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It all started with Shootmania. I had just finished University, so it was the first time I’d really had the opportunity to play the game properly. I have always played games, but obviously, a lot of my time was being given to completing Uni. The first team I played on was Reason Gaming in the UK. I think this was maybe seven years ago, so it was nothing like esports is now. A lot of big name Quake players were competing in Shootmania at the time like Garpy, Rapha, Strenx, AKM, Unkoe, and s00n…A lot of future Overwatch players in [...]

I was never looking for a career in esports, it just kind of happened. It all came from volunteering and wanting to be part of a community. I’ve always been a passionate esports fan. Back in the day, I used my PC to play the first Halo on Xbox Connect. Even though the connection was bad, I loved it. Once Xbox Live came out I played a ton of Halo 2 and won some LANs locally competing in Halo 3. I wanted to see the best players in the world compete so I began going to MLG events. My friend [...]

The Drive to Compete

To climb the ladder in gaming to become a professional and to be able to make a true career out of it is a dream come true. My first dream was football (or soccer for those of you in the US). I will always love football as a sport and the moments I had playing it. The love I had for traditional sports is something that I bring to competing in esports. After a nasty fall, I herniated one of the discs in my spine. The injury was painful. So, whilst it didn’t hinder my drive to compete, it did, [...]

It all started with Shootmania. I had just finished University, so it was the first time I’d really had the opportunity to play the game properly. I have always played games, but obviously, a lot of my time was being given to completing Uni. The first team I played on was Reason Gaming in the UK. I think this was maybe seven years ago, so it was nothing like esports is now. A lot of big name Quake players were competing in Shootmania at the time like Garpy, Rapha, Strenx, AKM, Unkoe, and s00n…A lot of future Overwatch players in [...]

I was never looking for a career in esports, it just kind of happened. It all came from volunteering and wanting to be part of a community. I’ve always been a passionate esports fan. Back in the day, I used my PC to play the first Halo on Xbox Connect. Even though the connection was bad, I loved it. Once Xbox Live came out I played a ton of Halo 2 and won some LANs locally competing in Halo 3. I wanted to see the best players in the world compete so I began going to MLG events. My friend [...]

The Drive to Compete

To climb the ladder in gaming to become a professional and to be able to make a true career out of it is a dream come true. My first dream was football (or soccer for those of you in the US). I will always love football as a sport and the moments I had playing it. The love I had for traditional sports is something that I bring to competing in esports. After a nasty fall, I herniated one of the discs in my spine. The injury was painful. So, whilst it didn’t hinder my drive to compete, it did, [...]

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