In esports, as in life, rulers are destined to rise and fall. Sometimes, a crown naturally finds its way onto the brow of an up-and-comer, heralding a new era of royalty. Other times, it’s left unattended and gets seized as a result.
As the level of competition increases, those who have been deemed masters of their craft are fated to be dethroned. Kings come and go, and those who were adorned with laurels yesterday aren’t likely to be imperators today.
That is unless you’re talking about Adam “friberg” Friberg, CS:GO’s uninsurable, fruit-obsessed monarch.
This is the story of how friberg managed to cement himself as the Banana king of Counter-Strike:
