OpTic player Kevin ‘HS’ Tarn is one of the few Estonian talents competing in the highest level of the professional scene, alongside Robin “ropz” Kool of Mousesports. Kool made his claim to fame through outstanding performances in FPL, which subsequently led to him being recruited by Mousesports. On the other hand , Tarn, lurked in the shadows playing for the short lived Penta roster before being picked up by OpTic.

Despite propelling Penta to win the ESEA Season 24 MDL finals, it was no surprise that HS himself became a small fish in a big pond as he found himself fighting alongside international superstars. These names, such as Adam “friberg” Friberg and Aleksi “allu” Jalli were renowned for their experience within their scene and their major appearances. Furthermore, the Estonian was aware that he was not OpTic’s first choice as stated in an episode of Visions. Their first choice was in fact Swedish veteran, Dennis ‘dennis’ Edman who now plays for GODSENT. Any Counterstrike fan would acknowledge both the skill and experience between Edman and Tarn thus it would be safe to suggest that there were a few other unnamed players in the recruitment list.

Nevertheless, this would not faze Tarn as he has seen a steady improvement since joining the Green Wall and adapting to the star studded line-up. It was not long ,however, before the young gun revealed his hard work and talent as in recent form he has been in the upper tier of the scoreboard.

HS is an exciting prospect to follow and will surely turn heads in the near future, helping OpTic to secure victory and establish themselves as a contender for a Top 5 team in the world. It is sure that Tarn in light of his, and fellow countryman Kools, success will inspire many other Estonians to pursue their dreams and climb to the upper echelons of competitive Counterstrike.

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