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US Teenager Wins $3m as Fortnite World Champion

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday July 30 2019, @01:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the that's-a-lot-of-cheese dept.

upstart writes:

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US teenager wins $3m as Fortnite world champion

It is the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports, with $30m shared amongst the winners.

Kyle Giersdorf, 16, won the solo event of the competition in the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, which hosts the US Open tennis tournament.

Jaden Ashman - a 15-year-old from Hornchurch, London - won almost £1m for coming second in the duos event.

And another British teenager - 14-year-old Kyle "Mongraal" Jackson from Sidcup, Kent - also walked away with a major prize.

Also at:
https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/29/fortnite-world-cup-bugha-prize-money-esports/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/gaming/2019/07/29/kyle-bugha-giersdorf-16-year-old-fortnite-champ-three-million/1855093001/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/us/fortnite-world-cup-winner-bugha.html

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Rupert Pupnick on Tuesday July 30 2019, @04:02PM (3 children)

    by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Tuesday July 30 2019, @04:02PM (#873140) Journal

    You never know. Some hardcore gamers, even though young, can be very low maintenance and not have a need or desire to spend tons of money.

    Fortnite is not my thing, but congratulations to the champ.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Freeman on Tuesday July 30 2019, @04:33PM

    by Freeman (732) on Tuesday July 30 2019, @04:33PM (#873157) Journal

    Depends on what you're really into, if you're into a game with microtansactions. That gets to be high maintenance, very quickly. Also, a "good/great gaming computer", isn't cheap. Hardcore gaming is about spending time gaming. Once you have a good enough computer, with good enough internet speeds, there's going to be a lot of time spent playing. As opposed to a lot of time spent looking for things to buy.

    I think "high maintenance" really means, there's a person that doesn't know what to do with themselves. Shopping and getting new things can be quite a drug.

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    Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Tuesday July 30 2019, @05:04PM (1 child)

    by hemocyanin (186) on Tuesday July 30 2019, @05:04PM (#873173) Journal

    Now that these kids have millions, others will help them figure out how to spend it. They all became hot dudes over night.

    • (Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Tuesday July 30 2019, @11:05PM

      by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Tuesday July 30 2019, @11:05PM (#873314) Journal

      Excellent point. Overnight Hot Dude Effect could put a serious dent in a 16 year old male’s multimillion dollar finances. Hope he gets good advice from trusted elders and follows it.