Counter-Strike player
ZywOo: one organisation, two Majors, no rebuild
ZywOo is the rarest thing in modern Counter-Strike: a superstar who has never transferred. He signed for Team Vitality in late 2018, aged eighteen, and has been there ever since — through three complete rebuilds of the four players around him.
He was named the best player in the world in his debut season, and won the Major titles that s1mple and NiKo's generation spent years chasing.
- Real name
- Mathieu Herbaut
- Country
- France
- Game
- Counter-Strike 2
- Role
- Sniper
Career timeline
| Team | Years |
|---|---|
| aAa (armateam) | 2017–2018 |
| Team Vitality | 2018– |
Why his rounds are hard, not easy
A two-team career sounds like the easiest possible Who Am I? round, and it is the opposite: with only one meaningful organisation to reveal, the clue tells you the team immediately but gives you nothing to narrow the player. Vitality have fielded a dozen names around him. Our reveal order handles this by leaning on the earlier French stint first.
The two title rosters
Paris 2023 was won with apEX, Spinx, dupreeh and Magisk; Austin 2025 with apEX, flameZ, mezii and ropz. apEX has called for him throughout, which makes the pair the longest-running leader-and-star partnership in the game.
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Compiled from public tournament and roster records. Last reviewed: September 2026.