Map Designer of the Year
Community creations have played an integral part in Counter-Strike since the beginning of time. Map creators made some of the most legendary and fun playgrounds for people to play different game modes on, practice, learn new stuff, or simply enjoy their time with other individuals. Make sure to show them some love as they will also play an integral part of CS2 going forward.
crashz
crashz created three of the most useful and beloved maps by the community in CS2! In more detail a Crosshair, Viewmodel and Config Generator, with a combined total of over 2.5 Million subscriptions.
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @crashz
FMPONE
FMPONE is a very well-known map designer who just recently launched his newest CS2 map, Thera and is well known for being a co-creator of one of the most legendary maps in Counter-Strike history: Cache. Furthermore he developed "SUB-ZERO" and "Santorini", amongst others.
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @FMPONE
jd40
One of the most well-known map creators of recent times. jd40 is the original creator of Anubis, which got later bought by Valve, as well as the popular maps "Biome" & "Ravine" and has been creating maps since late 2014.
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @jd40
leander
leander is especially known for his amazing and fun workshop map "Only Up!" that is one of the most popular CS2 maps up to this date! He also worked on two "Bot Training" maps throughout 2023.
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @leander
Oliver H
Oliver has worked on quite a few maps throughout 2023. Some of them are Sunny Basalt and Brewery, as well as his most recently released map: Iris.
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @Oliver H
Quoting
QuotingDev, also known as "Quoting" on Steam has worked on several maps throughout 2023. Two of the most well-known ones are Ravine and Assembly but he also made some updates on the wingman map "Palais".
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @Quoting
T-R3x3r
T-R3x3r is especially known for his contributions to "Frostbite", "Calavera" and "Vineyard", which all have been featured in CS:GO, while he recently worked on "Outlaw", as well as several skins.
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @T-R3x3r
uLLeticaL
uLLeticaL & Mrs. uLLeticaL are the original creators of the probably most legendary piece of Counter-Strike workshop - Aim Botz. With close to 25 Million subscribers this map is a part of CS history. They also created the currently most subscribed CS2 map, a remake of Aim Botz, as well as some other super useful workshop maps like Recoil Master.
The rights of the pictures shown above belong to @uLLeticaL