Scout (Gamer) Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Tanmay Singh
Other Names	Scout OP (also spelt as sc0utOP)
Profession	E-Sports Athlete
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards	• Gamer of the Year Award at the Global Excellence Awards in 2024 • Fan Favourite Esports Player Of the Year at India's Biggest Gaming Awards in 2022
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 July 1996 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2023)	27 Years
Birthplace	Valsad, Gujarat
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Valsad, Gujarat
Educational Qualification	12th pass
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Tattoo(s)	Left Forearm Below Left Knee
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- (businessperson) Mother- Sasmita Singh (homemaker)
Favourites
Football player	Cristiano Ronaldo
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Mustang GT 5.0 V8 • Audi A6

Some Lesser Known Facts About Scout

• Scout started gaming as a hobby at a very young age.
  

  Scout OP as a young child

• The first games that he used to play were the Virtua Cop, Duke Nukem (3D), and Midtown Madness.

• As a child, he wanted to pursue professional football as his career and he used to play in the right-wing back position.

• He used to play semi-professional football games as a member of the Minerva Academy in Chandigarh until he suffered an ACL injury.
  

  Scout OP (second from the top left) with his football team

• During the recovery period from the ACL injury, he discovered his interest in PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battle Grounds) mobile game.

• He dropped out of the engineering course to pursue his e-sports career in 2018.

• He chose the name Scout for his e-sports profession as he particularly liked the weapon called Scout while playing the video game Counter-Strike (CS 1.6) at the start of his professional gaming career.

• In 2018, he participated in his first international e-sports competition while representing India at the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge (PMSC) finals in Thailand as a member of TeamIND. They ended in the 16th position in this competition.
  

  Scout (extreme left) with his team members at the PMSC 2018

• His team, GodLike Esports, won the Fighting League 2018, one of the first PUBG mobile tournaments, that happened in India.

• He rejoined TeamIND in 2019 and they won second place at the PUBG Mobile Club Open – Spring Split: India in Delhi.

• The team faced a low point in 2019 when they got 12th place in the preliminary matches of the PUBG Mobile Club Open – Spring Split Global Finals.

• He joined Team Soul for a brief period in 2019.

• By the end of 2019, he joined the Fnatic Team after which they secured 9th place at the PUBG Mobile Club Open – Fall Split: South Asia and 8th position in Peacekeeper Elite Championship 2019.
  

  Scout (centre) with his team on the poster of a PUBG competition

• His performance in the Peacekeeper Elite Championship 2019 was a turning point in his e-sports career.

• His team (Fnatic) secured 6th place in both PUBG Mobile Club Open – Spring Split 2020: India and PUBG Mobile Pro League – South Asia Season 1.

• He joined the Orange Rock Esports in 2020 and they secured second place in PUBG Mobile World League 2020: East.

• He rejoined Team Soul in 2021 but by the end of the year, he became the owner of TeamXSpark.

• His team, TeamXSpark, participated in various tournaments and secured commendable positions such as the third position in the A-Tier match, Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2023.
  

  Scout with his TeamXSpark members

• He is a popular live streamer who also posts lifestyle and travel vlogs on his YouTube channel which has nearly 50 lakh subscribers as of June 2024.

• He has a good collection of anime characters around his workspace.
  

  Scout with his collection of anime characters

• ScoutOP is the first gamer featured in the official anthem of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

• He is an animal lover and often posts pictures and reels of his pet Labrador, Luffy, on his social media accounts.
  

  Scout with his pet dog Luffy