karrigan Breaks His Own Record as the Oldest Major Champion

<p>Finn 'karrigan' Andersen didn't just win his second Major on June 21. He also broke his own age record. At 36, the Danish in-game leader became the oldest player to win a Counter-Strike Major, extending the mark he set four years earlier at PGL Antwerp 2022.</p><h3>A Career of Reinvention</h3><p>karrigan's Major résumé is unique in Counter-Strike. He captained mousesports through their first golden era, rebuilt Astralis' rival FaZe Clan roster from 2016 to 2018, returned to FaZe in 2020, and finally led them to the PGL Antwerp Major title in 2022 - his first Major trophy at age 32. Cologne 2026 marked his second, and it also made him just the fifth player in history to win a Major in both CS:GO and CS2.</p><h3>Falcons Reunion</h3><p>The Falcons signing that reunited karrigan with NiKo and coach zonic was completed in April 2026 after his exit from FaZe. In a statement posted to X at the time, karrigan wrote: 'Excited to announce that I'm joining Falcons and reconnecting with my old brothers Niko and Danny, together with new teammates that I'm excited to work alongside with. Let's make history.' Two months later, they made history.</p><h3>Leadership That Zonic Praised</h3><p>Coach zonic pointed to karrigan's frontline leadership as central to the run. 'He has so much experience of leadership, he goes first,' zonic told HLTV. 'He just says flash for me and he goes in, kills two, opens up the round and people are following it. That's the leadership that he brings.' The story of the Cologne 2026 winning roster is inseparable from karrigan's belief that his best years weren't behind him.</p>

Sources

• https://x.com/JakeSucky/status/2068763380278513914...
• https://escorenews.com/en/csgo/news/78975-karrigan-or-fallen-will-set-new-record...
• https://cryptobriefing.com/karrigan-major-wins-csgo-cs2/...