a prominent member of Atrix Esports. Although she started her career in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2019, Mariana’s moment to shine came much later. The girl played for MIBR fe and mocreias, and ended up being one of the best female players in Counter-Strike 2 in the entire world with her recent performance as a part of Team Atrix.
As with other younger players, LyttleZ’s stats are mind-blowing. She played 1,076 rounds on 51 maps and won 84.3% of them with a 1+ rating, securing three absolutely crazy wins in clutches. Sabia managed to land 861 frags, 30.9% of which were headshots. She’s always sharp, focused, consistent, and extremely good with utilities! With an astonishing 1.33 KD and 0.80 kills per round ratio, she also has 86.1 ADR and 75.9% KAST.
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: South America (#24, #23)
- 2nd — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: South America (#19, #10)
Amount of prize money: $8,458
4. zAAz — Zainab Turkie
The next top female CS2 player you should know about is the Swedish Rifler zAAz from Imperial fe. One of the game’s veterans and originally from Lebanon, Zainab is 33 now, and has come quite a long way. Today, she’s a remarkable, decorated esports professional with 1.22 KD and 75.4% KAST. She scored a charming 1,762 total kills over her career, with a 57.5% headshot rate (!!!). Can you imagine the skills the girl has? Moreover, HLTV also nominated zAAz for the Women’s Player of the Year 2024 alongside two top pro female players in CS2 from her team — ANa and tory, where she ranked second.
Zainab’s career started back in 2002 when most of us hadn’t even dreamt of seeing something like Counter-Strike 2, and she had played for a variety of teams over the years, including Nigma Galaxy, G2 Oya, Dynasty fe, and Pigeons. She even had temporarily left CS2 to try her luck with VALORANT. However, her star rose again in 2024, when she returned to join the Imperial fe roster alongside a number of famous female pro CS2 players who previously comprised the core of Nigma Galaxy. This CS2 female pro seems to still have what it takes, as Imperial fe was next to unstoppable at the recent events!
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — ESL Impact League (Seasons 6 and 5)
- 1st — ELITE FE #1
- 1st — Tradeit League FE Masters #2
- 1st — Fragster Female Summer Vibes 2024
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: Europe #9
- 2nd — Rainhas do Clutch FERJEE 2024
Amount of prize money: $77,866
3. Fawx — Lydia Dalton
Fawx is the second-best female CS2 player in 2024 according to HLTV’s rating. Besides that, she’s Shimmer’s pro AWPer, great at one-shots and 1v3 clutches, and has experience playing for Rejects and FDC. Lydia Dalton has been around since 2015 and had overall 5,485 hours in Counter-Strike by September 2023. This US-based 25-year-old won almost all of her 14 matches in ESL Impact Autumn 2023 Cash Cup 7 North America, where her previous team, Tsunami Sirens, got the silver. At the event, Lydia was praised for her impeccable skills and crisp headshots during critical clutches.
During the ESL Impact League Season 4 NA, Dalton delivered an amazing performance against Cherry Bombs on Inferno. She ended the map with a 2.06 rating, 111.0 ADR, 20 kills, and only five deaths in 18 rounds! The girl is universally skilled with rifles and shotguns alike, so you can expect more than the usual AWP from her. Although 2024 has been a bit rough for Fawx, as she had to undergo several reshuffles before landing with Shimmer, her stats keep improving. She played a total of 1,302 rounds on 61 maps, finishing 2024 with a 1.30 KD ratio, 0.87 kills per round, and 88.7 ADR. The headshot rate among her 1,135 total kills is a whopping 36.5%, and if her ascension continues, Lydia has a high chance of joining the club of the highest-ranked female CS2 players ever.
Recent tournament achievements (2024):
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America (#22, #21, #20, #12)
- 2nd — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America (#19, #17)
Amount of prize money: $3,035
2. BiBiAhn — Vivienne Quach
The rising wave rider from Australia, Vivienne, proved herself to be the top-rated fe CS2 player, ranking first among the world’s top 10 in statistics at the end of 2024. She started her journey in Mindfreak back in early 2022, transferred to CLG Red later on, and then landed a spot in the FlyQuest RED roster alongside GooseBreeder. Although the team is struggling at the moment, Vivien’s performance is as stellar as ever.
Her efforts pay off in impressive numbers of 49.7% headshot and 1.39 KD ratios. When this 22-year-old Rifler enters the game, you can expect her to truly try her best to secure the win and be the reliable entry fragger. BiBiAhn’s ADR is at a staggering 87.8, followed by 0.83 kills per round and 79.8% KAST. A magnificent result considering entry fragger is supposed to die first a lot, wouldn’t you say?
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — ESL Impact League Season 6: North American Division;
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America #15;
- 1st — Thunderpick World Championship 2024: North American Wildcard;
- 1st — ESL Impact League Season 5: North American Division;
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: North America #8.
Amount of prize money: $14,805
To see where Vivienne ranks among her peers and to get a broader view of the competitive landscape, check out CS2 pro player rankings for the latest stats from the pro scene.
1. ANa — Ana Dumbravă
They often call her the female version of s1mple, so don’t let her get an AWP because she’ll demolish you. Nah, who are we kidding? She’ll destroy most of us with a pistol as well. Dumbravă is, indeed, an extraordinary AWPer and a repeated ESL Impact Champion. Although only 25, she’s often regarded as one of the top 10 best female CS2 players of all time for a reason. As you might expect, in addition to winning the title a couple of times in previous years, HLTV recognized ANa the Women's Player of the Year in 2024. And bo3.gg has named ANa the top female player of 2024.
Dumbravă’s Imperial fe is simply unstoppable. They’re all great players, but ANa stands out thanks to her incredible senses, ability to feel the game, and god-like aim. As with other pros, she developed a recognizable character when it comes to her play. Lead, clutch, retake — she can do it all. The Romanian sniper’s stats include the astonishing 0.79 KPR, 77.1 ADR, 78.8% KAST, and 1.48 KD ratio. She racked 1m782 total kills in 2m249 rounds on 111 maps, with 26.8% of her kills being headshots. Imperial fe also managed to get some very important invitations to tier-1 international tournaments last year, so we’ll definitely hear more from ANa in the near future!
Recent achievements (2024):
- 1st — ESL Impact League (Season 6 and 5)
- 1st — ELITE FE #1
- 1st — Tradeit League FE Masters #2
- 1st — Fragster Female Summer Vibes 2024
- 1st — ESL Impact Cash Cup 2024: Europe #9
- 2nd — Rainhas do Clutch FERJEE 2024
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Amount of prize money: $96,171
ANa 25-12 🔥 3250 ELO | EU FACEIT
Final Words
Admittedly, CS2 has all the means to boost female league development and grant it at least a portion of the fame that male leagues currently enjoy. With big players like NAVI and G2 entering the tournament scene, women around the globe could get a chance to fulfill their gaming dreams. Events like the ESL Impact League seem destined for success, and we’re sure the list of the highest-ranked female CS2 players will only continue to grow. It’s Valve’s chance to champion girl power, and we surely hope they won’t let us down!
Joe Dasta