Counter-Strike esports<\/a> player and opened a new chapter in his life which will see him turn to streaming CS:GO on Twitch.<\/p>\nSmithZz’s career began in 2006 when he played Counter-Strike: Source. The French AWPer did not need long to make himself noticed in the CS scene, winning a plethora of tournaments while representing teams such as Team WebOne, H2k Gaming, EmuLate, VeryGames, Tt.Dragons, Team LDLC and Anexis eSports. Most of his success at the outset of his career came while playing under VeryGames’ banner. He also claimed two silver medals and a bronze medal representing France at European Nations Champions in 2008, 2009 and 2010.<\/p>\n
In September 2012, SmithZz transitioned to CS:GO with VeryGames and instantly saw success, pocketing silver medals at ESWC 2012, DreamHack Winter 2012 and the AMD Shapphier Invitational at the end of the year.<\/p>\n
VeryGames’ authority continued into 2013 when the French squad dominated the scene and hoisted numerous titles throughout the season, including StarLadder StarSeries VII, ESL Major Series One – Fall 2013, Electronic Sports World Cup 2013 and MSI Beat IT 2013. The team was highly respected in the newly formed CS:GO scene, which helped SmithZz gain a reputation as one of the best CS: GO players in the world. That was officially confirmed in January 2014 when he was recognised as the 17th-best player of the previous year by HLTV. In December 2013, VeryGames’ squad left to join Titan eSports.<\/p>\n
In September 2014, SmithZz and Nathan “NBK-” Schmit left Titan and created a new team dubbed Mercenary which later acquired Fabien “kioShiMa” Fiey, Vincent “Happy” Cervoni and Richard “shox” Papillon. Only two days after the all-French squad was formed, SmithZz and company were signed by Team LDLC.com. <\/p>\n
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