The Story of Swag: A Prodigy Banned (CS:GO)

Braxton “swag” Pierce was once one of North American Counter-Strike’s fastest-rising stars. Now, he’s on the sidelines. But before he was permanently banned from Valve events, swag was considered by some to be the next great NA player, and there were plenty of indications that it might happen. Born in North Carolina in 1995, swag was seven years old when he played Counter-Strike for the first time. Initially trying the game at his cousin’s house, his obsession with the game was not immediate. Like so many players though, he was eventually sucked in by CS 1.6. Written by Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet) Edited and narrated by Sean Meiliunas (@Dyna_Sean) Courtesy List: Tarik Stream VODs Courtesy: Tarik Link: www.twitch.tv/tarik Freakazoid Stream VODs Courtesy: FreakazoidTV Link: www.twitch.tv/freakazoid Brax at cs_summit Courtesy: Beyond The Summit Link: https://youtu.be/DpGMOy6qse8 ESEA VODs & Interviews Courtesy: ESEA Link: https://www.youtube.com/goesea Cs_summit VODs Courtesy: Beyond The Summit Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQRMfaTeGY2JCCMCFia2F6w m0E_tv Stream VODs Courtesy: m0E_tv Link: www.twitch.tv/m0E_tv Swag - iwnl- Courtesy: krazydamnklown Link: https://youtu.be/TO1-ZjJN49E Counter-Strike Global Offensive Trailer Courtesy: Valve Link: https://youtu.be/edYCtaNueQY Complexity vs Curse - ESEA S14 LAN Courtesy: ComplexityINSIDER Link: https://youtu.be/nXmCLNKrkq4 Swag Raps Courtesy: Ben Roesser Link: https://youtu.be/bL1mt1swzrY FACEIT VODs Courtesy: FACEIT Link: www.twitch.com/faceittv CEVO TV VODs Courtesy: CEVO Link: www.twitch.com/playcevo C9 SWAGS FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT SINCE 2 YEARS!! (CS Summit Vlog) Courtesy: n0thingtv Link: www.youtube.com/n0thingtv Brax/Swag Stream VODs Courtesy: brax Link: www.twitch.tv/brax Steel Stream VODs Courtesy: steel_tv Link: www.twitch.com/steel_tv Cloud9 BTS Recap ft. Braxton Swag Pierce Courtesy: stewie2ktv Link: www.youtube.com/stewie2ktv Swag Frag Movie Courtesy: Swift Link: https://youtu.be/avhL29XZ5yc Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”). Check out theScore esports on Android and iOS: Android: http://thesco.re/esportsAndroidYT iOS: http://thesco.re/esportsiOSYT Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thescoreesports Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theScoreesports Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/theScoreesports Follow us on Snapchat: theScoreesports