If you are from a certain CS vintage, the name EspiranTo might make you feel a little tingly inside. That’s what this feeling is right? Should I call a doctor?

Then 17 year old Lithuanian MVP was playing on teams with Nexa and huNter, and often looked like the most talented player on the server. Yet while his teammates went on to play for big teams, he faded away into nothing. Nobody knew exactly why, although rumours swirled that his off-server manors lacked.

But now, he’s back, and it turns out he left CS to join… the army?

After 1.5 years radio silence, EspiranTo’s explains how he volunteered for the army to face the reality of “how tough life can be.” If that seems like an odd thing to say, it might help you to know that he comes from “old money” and has grown up quite wealthy. This might also explain why he didn’t take practice seriously and just relied on his raw talent.

But now he’s back and ready to tap into that raw talent again with a fresh perspective.

He’s begun a “healthy but hard” training regime to get back into the game. Even going as far as to stream the process on Twitch, a stream that’s gonna be a must-watch for any aspiring pro.

Check out HLTV’s interview if you want to know more about EspiranTo and his comeback. We just gave you the tl;dr.