INTERVIEW – Already voted best player in the world three times in the video game Counter Strike, the Frenchman spoke as rarely about his life, his role as a model, his passion…
The Kylian Mbappé or the Victor Wembanyama of French E-sport. And global. This is how Fabien Devide, the boss of Vitality, presents “ZywOo”, whose real name is Mathieu Herbaut. Almost 24 years old – he will be on November 9 – the native of Lens is one of the big stars of electronic game competitions. Voted best player in the world three times (2019, 2020 and 2023) in the game Counter Strike, “ZywOo” also experienced his personal peak on May 21, 2023 by winning the Blast Major in Paris, the equivalent of Roland-Garros in tennis. Normally not at ease with interviewing, it was nevertheless with a big smile and without tongue-in-cheek that he spoke at length to Le Figaro ahead of the Blast Fall Final in Copenhagen, during which Vitality would stop in the semi-finals, beaten by the future winner, G2 Esports. Meeting with a prodigy of his discipline.
How did your story with video games begin?
Zywoo : It’s a long one and at the same…
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