The term "professional gamer" is not new to the gaming community. Like any professional athletes, they have contracts, sponsors, fans, their own merchandise, and so on. Naturally, someone carries more, and someone less.
A couple of years ago, the largest American league MLG drew attention to a seven-year-old boy named Victor (De Leon III) hiding under the nickname lilpoison, who for his age played in Halo just amazing. Without thinking twice, they signed a contract with him and since then our hero has become the youngest professional gamer in the world.
He began to get involved in computer games since the age of two, and at four he took part in his first competitions. The father actively supported and continues to support the hobbies of his son. In principle, this is not surprising, because lilpoison, which is now 9, is a serious brand. He has
his own website , a page on
Myspace , he is
interviewed and
asked for autographs .
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Despite all this, he remains an ordinary 9-year-old boy. He goes to school, goes in for sports (karate, basketball) and generally leads a completely healthy lifestyle. His father strictly ensures that the son did not spend too much time playing. Will he become a cyber sportsman when he grows up - he does not know. But in college, the money for which he already has - will definitely go.