ZywOo
ZywOo | |
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Current team | |
Team | Team Vitality |
Games | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
Role | Awper |
Personal information | |
Name | Mathieu Herbaut |
Born | 9 November 2000 |
Nationality | French |
Team history | |
2017 | WySix |
2017 - 2018 | Against All authority |
2018 - Present | Team Vitality |
Mathieu Herbaut (born November 9, 2000), better known as ZywOo, is a French professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Team Vitality. He is considered one of the best players in Global Offensive history, having been ranked the No. 1 player in the world by HLTV in 2019 and 2020.[1][2] He is also sometimes nicknamed "The Chosen One" due to being born on the day of the original Counter Strike game's commercial release.[3]
Early life[]
He started playing at age 7 with his brother, but was only allowed to play for less than an hour per day by his mother. After becoming a teenager, he still never "played in the middle of the night" or "did 4-5 hour sessions", his family always keeping an eye on what he was doing.[4] His mother also encouraged him to get into video games, and from time to time even played with him. But before allowing him to participate in esports, she demanded that he first finish his secondary education and acquire his baccalauréat, which he did.[5]
Awards and recognition[]
- Was voted 1st best player of 2019 by HLTV.[1]
- Was voted 1st best player of 2020 by HLTV.[2]
- Was voted the MVP of 11 different tournaments.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Top 20 players of 2019: ZywOo (1)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Top 20 players of 2020: ZywOo (1)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Youngest". Forbes. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Herbaut, Mathieu (2 February 2020). "Jeux vidéo : Mathieu Herbaut, alias ZywOo, élu n°1 mondial sur Counter strike, ne «peut pas avoir mieux»" [Video games: Mathieu Herbaut, alias ZywOo, elected world n ° 1 on Counter strike, "can not get better"]. Le Parisien (Interview) (in French). Interviewed by Christophe Goudaillier. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Esport. Qui est Mathieu Herbaut alias Zywoo, réélu meilleur joueur du monde sur Counter-Strike" [Esport. Who is Mathieu Herbaut alias Zywoo, re-elected best player in the world on Counter-Strike]. Ouest-France (in French). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Counter-Strike players
- French esports players
- Team Vitality players