Into the Breach qualify for Paris Major as Legends and the only UK team to reach a CSGO Major
Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Last Updated: 18/06/2025
UK esports organisation Into the Breach made history this Easter weekend as they battled their way through the European RMR to reach the CSGO Paris Major 2023.
They beat Sprout 16-7, Virtus Pro 16-13 and B8 in a best-of-three 2-1, after narrowly falling to Navi on the first day 22-19, to become the first UK team to qualify for a CSGO Major.
This means Into the Breach qualify as Legends, behind Navi and Fnatic. The fourth Legends team is still to be decided at the time of writing, as GamerLegion are playing against Bad News Eagles right now.
The news comes after Into the Breach and fellow UK org Viperio qualified for the European RMR back in February.
Viperio sadly failed to progress to the Major, after a string of losses at the European RMR to Fnatic (22-20), Bad News Eagles (16-9) and Sprout (2-1 in a best-of-three).
London-based Fnatic, meanwhile, had a perfect 3-0 in the European RMR, as their player Mezii became the first UK player to reach the Paris Major.
But with Fnatic expecting to qualify for majors like this, the real news is Into the Breach making history for UK esports.
“I’m so happy we were able to do this with a UK line-up, it means a lot to me, I’ve always wanted to do it. We finally got over the line. God save the King.”
Thomas, Into the Breach
Their roster, consisting of UK players Thomas, CYPHER and volt, along with Polish player rallen and Dutch player CRUC1AL, performed extremely well in the European RMR, with clear synergy and talent. They will now get their own stickers for the Paris Major, the last CSGO major before CS2.
Not only that, but their Portuguese coach, Juve, has apparently become the youngest coach to reach the Paris Major.
— Jack Langley (@Jack32X) April 8, 2023
The Paris Major will run from May 8th to 21st 2023, and is set to take place at France’s Accor Arena.
The news also comes a year after Into the Breach won Insomnia, with the likes of smooya and Dobbo on their team.
‘Insane and emotional’ – reaction to Into the Breach reaching the Paris Major
ITB UK player Thomas said on broadcast after beating Sprout: “I’m finally better than RattlesnK, I finally achieved it! (laughs)
“It’s mental, to be honest. What a run from the open qualifier, we’ve barely been a team for two months. I’m so happy we were able to do this with a UK line-up, it means a lot to me, I’ve always wanted to do it. We finally got over the line.
“I think the tier one teams are good, but we’re different, and when they see Into the Breach on the server, they get caught off guard. [Our] players are all good, trust me.
“God save the King.”
The moment that @ITBesports saw @_badnewseagles beat faze 2
— CodyCasts (@CodyCasts) April 8, 2023
Meaning they are LEGENDS! pic.twitter.com/Y6AhDMar6T
Sam Cook, CEO and founder of Into the Breach, said it was an ‘insane and emotional journey’.
“We continue to out-perform and over-perform versus the very, very best in the world,” Sam said. “We qualify to the upcoming Paris Major – the first ever UK majority roster to do so.
“The legacy this leaves for Into The Breach Esports is monumental, as CSGO 1 transitions to 2. This will be the last ever major before the update.
“Our coach, Juve, also becomes the youngest coach to ever make the major. Opportunities abound, and so much planned.”
UK CS player smooya celebrated with a caps-lock-tastic tweet, while others also tweeted about Into the Breach’s huge achievement and their time at the European RMR. We’ve included a selection of tweets below:
IN @ThomasCS__ WE TRUST
— Owen Butterfield (@smooyacs) April 8, 2023
GOD SAVE THE KING
STICKERS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED
DOUBETS HAVE BEEN HUSHED
MONEY HAS BEEN SECURED
LEGACY HAS BEEN SOLIDIFIED
MY BROTHER. @ITBesports ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THIS FINE HUNK OF A MAN UNDER CONTRACT😍 pic.twitter.com/tW6L8Q1upG
Into The Breach are winning the major. No one wants to admit it, no one wants to think about it, but it's inevitable.
— Harry (@JustHarryGG) April 7, 2023
Absolute incredible for UK CS and for Into the Breach. CYPHER, volt and Thomas is a core to be proud of. Delighted for the boys.
— Travis (@TravCS) April 8, 2023
Props to rallen and CRUC1AL (especially after 3 years of trying on Endpoint) as well, proving doubters wrong. Amazing!
They did the unthinkable! 🔥@CRUC1ALcsgo, @cyphercsgo_, @voltcss & the rest of the team propelled Into The Breach to the https://t.co/MXukjW54Wh Paris Major 2023.
— SEG Esports (@segesports) April 8, 2023
Congratulations to everyone for this incredible achievement! 💪@BLASTPremier | @CounterStrike | @ITBesports pic.twitter.com/GjZSBecSa2
It's coming home 🇬🇧@ITBesports become the first UK team ever to qualify for a CS:GO Major pic.twitter.com/3XDEMJX9vH
— HLTV.org (@HLTVorg) April 8, 2023
WE MADE THE @BLASTtv PARIS MAJOR ❤️ INSANE TEAM, INSANE RMR@ITBesports
— Sebastian Malos (@voltcss) April 8, 2023
Into the Major. Congratulations @ITBesports. #UKCS 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/urEvLb0L7c
— Viperio (@viperioesports) April 8, 2023
FINAL UPDATE: BLAST decided against making a public announcement regarding the Legends Tiebreaker situation, but the BNE Vs GamerLegion game has gone ahead as scheduled
— Dafydd (@Dafydd00) April 9, 2023
BLAST has told me now that this means, after much uncertainty, that @ITBesports are confirmed LEGENDS!!!!
Congrats to @ThomasCS__ & @CRUC1ALcsgo and the rest of the guys at @ITBesports for making the major.
— Adam Jessop (@AdamJessop) April 8, 2023
It's been a dream of ours at @TeamEndpoint for so long, but at last a UK team has managed it. WP guys.
UK MASSIVE AT THE MAJOR LETS FUCKING GO @ITBesports 🔥🔥
— Jacky (@Jackyesports) April 8, 2023
FROM IEM KETTERING ALL THE WAY TO PARIS!
ITS COMING HOME!!!!!!
— Brandon (@BDogCS) April 8, 2023
Incredible scenes from Copenhagen as @ITBesports qualify for the major 🔥
From double OT against NAVI to convincing wins and strong performances against Sprout, THE CURRENT MAJOR WINNERS VP and now against B8
IM NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING 🥲
You’re @BLASTtv Paris Major Legends – @ITBesports @cyphercsgo_ @rallenHulk @CRUC1ALcsgo @ThomasCS__ @voltcss @Juve_csgo @MrPunico @SlayTheMinotaur pic.twitter.com/8vtEc6NJ0U
— Ne0kai (@Ne0Kai) April 8, 2023
Holyshit… I can’t fucking believe it! WE ARE IN THE @BLASTPremier MAJOR PARIS!!
— Joey (@CRUC1ALcsgo) April 8, 2023
Ggs to @B8esportsGG they played some great cs.@ITBesports
Into the Breach player CYPHER also described the news as “unbelievable” and that “it came home.”
There’s also more reaction in this interview with CYPHER and interview with Thomas on the UKCSGO website.
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Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025. As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late '80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.
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