Description

Pro Esports Legend | FiB - Professional Pro Esport Founder and Player.

Managed and competed Active Seasons 2005–2019.

Retired Legend

Today, I am playing as @RetiredProGamer, if you see me around, say hi ✌🏻🇿🇦

🏆 Legacy Summary

AJ "Assassin Herbst, known in-game as Sassy or Sas, is a celebrated icon in South African esports history. As the founder, leader, and captain of the legendary esports team First in Battle (FiB), Assassin dominated the competitive scene from 2005 to 2019 across multiple FPS and strategy titles. With a legacy spanning over a decade, his name became synonymous with championship pedigree, strategic excellence, and leadership under pressure.

📌 Career Highlights

🏆 8× Pro e-sport titles across elite circuits.

🥇 Competed in the Battlefield 3 World Cup of Nations. (Captain & Leader)

🥇 Arena 77 (2 Man Team) Quake Champions

🥇 Mind Sports South Africa Champions (2007) (2012) (2019)

🥇 Hotlaps.de Formula 1 Champion (2001–2005) 5 Time Champion.

🥇 AGASA Battlefield Champions

🥇 Do Gaming Telkom Battlefield Champions

🥇 DLG Battlefield and Call of Duty Champions

🥇 SGS Battlefield Champions

🥇 DCG Ballefield and Call of Duty Champions

🥇 PVP - Guild Wars – Winner of Hall of Heroes multiple times

🥇 Intel Dream-Hack winner

🥇 Frag LAN EA winner

🥇 Vandetta LAN Champions

🥇 Quake 2 1000 Man LAN winner

🥇 Competed in the Spanish ESL Counter Strike League (Captain)

🥇 4× Times South African National Team– Including a historic hat-trick at rAge/Comic Con (2007, 2008, 2009)

🥇 PVP - Guild Wars – Winner of Hall of Heroes multiple times

🎖️ Retired after leading FiB to its final National title in 2019.

👑 FiB: First in Battle - One of South Africa’s most decorated esport teams.

🧢 Leadership & Management

👥 Owned and managed pro teams under the FiB banner from 2005 to 2019

🤝 Mentored dozens of top-level players and helped develop the South African FPS scene

📜 Helped establish South African presence in international Battlefield series.

🤝 Sponsors

1. Logitech

2. LG

3. Steelsieries

4. Samsung

5. Opulon

6. Intel

7. BMS Consulting

8. Call a Nerd

9. Rectron

10. Spur

11. Jhon Dorey's

12. Alpha Security

13. Sasol

🔫 Games Mastered

1. Battlefield Series

2. Call of Duty Series

3. Counter-Strike Series

4. Dota 2

5. Quake Series

6. Guild Wars 1

7. Formula 1 Racing Championship.

🧢 Leadership & Management

👥 Owned and managed pro teams under the FiB banner from 2005 to 2019

🤝 Mentored dozens of top-level players and helped develop the South African FPS scene

📜 Helped establish South African presence in international Battlefield esports

💬 Quote:

> “We didn’t just play to win — we played to represent. For country, for FiB, and for everyone grinding for a shot at greatness. "We stood alone together”

— AJ "Assassin" Herbst