UK esports player makes history with Team Vitality win | BBC News

William "mezii" Merriman has made history by becoming the first Brit to win a Counter-Strike Major.

New dad Mezii was one of the Team Vitality players who won the BLAST tv Austin Major in the US, a win which netted the team $500,000.

He sat down with BBC's Newsbeat to discuss how he got into playing video games professionally, what it was like to compete in a Major final and what it was like to make history as the first Brit to win.

(Credit: BLAST Premier)

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Post from BBC News on June 26, 2025

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