French Counter-Strike megastar Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut is setting a precedent not seen in the esport after taking out his 3rd HLTV top gamer of the year overnight at a attractive awards program in Belgrade, Serbia. The win marks 5 straight years with ZywOo reaching the leading 2.
ZywOo and Ukranian star Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev have controlled the expert CS2 (formerly CS:GO) scene for years, with the set trading blows for half a years. In the last 2 versions of the HLTV top 20, he’s been a runner-up behind s1mple, however ZywOo’s win for 2023 marks his unmatched 3rd, proving that the young skill has what it takes for a famous status amongst esports characters. The just other gamer in HLTV award history to win 3 times was s1mple himself, who this year handled seventh after sitting out half the season simply after CS2’s release.
The awards night, which took location in Belgrade on Jan. 13, likewise saw ZywOo’s Team Vitality win Team of the Year—an accomplishment that would certainly not have occurred without the young star. When commenting on his wins, ZywOo stated to HLTV that he neverever actually focused on winning awards; rather, he put his effort into staying regularly great and not being a problem for his allies.
“I needto confess that it’s neverever been my goal like all these years, I’m looking above all to be as constant as poss