swag intends to return to the pro scene of Counter-Strike

Former CS player Braxton "swag" Pierce plans to return to the professional Counter-Strike scene. During a show on the MonsterEnergy Twitch channel, the American revealed that Valve might lift his lifetime ban from participating in majors and other official tournaments at the beginning of next year. He was banned in 2015 for match-fixing.

"Valve told me that everything will be decided, I think, in January next year. I'll be eligible to participate in official tournaments. It's been a long journey. It's been ten years since I was banned. Let's see what I can show."

To recap, Pierce and his teammates from iBUYPOWER were caught intentionally losing a match for financial gain – some players placed bets against themselves. As a result, Valve permanently banned them from participating in majors.

In 2017, swag returned to the pro scene despite the ongoing ban but didn't achieve any significant results. In 2020, he left CS

to pursue a career in Valorant, where he signed with T1. However, after a year and a half, he left esports to focus on streaming full-time.