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 team Domino Gaming:

Gaborik

(Twitter)

General

Name, Surname: Mario Piirisaar

Age: 25

Date of Birth: 30th of June, 1994

Nationality: Estonian

The first nickname that you had: Gaborik

How did you come up with your current nickname: Not really hard who follows hockey. My favorite NHL player is called Marian Gaborik, so this is where it came from.

Career

CS:GO hours recorded: ~6400

Playing CS franchise games for: ~12 years

Playing in BESL Pro: 4 seasons

BESL Pro LAN finals reached: 1 time basically, but got kicked before 

BESL Pro winner: 0 times

Biggest achievements in CS:GO: Reaching the LAN part of FCDB Cup (tier 2 event), and, of course, winning GameOn 2017.

Peripherals & In-game Settings

Mouse: Zowie ZA12

Mousepad: Zowie G-SR

Keyboard: HyperX Alloy

Headset: Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250ohms

Resolution: 1280x960

Crosshair: cl_crosshairalpha 255; cl_crosshaircolor 2; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairgap -3; cl_crosshairsize 2.5; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairusealpha 1; cl_crosshairthickness 1; cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0.

Sensitivity: 1.65

DPI: 400

CS:GO

TOP5 best CS:GO Players in the world:

1. s1mple

2. ZywOo

3. device

4. gla1ve

5. Twistzz

TOP5 best CS:GO Players from Baltic states:

1. ropz

2. broky

3. EspiranTo

4. shokz

5. fejtZ

Baltic state all-star team: ropz, broky, shokz, YEKINDAR +any Baltic IGL.

Favorite map: Train.

Least-favorite map: Cache.

Most underrated player: NAF from Liquid.

Most overrated player: Don’t have anyone in mind really.

Best AWP player in the world: ZywOo.

Best AWP player in Baltic states: broky.

The best teammate ever played with: bitchiR-

Worst teammate ever played with: isk.

Best LAN event you’ve attended: FCDB Cup 2017.

Worst LAN event you’ve attended: TTÜ Lan 2009

AK or SG: SG.

M4 or AUG: M4.

Favorite position to hold: Overpass mid.

Hardest bombsite to retake: Inferno A site.

Worst gun in CS:GO: Bizon or MP7.

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: Model movement - get rid of the advantage you have when peeking from certain side (right vs left side peek).

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: I listen a lot of songs, but I would say right now Pola & Bryson - Cold Love.

Best song to hype yourself up before an official game: Ever since GameOn 2017 it has been What So Not - Gemini.

Miscellaneous

TOP3 favorite foods:

1. Pasta Carbonara

2. Caesar Salad

3. Lasagne

Does pineapple belong on pizza? No.

TOP3 favorite snacks:

1. Chips with dip

2. Garlic bread

3. Peanuts

Popcorn - sweet or salty? Salty.

TOP3 favorite beverages:

1. Water

2. Juice

3. Vitamin waters

Is Pepsi okay? Yes.

TOP3 favorite music bands/artists:

1. Camo & Krooked

2. Netsky

3. Whiney

Band/artist that you would want to see perform LIVE: Kings of the Rollers.

TOP3 favorite songs:

1. Workforce - Fragments

2. InsideInfo - Airwaves

3. Netsky - I Refuse

Music genre that you would never listen to: Screamo.

TOP3 favorite movies/TV shows:

1. Narcos

2. That ‘70s show

3. Friends

Movie/TV show character that you would want to hang out with: Driver (played by Ryan Gosling) from Drive.

TOP3 favorite streamers:

1. Reset

2. ropz

3. shroud

Favorite game to watch on streams: CS:GO or GTA SA Speedruns..

TOP3 things to do outside of playing CS:GO:

1. Hang out with friends

2. Play other games

3. Watch movies

The first video game you ever played: Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

What games do you play outside of CS:GO: Sim racing games mostly.