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Global Ambitions

My introduction to the concept of Battle Royale was the Hunger Games movie. 14-year-old me thought: “Wow…they should make a video game based on this movie” Turns out I didn’t have to wait very long because Minecraft: Hunger Games came out. I spent the entire Summer playing it day-and-night. That was when I fell in love with Battle Royale. But that wasn’t my first love. As a normal Canadian kid from Toronto with a normal Canadian family, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that by the time I could walk I was already starting my love affair with Ice [...]

League of Legends

A Different Path

how did I get into League of Legends? It’s pretty funny actually. I used to be the guy who made fun of my brother for playing a game called “League of Legends”. As a kid, football was pretty much my life. That’s where my competitive drive came from. I’m pretty competitive with everything that I do, and it shows whenever I commit time to something: it’s rare that I don’t become at least good at something. Maybe I got that from my dad: he used to compete in football as well, and he used to be pretty good. I was [...]

A Champion At Last

It’s still hard to believe things turned out this way. When I left for IEM Katowice I thought I had what it took to make a deep run, but I never expected I’d win the whole thing. Things started off well. I managed to navigate the qualifiers and earn a spot in the main event for the first time in my career. I was feeling pretty good about myself, but whatever excitement or bravado I’d felt upon qualifying was quickly replaced by embarrassment and disappointment as I started 0-3, virtually eliminating me from the tournament. I kept having thoughts like, [...]

Global Ambitions

My introduction to the concept of Battle Royale was the Hunger Games movie. 14-year-old me thought: “Wow…they should make a video game based on this movie” Turns out I didn’t have to wait very long because Minecraft: Hunger Games came out. I spent the entire Summer playing it day-and-night. That was when I fell in love with Battle Royale. But that wasn’t my first love. As a normal Canadian kid from Toronto with a normal Canadian family, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that by the time I could walk I was already starting my love affair with Ice [...]

League of Legends

A Different Path

how did I get into League of Legends? It’s pretty funny actually. I used to be the guy who made fun of my brother for playing a game called “League of Legends”. As a kid, football was pretty much my life. That’s where my competitive drive came from. I’m pretty competitive with everything that I do, and it shows whenever I commit time to something: it’s rare that I don’t become at least good at something. Maybe I got that from my dad: he used to compete in football as well, and he used to be pretty good. I was [...]

A Champion At Last

It’s still hard to believe things turned out this way. When I left for IEM Katowice I thought I had what it took to make a deep run, but I never expected I’d win the whole thing. Things started off well. I managed to navigate the qualifiers and earn a spot in the main event for the first time in my career. I was feeling pretty good about myself, but whatever excitement or bravado I’d felt upon qualifying was quickly replaced by embarrassment and disappointment as I started 0-3, virtually eliminating me from the tournament. I kept having thoughts like, [...]

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Living The Dream

Before League of Legends, I was just a student sitting at home, studying a little. Now, I’m a professional. I…

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