There were a lot of supporters and they all cheered for us. The crowd was filled by young people aged 15 and above. I came to know just how big the eSports industry is when we joined the tournament and played for the championship. I played eSports because I like playing games and it keeps me healthy and mentally alert. “How long did it take you to realize that eSports was now an industry where you would be able to reinvent your career into?”Īt first, I am not aware that eSports have grown to become a major industry. Initially we used to play a dozen hours a week and only get together as a team twice a month to play together. Until today, I keep my daily practice of playing rounds in CS:GO and I keep on polishing my skills. I enjoyed playing CS:GO and I have learned a lot in playing it. The overall graphics and tactics deployed in the game were very interesting. CS:GO was chosen since it was a great PvP (player vs. I was approached and recruited by Lenovo together with other senior citizens to play for the Silver Snipers team in Sweden.
I got my start in the eSports industry over four years ago. “How did you get involved in gaming and eSports at the very start? and why did you pick CSGO as your specialty? Nowadays, I spend my time playing CS:GO and I am streaming a few hours everyday on my Twitch channel /DieHardBirdie I used to play for Lenovo’s Silver Snipers team. I create dancing figures and other forms out of paper and napkin sheets and I would create floral patterns and other pieces made out of copper and brass sheets.Īs a gamer, I am known as “DieHardBirdie” and I am the oldest eSports world champion in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. For the past 50 years, I used metal and paper as my material for my artworks and sculptures.
I live in Sweden but I am currently visiting my children in the US.īefore becoming a pro-gamer under my gaming name “DieHardBirdie,” I used to be a professional artist. My name is Abbe “DieHardBirdie” Borg and I am 78 years old. “Abbe, can you please give us a brief introduction of yourself ?” He has now left The Lenovo Silver Snipers and decided to pursue his career in eSports and to proudly represent the eldest category of pro-gamers in eSports. Today, we are releasing a special interview about The oldest eSports player in the world and DreamHack CS:GO Champion, Abbe aka “DieHardBirdie”.