![]() Building on the momentum he gained in 2019, he’s recently begun putting together another team of seniors, called The Golden Snipers, and plans on competing next year.Īs the world’s oldest esports champion, Borg admires Japan for putting together their first senior team with 14 members. Their team came to be called the Silver Snipers, and though they didn’t win in 2017, they garnered the affection of fans and eventually won the seniors tournament in DreamHack 2019.īut Borg hasn’t been idle since then. He has a unique ability to mimic birds by whistling – a sound his opponents often hear when he takes aim. The first team to 16 points wins.īorg earned his nickname, “DieHardBirdie”, while training with his teammates. ![]() The game was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – A first-person shooter which sees opposing teams of five players take turns attacking and defending, winning a point if they achieve their objective without being stopped, or if they eliminate all five of the opposing players. Their first question was if I was interested in playing games – esports games. “I was in some commercials in Sweden,” he tells USA Today. But before Lenovo recruited him to play at DreamHack 2017, he had never really heard about competitive gaming. At 79 years old, Abbe Borg, also known by his gaming handle, “DieHardBirdie”, is the oldest esports champion in the world.
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