The M4A1-S is an iconic CT rifle, it comes with great accuracy and good damage while being silent thanks to the suppressor at the end of the barrel.
Still, the M4A1-S is the 2nd choice for most of the players when it comes to choosing between it and the M4A4. This is mostly because of a short 25 rounds magazine.
Nevertheless, some pros prefer it over its more popular cousin and do well with it.
Let me introduce you to the best M4A1-S players in the world right now:

10. k0nfig

k0nfig at PGL Major Krakow 2017 Day 3

Kristian Wienecke is a 23 years old professional Counter-Strike player from Denmark. He currently plays for Complexity Gaming, and in the past, he played for OpTic Gaming, North, and Dignitas.
The dane is currently ranked 13th best player of this year by HLTV. Like most of us, he prefers the M4A4 but does well with the M4A1-S too. He was named MVP of EPICENTER 2016, and DreamHack Open Montreal 2017.
‘k0nfig’ is very versatile, he plays as a rifler and an awper too. He can master every weapon he practices with. Proof being the high number of kills he has with different weapons.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 964

Most notable achievements:

• Blast Premier: Spring 2020 Europe Finals, 1st place ($335,000 prize)
• EPICENTER 2016, 1st place ($250,000 prize)
• DreamHack Open Summer 2019, 1st place ($50,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

k0nfig's 2020 highlights

9. Magisk

Magisk at ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals

Emil Reif is a 23 years old professional Counter-Strike player from Denmark. He currently plays for Astralis, and in the past, he played for OpTic Gaming, North, Dignitas, and SK Gaming.
As of now, he is ranked 19th best player in the world this year by HLTV, 6 places behind his former teammate. The dane was named MVP of BLAST Pro Series Lisbon 2018, and IEM Season XIII - Katowice Major 2019.
Magisk plays as a rifler, taking the lurker role. His fast and accurate aim as his decision-making capabilities makes him a deadly player to have walking behind your defensive lines.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 1473

Most notable achievements:

• StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, 1st place ($500,000 prize)
• IEM Season XIII - Katowice Major 2019, 1st place ($500,000 prize)
• FACEIT Major: London 2018, 1st place ($500,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

Magisk's 2020 highlights

8. NiKo

NiKo at IEM Beijing 2019
 
Nikola Kovač is a 24 years old professional Counter-Strike player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He currently plays for G2 Esports, and in the past, he played for FaZe Clan, mousesports Gaming, and others.
Was named MVP of 7 different tournaments. He holds the record for most kills in a map at a Major after scoring 52 against FlipSid3 Tactics. Is currently ranked the 5th best player of 2021 according to HLTV.
NiKo reached a level that is a goal for most both casual and pro players. His ability to play any rifle given to him as well as an AWP makes us hype when we see his name in a streamed match.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 1493

Most notable achievements:

• EPICENTER 2018, 1st place ($150,000 prize)
• ESL One: Belo Horizonte 2018, 1st place ($100,000 prize)
• IEM Season XIII Sydney, 1st place ($100,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

NiKo's 2020 highlights

7. RpK

RpK at WESG 2017 Europe & CIS Regional Finals

Cédric Guipouy is a professional Counter-Strike player from France. He currently plays for Team Vitality, and in the past, he played for Team Envy, G2 Esports.
Also known under the nickname LeTank, RpK won 25 CS: GO tournaments. Sadly his career took a slight dip in 2016 when he suffered from a perforated eardrum, preventing him from flying to events. The approximative amount of earnings of Cédric is $574,674.
The french used to play as a support rifler before becoming an inactive player of Team Vitality. Quiet as a shadow, striking like lightning, you could always count on RpK to have your back.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 2068

Most notable achievements:

• BLAST Premier: Fall 2020, 1st place ($225,000 prize)
• IEM XV - Beijing Online: Europe, 1st place ($60,000 prize)
• EPICENTER 2019, 1st place ($250,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

RpK's 2020 highlights

6. huNter-

huNter- at StarLadder Major 2019 Main Qualifier

Nemanja Kovač is a 25 years old professional Counter-Strike player with double nationality. He is a Serbian and a Bosnian. Currently plays for G2 Esports, and in the past, he played for CR4ZY, Valiance, and other teams.
The Bosnian-Serbian was named MVP of cs_summit 5 by HLTV. He is the 23rd best player of 2021 right now, according to the same source.
He plays as a rifler. huNter- has incredible map awareness, incredible aim and knowledge to play around utility. Ten seconds is all it takes for this man to wipe your entire squad down.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 2163

Most notable achievements:

• Champions Cup Finals, 1st place ($150,000 prize)
• United Masters League Season 1, 1st place ($50,000 prize)
• BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 Regular Season, 1st - 3rd place ($25,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

huNter-'s 2020 highlights

5. shox

shox at ESL One Cologne 2018

Richard Papillon is a 28 years old professional Counter-Strike player from France. He currently plays for Team Vitality, and in the past, he played for G2 Esports, Titan, Team EnVyUs, and others.
He is the 24th best player of 2021 till now according to HLTV. The French is also one of the 6 players to attend all CS: GO Major Championships. A French Esports media portal released a documentary about shox’s career, named “L'histoire d'une Légende”.
‘shox’, also known as ‘shoxie’, plays as a lurker. He is a legend of the game, his results and stats confirm that. A player that you would enjoy being in one of your games regardless of the score just to be able to tell your friends you played with him.

