At that event, one non-pro player took home R500,000. A win like that from a R1.5-million prize pool gives esports players with latent skills a reason to step up to the plate.
And then, on Sunday, the prize pool was R550,000 once again at Dota 2, another tournament hosted by VS Gaming in Cape Town at the Electronic Gaming Expo (EGE). In short, it has been an exciting fortnight for esports.
In that light, meet Kyle “Frosty” Nortje, 16, who is one of the best under-18 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare players in South Africa.
His team, Energy eSports, won the grand final at the EGE on Sunday as part of the African Cyber Gaming League tournament, also at the EGE. He hopes to make a living out of gaming in the future.