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34-Year-Old CS:GO Major Winner 'Recovering' After Suffering Heart Attack

34-Year-Old CS:GO Major Winner 'Recovering' After Suffering Heart Attack
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Jack Marsh

Published 

26th Apr 2022 16:23

Arguably one of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's greatest coaches ever, Wilton "zews" Prado, was rushed to hospital in Brazil after he suffered a heart attack aged just 34.

Zews, who was the mind behind Luminosity's MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 win and SK Gaming's ESL One: Cologne 2016 major championship success, stepped away from coaching earlier this year. But after focusing on content creation and NFT's, the decorated CS:GO personality had to be rushed to one of Brazil's most highly regarded hospitals in São Paulo.

According to Zews himself, "90 per cent of an artery was obstructed", however, they have been cleared following two coronary angioplasty procedures. "Hopefully everything will be ok," he said on social media.

A flock of support has emerged from the CS:GO and wider esports community, as personalities such as Nicholas "nitr0" Cannella, Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski, Tarik "tarik" Celik, and Frankie Ward all taking to Twitter to wish him a speedy recovery.

 

 

Despite leaving his post as Head Coach of Evil Geniuses back in August 2021, after 17 years in the industry as a player and a coach, zews is still regarded as one of CS:GO's best coaches ever and a valued member of the community. 

As a renowned tactician with a deep playbook, almost replicable of an American Football coach, zews was voted "The Best National Revelation of 2015" in a Brazilian poll held by Games Academy, highlighting his skill. 

Zews seems to be on the mend, after being held in the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, and has remained hopeful that everything will be okay. 

Get well soon, zews.

 

Jack Marsh
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Jack Marsh
Jack is an Esports Journalist at GGRecon. Graduating from the University of Chester, with a BA Honours degree in Journalism, Jack is an avid esports enthusiast and specialises in Rocket League, Call of Duty, VALORANT, and trending gaming news.
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