Aran "Sonic" Groesbeek - Counter-Strike 2 Player
Name:
Aran Groesbeek
Date of Birth:
<unknown>
South Africa
World Ranking:
#2324
Country Ranking:
#2
Total Prize Money Earned:
$156,174.34 From 97 Tournaments
Alternate IDs:
Sonic
Aran "Sonic" Groesbeek is a South African CS:GO player.
Earnings By Year
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| 2025 | $17,350.00 | 8 | 11.11% | | | $5,700.00 | 3 | 3.65% | | | $11,650.00 | 5 | 7.46% |
| 2024 | $14,300.00 | 8 | 9.16% | | | $6,100.00 | 4 | 3.91% | | | $8,200.00 | 4 | 5.25% |
| 2023 | $6,307.14 | 6 | 4.04% | | | $1,307.14 | 4 | 0.84% | | | $5,000.00 | 2 | 3.20% |
| 2022 | $2,754.98 | 6 | 1.76% | | | $683.33 | 4 | 0.44% | | | $2,071.65 | 2 | 1.33% |
| 2021 | $42,733.33 | 17 | 27.36% | | | $29,533.33 | 14 | 18.91% | | | $13,200.00 | 3 | 8.45% |
| 2020 | $21,500.00 | 10 | 13.77% | | | $20,400.00 | 8 | 13.06% | | | $1,100.00 | 2 | 0.70% |
| 2019 | $11,600.00 | 9 | 7.43% | | | $7,400.00 | 7 | 4.74% | | | $4,200.00 | 2 | 2.69% |
| 2018 | $16,657.10 | 10 | 10.67% | | | $6,380.00 | 7 | 4.09% | | | $10,277.10 | 3 | 6.58% |
| 2017 | $13,649.31 | 10 | 8.74% | | | $4,880.89 | 6 | 3.13% | | | $8,768.42 | 4 | 5.61% |
| 2016 | $8,518.08 | 7 | 5.45% | | | $226.44 | 2 | 0.14% | | | $8,291.64 | 5 | 5.31% |
| 2015 | $804.40 | 6 | 0.52% | | | $262.03 | 3 | 0.17% | | | $542.37 | 3 | 0.35% |
Earnings By Game
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| Counter-Strike 2 | $31,807.14 | 17 | 20.37% | | | $11,957.14 | 8 | 7.66% | | | $19,850.00 | 9 | 12.71% |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | $124,367.20 | 80 | 79.63% | | | $70,916.02 | 54 | 45.41% | | | $53,451.18 | 26 | 34.23% |
Earnings By Team
| Total Results | Online Results | Offline/LAN Results | |||||||||
| ATK | $8,300.00 | 6 | 5.31% | | | $4,900.00 | 5 | 3.14% | | | $3,400.00 | 1 | 2.18% |
| Bad News Bears | $657.14 | 2 | 0.42% | | | $657.14 | 2 | 0.42% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bravado Gaming | $37,879.54 | 29 | 24.25% | | | $10,164.56 | 15 | 6.51% | | | $27,714.98 | 14 | 17.75% |
| Cloud9 | $21,500.00 | 10 | 13.77% | | | $20,400.00 | 8 | 13.06% | | | $1,100.00 | 2 | 0.70% |
| Complexity Gaming | $5,000.00 | 2 | 3.20% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | | | $5,000.00 | 2 | 3.20% |
| Energy Esports | $249.35 | 2 | 0.16% | | | $84.80 | 1 | 0.05% | | | $164.55 | 1 | 0.11% |
| Extra Salt | $38,333.33 | 14 | 24.55% | | | $25,133.33 | 11 | 16.09% | | | $13,200.00 | 3 | 8.45% |
| Nixuh | $2,554.98 | 4 | 1.64% | | | $483.33 | 2 | 0.31% | | | $2,071.65 | 2 | 1.33% |
| Team Envy | $3,300.00 | 3 | 2.11% | | | $2,500.00 | 2 | 1.60% | | | $800.00 | 1 | 0.51% |
| Wildcard | $31,650.00 | 16 | 20.27% | | | $11,800.00 | 7 | 7.56% | | | $19,850.00 | 9 | 12.71% |
| <independent> | $6,750.00 | 9 | 4.32% | | | $6,750.00 | 9 | 4.32% | | | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00% |
Highest Prize Money Won
| 1. | 2020-04-19 | 4th |  » FLASHPOINT Season 1 | $10,000.00 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 2. | 2021-04-26 | 2nd | » Funspark ULTI 2020 - Europe Final | $10,000.00 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 3. | 2021-07-03 | 1st | » DreamHack Open June 2021: North America | $7,000.00 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 4. | 2021-03-14 | 1st | » DreamHack Open March 2021: North America | $7,000.00 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 5. | 2017-05-07 | 1st | » MettleState Samsung Galaxy Championship - Finals | $5,207.35 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 6. | 2025-05-04 | 5th-6th | BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 | $5,000.00 | Counter-Strike 2 |
| 7. | 2018-12-23 | 1st | » DreamHack Mumbai Invitational 2018 (CS:GO) | $4,277.10 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 8. | 2023-06-11 | 5th-6th | » BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 | $4,000.00 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 9. | 2018-12-02 | 2nd | » DreamHack Open Winter 2018 (CS:GO) | $4,000.00 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| 10. | 2025-01-12 | 1st | » Frost and Fire Europe | $4,000.00 | Counter-Strike 2 |
Top Placements
Champion
Runner-up
3rd/Semis
37 Tournaments
16 Tournaments
8 Tournaments
Other Statistics
Overall Ranking
At present, Sonic is ranked #2324 in highest overall earnings, and #2 in highest earnings for players from 
South Africa.
Largest Prize from a Single Tournament
Out of the 97 tournaments awarding cash prizes that Sonic had competed in, the largest amount was $10,000.00 from Funspark ULTI 2020 - Europe Final on April 26, 2021. His 2nd place finish makes up 6.40% of his total prize money won.
$100,000 Milestone
Sonic overtook the $100,000 milestone on July 3, 2021, winning $7,000.00 and placing 1st at DreamHack Open June 2021: North America. Prize money from 63 tournaments got him to that point.