 $4,550 of the prize money was deducted (13% of the total) as a penalty for breaking the rules.The amount of prize money in 2010– $215,573 (as of November 7, 2010) holds the record for the entire history of professional Counter-Strike.Previous records belonged to Swedish teams SK Gaming ($183,000 in 2003)

In 2010, popular website HLTV.org had made rankings for the 20 best "Counter-Strike" players.