Player Spotlight: ELVISG
Player Spotlight is a new article series that gives you the opportunity to get to know the players that are playing in BESL Pro competitions a little bit better. From historic achievements to favorite players. From their Baltic state dream team to what music and food they like. Player Spotlight has it all!
This week’s Player Spotlight goes to a player from SACRAMENTO:
ELVISG
(Twitter)
General
Name, Surname: Elvis Gabrans
Age: 23 years old
Date of Birth: 14th of November, 1996
Nationality: Latvian
First nickname: flash
How did you come up with your current nickname: ELVISG - my name is Elvis and I am gangsta
Career
CS:GO hours recorded: ~6500 hours
Playing CS franchise games for: ~10 years
Playing in BESL Pro for: 5 seasons
BESL Pro LAN finals reached: 1 time
BESL Pro winner: 0 times
Biggest achievements in CS:GO: 2nd place at BESL Pro Season 1, semi-final at EPICENTER 2018 CIS Open qualifier and 2nd place at GOEXANIMO 2x2 LAN with my bro literjack
Peripherals & In-game Settings
Mouse: Logitech G pro wireless
Mousepad: Steelseries QcK heavy
Keyboard: Logitech G413
Headset: HyperX Cloud II
Resolution: 1920x1080
Crosshair: style “4”, size “1.5”, color white, thickness “0”, gap “-3”, outline “1”
Sensitivity: 3.2
DPI: 400
CS:GO
TOP5 best CS:GO Players in the world:
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ZywOo
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EliGE
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woxic
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jks
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s1mple
TOP5 best CS:GO Players from Baltic states:
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YEKINDAR
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ropz
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broky
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EspiranTo
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fejtZ
Baltic state all-star team: ropz, EspiranTo, broky, YEKINDAR, fejtZ
Favorite map: dust2
Least-favorite map: inferno
Most underrated player: NAF
Most overrated player: aleksib
The best AWP player in the world: ZywOo
The best AWP player in Baltic states: nukkye
The best teammate ever played with: Arvis "Captain" Gabrans, Literjack and devour
Worst teammate ever played with: prelideN
The best LAN event you’ve attended: either BESL season 1 or TTU 2016
Worst LAN event you’ve attended: I’ve only attended 4 LANs and I enjoyed all of them, so none
AK or SG: SG
M4 or AUG: M4
Favorite position to hold: mirage B apps
Hardest bombsite to retake: Dust2 B site
Worst gun in CS:GO: pp-bizon
Win a game with bad stats or lose a game with good stats: Win a game with bad stats
One thing you would change about CS:GO: Integrate FACEIT into the game so you don’t have to open the website
Does age affect performance in CS:GO: Yes
Should VAC-banned players get a second chance: Depends on the case
Best song to listen to while playing DM/Botz: Pirate station radio
Best song to hype yourself up before an official game: Limp Bizkit - Rollin
Miscellaneous
TOP3 favorite foods:
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Chicken Nuggets
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Dumplings
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Shashlik
Does pineapple belong on pizza? No
TOP3 favorite snacks:
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Doritos
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Jaffa Cakes
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Kinder Bueno
Popcorn - sweet or salty? Sweet
TOP3 favorite beverages:
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Coca-Cola
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Sparkling water
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Darida
Is Pepsi okay? Yes
TOP3 favorite music bands/artists:
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AC/DC
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Toto
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RAM
Band/artist that you would want to see perform LIVE: AC/DC (River Plate 2009)
TOP3 favorite songs:
Music genre that you would never listen to: Folk music
TOP3 favorite movies/TV shows:
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Russian series "Кухня"
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Movie called "Goal"
Movie/TV show character that you would want to hang out with: Arthur from Peaky Blinders
TOP3 favorite streamers:
Favorite game to watch on streams: Book of Dead
TOP3 things to do outside of playing CS:GO:
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Gamble
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Play CoD
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Eat Doritos
The first video game you ever played: Neighbours from Hell
What games do you play outside of CS:GO: Book of Dead, Midas Golden Touch and Call of Duty: MW
BESL Pro Season 5 is a seven-week competition between the sixteen best Baltic state CS:GO teams for their share of the €9,000 prize pool and the right to call themselves the best in Baltic states.
The four best teams from the online part of the competition are going to meet each other in the LAN finals happening on the 15th of February at Kipsala exhibition center in Riga, Latvia at the HyperTown Riga 2020 urban & esports festival. Visit hypertown.pro for more info about the festival and tickets.
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Article by: Bruno ‘Gekons’ Gailītis
