Video: How an unhyped teenager became the latest CS:GO prodigy

For the first several yers of CS:GO, Swedish teams ruled the game. The initial era of NiP gave way to the ascent of fnatic, and there were often even third all-Swedish squads like LGB making runs into the later stages of tournaments.

But since being dethroned in 2016, Swedish CS:GO has seen a steady decline. Both NiP and fnatic entered slumps, cycling through young prospect for fresh blood but never really identifying a player who could truly pick up the mantle of the old guard. That is until Brollan arrived at fnatic, and is now a key figure in their return to the number one world ranking.

While fnatic may have found their form again, right now the burden of carrying on Sweden’s CS:GO legacy after the legends retire fall almost entirely on Brollan’s shoulders.