Richard Papillon is a 28 years old professional Counter-Strike player from France. He currently plays for Team Vitality, and in the past, he played for G2 Esports, Titan, Team EnVyUs, and others.
He is the 24th best player of 2021 till now according to HLTV. The French is also one of the 6 players to attend all CS: GO Major Championships. A French Esports media portal released a documentary about shox’s career, named “L'histoire d'une Légende”.
‘shox’, also known as ‘shoxie’, plays as a lurker. He is a legend of the game, his results and stats confirm that. A player that you would enjoy being in one of your games regardless of the score just to be able to tell your friends you played with him.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 2793

Most notable achievements:

• BLAST Premier: Fall 2020, 1st place ($225,000 prize)
• DreamHack Winter 2014, 1st place ($100,000 prize)
• IEM XV - Beijing Online: Europe, 1st place ($60,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

shox's highlights

4. apEX

apEX at IEM Katowice 2020
 
 Dan Madesclaire is a 28 years old professional Counter-Strike player from France. He currently plays for Team Vitality, and in the past, he played for G2 Esports, Team EnVyUs, Team LDLC, and others.
The in-game leader of Team Vitality also plays as an entry fragger. He and shox have played together since they were both playing for Team LDLC and moved to the same teams every time. You can say they are a pack of two.
Probably the best pair in recent CS: GO, the synergy between these two seems telepathic sometimes.
The French, also known as ‘apx’ is ranked only the 45h best player of 2021, by HLTV. Recently his form dipped a little but be sure he will make a comeback, and it will be something you don’t want to miss on.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 3965

Most notable achievements:

• BLAST Premier: Fall 2020, 1st place ($225,000 prize)
• DreamHack Open: Cluj-Napoca 2015, 1st place ($100,000 prize)
• Esports Championship Series Season 7, 1st place ($225,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

apEX's highlights

3. dupreeh

dupreeh at ECS Season 8 Finals

Peter Rasmussen is a professional Counter-Strike player from Denmark. He currently plays for Astralis, and in the past, he played for TSM, Dignitas, and others.
The Dane is currently ranked as the 12th best player of 2021 by HLTV. He has won the most Majors tied with dev1ce and his teammates Xyp9x and gla1ve. He is also one of the 6 players to attend all CS: GO Majors.
He plays as the entry fragger for what it’s known as the best team in CS: GO history. That is a pretty big role, you can also count dupreeh to get you out of a sticky situation and to support you when you’re not doing so well.
Just as he helped dev1ce in the 2018 Intel Grand Slam Final.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 4120

Most notable achievements:

• StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, 1st place ($500,000 prize)
• IEM XIII - Katowice Major 2019, 1st place ($500,000 prize)
• FACEIT Major London 2018, 1st place ($500,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

dupreeh's 2020 highlights

2. tabseN

tabseN at Europe Minor StarLadder Major 2019
 

Johannes Wodarz is a 26 years old professional Counter-Strike player with double nationality. He is both German and Polish. He currently plays for BIG, and in the past, he played for NRG eSports, PENTA Sports, mousesports, and others.
The German-Polish is ranked 18th in the top Best Players of 2021 right now. tabseN is a CS veteran. He is a pro in CS: GO, and was also a pro in Counter-Strike, also known as CS 1.6.
He plays as a rifler for team BIG and is also their in-game leader. Most of the pros I mentioned in this article prefer the M4A4 rather than the M4A1-S, tabseN likes both equally. In the last 12 months, he scored 540 kills with the M4A4, and 526 with the M4A1-S.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 4382

Most notable achievements:

• DreamHack Masters Spring 2020, 1st place ($54,000 prize)
• DreamHack Open Summer 2020: Europe, 1st place ($35,000 prize)
• cs_summit 6 Online: Europe, 1st place ($34,000 prize)

Watch his highlights: 

tabseN's 2020 highlights

1. ScreaM

ScreaM at ESL Pro League Season 5 Finals
 
Adil Benrlitom is a 26 years old retired professional Counter-Strike player with double nationality. He is from Belgium and Morocco. ScreaM played for teams like Team Envy, G2 Esports, Titan, Team Kinguin, and others.
The best player to ever shoot an M4A1-S in CS: GO in my and many others’ opinion. The stats this guy has back all these statements. He played as an entry-fragger for most of his teams, and he was called the Headshot Master or the Headshot God.
He has had the best headshot ratio in every professional Counter-Strike title ever achieved. And was named the MVP of Esports Championship Series Season 1 which he also won.
Even though he is retired I had to put ScreaM as the number one since rather than the other pros in this top, he preferred the M4A1-S to the M4A4. He also got a lot of kills with the weapon, being top of the list even after he retired quite a while ago. I won’t even start again about his headshot ratio.

Number of kills with the M4A1-S: 4681

Most notable achievements:

• Esports Championship Series Season 1, 1st place ($250,000 prize)
• ESL Major Series One - 2013, 1st place ($12,000 prize)
• DreamHack Open Atlanta 2017, 1st place ($50,000 prize)

​Watch his highlights: 

ScreaM's highlights

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