Counter Strike: Famous former French In-Game Leader maleK has suddenly passed away at the age of 35..

HLTV cited tragic news on Tuesday and confirmed that famous former French Counter Strike (CS) In-Game Leader maleK, has suddenly passed away at the age of 35.

According to the obituary, maleK, who was atill actively interacting with fans online the day before his death, suddenly died on Monday (September 28). His family, relatives and friends did not announce the cause of his death. At the same time, they also hope that out of respect for the deceased, netizens will not speculate and spread false information and rumours about the sad news of maleK's death.

In addition, the family, relatives and friends would also like to thank all fans and colleagues in the industry for their sincere condolences, and ask for a private space for outsiders to pay their respects during this difficult time.

Immediately after the news of maleK's sudden death was announced, many French CS celebrities such as apEX, Neityu, shox, KRL, Ozstrik3r, etc. immediately posted condolences through their official personal X⁠ (Twitter) accounts.

maleK began his CS:Source professional e-sports player career in 2011, and has been active in the sub-top competition of France’s CS: GO for many years.

He played for beGenius and then joined Epsilon, which also had JACKZ on their roster.

After retiring, he served as a coach for Evil Geniuses (EG) for a time, and later devoted himself full-time to content creation. He accumulated more than 130,000 subscribers on his main channel on YouTube and 155,000 fans on Twitch.

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