Player
Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut is a French Counter-Strike 2 player for Team Vitality and a four-time HLTV Player of the Year.
Role
Pro Player · AWPer / Rifler
Team Vitality lists ZywOo as part of its current Counter-Strike 2 roster.[1][2]
Affiliation
Team Vitality · Counter-Strike 2
Vitality's official team page and HLTV's current roster both list ZywOo.[1][2]
Signature achievement
4× HLTV Player of the Year
ZywOo was HLTV's top player in 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2025.[3]
Global recognition
4× HLTV Player of the Year
HLTV ranked ZywOo first in 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2025.[3]
Audience
Not publicly disclosed
No reliable personal platform counts were verified on 2026-09-11.
ZywOo’s page is anchored by a current Team Vitality role and four HLTV Player of the Year rankings. His three Major titles and long-term club association provide both individual authority and organization-backed commercial distribution.[1][2][3]
The strongest opportunities are AWPer education, precision hardware and French global-champion storytelling. Team, tournament and personal rights should remain separate.
AWPer precision and performance content
ZywOo could support precision, clutch and high-performance hardware formats, subject to Vitality and tournament approvals.
French global-champion storytelling
His Vitality tenure and Major titles support premium gaming, apparel and national-market activations.
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