Determined to quit school to play games, male gamers earn billions at the age of 17

The growing virtual world industry not only meets the high entertainment needs of users, but also provides job opportunities for adults and a part of teenagers. Recently, a 17-year-old boy in Australia shocked his family and friends when he decided to drop out of school to become a teacher pro gameris this the right decision?

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Sharing with A Current Affair, 17-year-old Alex Mackechnie revealed that he decided to take a break from studying to become a player. Fortnite professionally. Of course, at first it took him quite a while to convince his parents to agree with his decision. This is a difficult hurdle that any teenage gamer must go through, Fortnite millionaire Wolfiez even had his Xbox One thrown away by his mother before proving to her that gaming is also a viable career. mandarin.​

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Alex’s own father also admits that he and his wife never imagined that they would do that (agree to drop their children) with any children. But things are gradually getting better, by working hard to play Fortnite for up to 12 hours a day, Alex has earned 32,000 USD (more than 740 million VND). Alex’s father is a doctor and he asserts that “at one point he made more money than me”.​

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Fortnite is one of the titles Battle Royale game most famous today with a large number of players and tournaments Esports huge prize money. Last year’s Fortnite World Cup had a total prize pool of up to 100 million USD, the winner of each qualifier will receive 50,000 USD (1.1 billion VND), much more than the amount of money Australian teenagers can earn. Okay. As for Alex Mackechnie, if he gave up his pursuit of being a professional gamer, he could switch to streamer. While it will take some time to build a reputation in the community, it will also bring long-term stability to his career and life.​