I've played Counter-Strike since the 1.0 version, nowdays, I am not a pro-player, but in my opinion, an Average player (on European level), because I lived in Russia (where my father comes from, Juan Carlos [I never asked his real name before he dies, and I only need the name he used all on his life in Argentina] Lunarenko) 3 years, after that, my family and I went back to Argentina, where the level is too low, but I think they can reach a higher level, if a local team can do some damage at international tournaments.
Currently I am working for Level3 Communications, and a Hardware vendor (
http://www.infoandina.com), a 50mb optic fiber conection feels well on internet, but I can't play well localy, and ping times are really high, and I boughted a 3MB cable-modem conection (Speedy).