ZywOo

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. He is the youngest ever HLTV Player of the Year at 19 years old, and only the second player after coldzera to be named the HLTV Player of the Year in their first full year as a professional player. He is also sometimes nicknamed "The Chosen One" due to being born on the day of the original Counter Strike game's commercial release. 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. 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. Career 2018 After completing his baccalauréat, Mathieu was able to take up esports professionally, joining Team Vitality in October. The results came quickly, as they won DreamHack Open Atlanta 2018 in November. The next month, he and his team qualified for the minor qualifier for the next Major, Katowice Major 2019. In the Minors, Vitality landed in second place, securing a spot for the Major in Katowice.