“My son started watching me play games when he was around 2. Around when he turned 3 is when I let him try one out”, Grant told Fragbite when asked about how it all started.



Watch Carther play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

“He has watched CS:GO pretty much since he was age 2, but didn't really start understanding the game until recently. He's at the point now where he recognized most of the top team's logos and can name quite a few players”, Grant explains and adds: “Now whenever there is a tournament on we will watch the games together like any other sports match.”

“To be honest I'm not really sure how he decided GeT_RiGhT became his favorite player… Him deciding GeT_RiGhT was his favorite player was 100% his choice.”



Watch when Carter receives the package from "GeT_RiGhT".

““I would like to say how awesome all the positive feedback his video has received has been. I originally put the video up thinking it would get a few hundred views and then it absolutely blew up into something way bigger. Thanks to everyone who sent me positive messages and commented on the videos”, he exclaims when the topic is mentioned.

“Watch out, Fnatic!”

Photo courtesy of Grant Schlabaugh

People might remember how Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund from NiP tweeted a video where we got to witness a little boy’s reaction upon receiving a package from the Swedish pro player, which contained some sweet merchandise, inluding a jersey signed by Alesund. The video of Schlaubaugh spread rapidly and the CS community was amazed by the young fan's obvious dedication to NiP and "GeT_RiGhT". The editorial staff at Fragbite were no exception to this, which is why we reached out to Carter's father to learn more about his son.Carter Schlabaugh was born in 2011 and lives in the relatively small coastal city of Sarasota, Florida, in the United States. Where did he get his interest in esports from? His father, Grant Schlabaugh.The first game he came to let Carter try was, of course, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Grant joined a deathmatch game with bots and let his son use the mouse while he stayed in control of the keyboard. Later on, when Carter got the hang of it, Grant taught him how to use the buttons for forward and backward movement and after a while, he’d learned his son the remaining keys. But the big interest for gaming and CS:GO didn’t come only from watching his father play and playing the gaming himself. Carter also got into the habit of watching professional games with his father broadcasted live."Since Carter is from the United States, one does wonder how the four-year old came to love a team that heralds from Sweden? One explanation might be the dad's interest in the team. Grant tells Fragbite that NiP has always been his favorite team to cheer for in tournaments, which has resulted in Carter witnessing quite a few NiP games. However, picking Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund as his favorite player seems to have been Carter's own choice.With Alesund as his number one favorite there’s also an obvious runner up for Carter. This position is held by the American Cloud9 AWPer Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham", the reason as to why? Carter was shown a Skadoodle frag video, a video that Carter has since watched “probably 100 times” according to his father."But it’s not all video games for Carter, he’s actually quite a little athlete playing basketball, soccer and American football. He’s also enrolled in school, which he really loves. But when asked in school about his future and what he wanted to be when growing up the answer was very clear for Carter. He would like to be a professional gamer.Returning to the inital video, which was the beginning of our correspondance with Grant, that brought Carter to widespread internet fame we learn that it was Alesund who reached out to the Schlaubaugh's. He asked them for their address and the rest is, as saying goes, history.The video has since gone viral and was reported on by numerous media sites. Grant Schlabaugh was overwhelmed by the response it has managed to generate.When we asked Grant what, if anything, Carter would like to say to the Swedish esports scene the response was as given as sand in Sahara:Carter Schlabaugh. Remember that name, because one day he might be the one who’s got young fans all over the world.