Has any one been living under a rock up until recently...like I must have been
For the last 18months my son has been using most of his free time locked up inside his bedroom playing computer games...
me being me I often told to him to get off his backside and go find a part time job to help with his uni education
During this period he has been disappearing to brisbane, melb and sydney, to play this stupid stuff at events....I was sure the missus was paying for his airfares and accommodation, as I certainly wasnt going to give him any to go interstate to play comp games...duh..what does he think I am... a money tree
A couple of weeks ago he asked if i could drive him to airport at 5am in the morning...ruddy hell 5am???
On the way down, I asked what I was thought going to be a question, that I thought I'd not like the answer that would be given
How do you get this money to pay for your airfares and acommodation?
Back came the reply...Intel!
Intel?...what they pay for all this
Yes!!
tells me to look esports in google.
Two weeks later he flies out to London, and then he heads off to Tours in France to play more games later this week ..all paid for
The London event had a prize pool of $275000.00
One event last year had a pool of just under $11000000.00 (yes $11m)
Some prize earnings listed here
http://ift.tt/13f0hS2
I never knew it existed as a serious type of "sport" let alone knowing it had so much money tied up in it
If he does well I will be asking for board money!!!
For the last 18months my son has been using most of his free time locked up inside his bedroom playing computer games...
me being me I often told to him to get off his backside and go find a part time job to help with his uni education
During this period he has been disappearing to brisbane, melb and sydney, to play this stupid stuff at events....I was sure the missus was paying for his airfares and accommodation, as I certainly wasnt going to give him any to go interstate to play comp games...duh..what does he think I am... a money tree
A couple of weeks ago he asked if i could drive him to airport at 5am in the morning...ruddy hell 5am???
On the way down, I asked what I was thought going to be a question, that I thought I'd not like the answer that would be given
How do you get this money to pay for your airfares and acommodation?
Back came the reply...Intel!
Intel?...what they pay for all this
Yes!!
tells me to look esports in google.
Two weeks later he flies out to London, and then he heads off to Tours in France to play more games later this week ..all paid for
The London event had a prize pool of $275000.00
One event last year had a pool of just under $11000000.00 (yes $11m)
Some prize earnings listed here
http://ift.tt/13f0hS2
I never knew it existed as a serious type of "sport" let alone knowing it had so much money tied up in it
If he does well I will be asking for board money!!!
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