Elias “s1n” Stein is an esports player with many years of experience in the Counter-Strike scene. His professional career began in late 2017 with the lesser-known team My.eternity.gaming, with whom he didn’t achieve notable results. He then joined Vertex, where his best showing was a 4th place finish at the 99Liga Season 9: Division 2.1.
Between November 2018 and April 2019, he played for several teams including GREATGER, Blub, and CW Lions. With the latter, Stein won his first championship title by taking gold at ESL Meisterschaft: Spring 2019 Div. 2. He then moved to Planetkey Dynamics, where he claimed gold in 99Liga Season 13: Division 2.1 and silver medals in 99Liga Season 12: Division 2.1, ESL Meisterschaft: Summer 2019 - Relegation, and 99Liga Season 12: Relegation.
In May 2020, Elias signed with epikk esports but saw little success, and by July had transferred to Berzerk. There, he secured victory at Red Bull Flick 2020, which led to an invitation to join PENTA Sports. He played with them for six months, during which he won silver at ESEA Cash Cup: Europe - Summer 2020 #1, gold at 99Liga Season 16: Division 1, bronze at ESEA Season 35: Main Division - Europe, and placed 1st–3rd at UNITED Pro Series Winter 2020: Group Stage.
In January 2021, Elias joined No Limit Gaming, where he continued to showcase strong performances. He helped the team secure gold at Absolute Masters Summer 2021 and 99Liga Season 17: Division 1, silver at PolyPlay Tournament #1 and ESL Meisterschaft: Autumn 2021, and bronze at UNITED Pro Series Winter 2020 and 99Liga Season 18: Division 1.
His play caught the attention of BIG Academy, which he joined in early 2022. With them, he won multiple titles including BIG Academy Hunt events #12–17, Y-Games PRO Series 2022, ESL Meisterschaft: Autumn 2022 and Spring 2023, CCT Season 1 North Europe Series #7, CCT Season 1 Online Finals #5, and YaLLa Compass Fall 2023. He also earned runner-up finishes at events like WePlay Academy League Season 3, Fragadelphia 17, Elisa Masters Espoo 2022, SDTV Invitational Series #4, Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1, and BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023.
In April 2024, Elias “s1n” Stein signed with M80, where he continues to compete. With the team, he has won titles at Thunderpick World Championship 2024: North American Series #1, ESL Challenger League Seasons 47 and 48: North America, and Ace North American Masters Spring 2025, as well as securing silver medals at Ace North American Masters Fall 2024 and ICE Invitational 2025.