Adrien Nougaret (; born 1 March 1990), best known under his pseudonym ZeratoR, is a French video game online streamer, event organizer and

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commentator.

Background

ZeratoR has a large following on Twitch and YouTube and regularly hosts esport events in France, notably his annual multi-game

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event . He is known for his ''

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'' competition . It was replaced in 2023 by Ascension, which is held in arenas in multiple French cities and focuses on a different game each year, beginning with ''

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'' for the 2023 edition. Since 2016, ZeratoR organizes and

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the annual charity project

Z Event The Z Event is a francophone charity project created by Adrien Nougaret and Alexandre Dachary (respectively known under the pseudonyms ZeratoR and Dach) whose goal is to bring together French streamers to collect donations that will support a ...

. The 2020 edition resulted in donations of 5.7 million euros to

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and was commended by the French president

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Honours

* Knight of the

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(2023)

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control 1990 births Living people People from Montpellier French YouTubers Gaming YouTubers French Twitch (service) streamers 21st-century French philanthropists Esports commentators TrackMania Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite