Five-time Major champion and Danish CS legend Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen revealed which tournament brought him the highest earnings of his entire career. According to the player, it wasn’t salaries but stickers that generated record profits — a true symbol of the final Major in CS:GO history.
The golden years of Astralis and the financial peak
In an interview with Esports News UK, the Dane recalled Astralis’ “golden era,” when the team dominated between 2018 and 2020, winning four Majors and creating one of the most successful periods in Counter-Strike history. dupreeh shared that during that time, he received his highest salary — about €30,000 per month, or roughly €360,000 per year — but emphasized that even those figures couldn’t compare to what stickers earned him.
Main point: stickers as the primary source of income
According to the player, his biggest earnings came after BLAST Paris Major 2023, which became the final tournament in CS:GO history. His team, Vitality, won the championship title, and the collectible autograph stickers of the players became the most popular items among the Steam community.
The BLAST Paris Major stickers brought me the most money of my entire career. It was the last Major in CS:GO, and fans were buying them en masse — probably because of the emotions tied to the end of an era.
The Dane noted that sticker revenue varied greatly from tournament to tournament — it depended on the team’s popularity, region, and even how well players performed on stage. The Paris Major was exceptional — it was the last chance for fans to buy a “piece of CS:GO memory,” turning stickers into a kind of digital artifact.
Context: the new CS2 reality and the legacy of the old era
After the transition to Counter-Strike 2, the game’s economic model has remained largely the same — stickers continue to be a key source of income for professional players. However, as dupreeh pointed out, no CS2 event has yet matched the scale of excitement generated by the BLAST Paris Major stickers. He also added that the emotional value of the last CS:GO tournament outweighed even the financial gains:
We knew it was the end of an era. And winning the last Major in the old game — that was something special.
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dupreeh’s legacy and the sticker phenomenon
Peter Rasmussen remains the most decorated player in Major history — five trophies and tens of millions of fans around the world. His story illustrates how stickers have evolved from simple cosmetic items into a crucial economic element of esports, shaping players’ income and even influencing their post-competition careers.
The story of dupreeh
This story is not just about championships — it’s about how fans’ love can translate into real earnings. The BLAST Paris Major became a symbol of the end of the CS:GO era, and its stickers — a kind of “digital legacy” representing all the years when Counter-Strike built an entire culture within esports.
