15 year old Essex schoolboy wins over $1m in Fortnite World Cup
 

https://e3.365dm.com/19/07/768x432/s...20190728074730


[More than 250 million people have played the game since it launched two years ago, generating $2.4bn (£1.9bn) in revenue in 2018.
He will split a $2.25m (£1.8m) prize after he and his teammate finished second in the first Fortnite World Cup.
Jaden Ashman, who goes by the gamer name Wolfiez, will share the cash with his Dutch gaming partner David 'Rojo' Jong after the duos event in New York.]


His hard work paid off.


https://news.sky.com/story/essex-sch...d-cup-11772062

Good for him.

I’m mostly against children competing for money tbh

he will only blow it on sweets

Fortnight world cup ?!!! , didn't even know that was a thing !

$1m !!!?? Seriously what is a 15 year old going to do with that

If he's wise he'll buy a couple of houses and stick tenants in them, he won't have to work through uni then.

How did he get so good? How long did he have to sit in his room playing for to win a world cup?
I hope he can now pool his energies into something constructive.

maybe next year they will run it over a month and get more players


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I'm sure he with his 1 million in the bank wouldn't agree with you, times have moved on, the way people are earning their living has changed and will continue to change, if he is good at it, I don't see what the issue is, according to his Mum he spends a lot of time playing and they have had many arguments about it, but I would say winning 1 million from playing something you love is pretty constructive, its no different from youtubers or being a reality star or an influencer, as it stands if he invests well and doesnt blow it he might not have to work for the rest of his life, how good is that

Bet his mum his really supportive now as she holds out her hands for a payout. :fan:

i pocket the lot and up the pocket money from £5 to £10 a week

I would be :laugh:

I'd hand the little sh*t my remaining mortgage payments. :fist:

I've told my two sons to get into their bedrooms and not to come back out until they had won a million :laugh:

It's crap... times haven't changed that much he's 15 now so when did he begin playing and arguing with mum, 9? 11? 13?
Winning a game is not constructive, it's akin to gambling to me there can only be one winner, had he lost he'd just be a boy who had spend numerous hrs sat gaming.

I told smallest boy LT he was a total failure and had let his mum and me down by not winning a million quid, he looked so upset and cried a bit

Honestly you just cant win with kids :rolleyes:

everyone is different, and if people can make some money doing something they love, then what could be better.

Fortnite was released in 2017 so he would have been 13, and had he lost he would have had the experience same as anyone taking part in anything and losing

could be worse, he could be out knifing his peers or drug running on county lines

and how many of us will earn 1 million quid in our lifetimes, good on him

If he put it in a high interest account then by the time he’s 18 he could afford maybe 5 Freddos?

Come on Kizz, I#m sure you indulged in some good old hoop and stick competitions?:)

Kizzy was more of a hopscotch contender?

And we thought it'd never happen...

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c5/5c...cc0181e0c3.png

That is a very weak argument and quite insulting not all mixed race teens stab people Cherie :/
My point is the time it take for him to get that good at a video fame for most teens causes a lot of problems with schoosing, relationships with parents and peers yes one in a million win a million it doesn't mean a lot of screen time is a good thing.
I hope the boy has the guidance to help him with this life changing amount.

Yeah but he'll have spent those gaming/playing anyway. He' a kid.

Now, if we're talking about a grown adult spending their time on games rather than looking for work or whatever then it is a problem. But TiBB can be very unconstructive time spent so we're all guilty of our vices. :hee: