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PRO players at 80 years...?

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by Andrei on June 8th, 2006 at 20:19 CEST

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What are pro players gonna do when they reach 80 years?I mean its not like you have a steady cash flow ... and you won't be able to play for money any more so out of what are you going to live out of?Players like dsn DIDI8 or Vo0 should think of this...or maybe your just gonna win the lotery!:)Players like former ligend Vesslan, Quick or Da_bears ... were are they working now?

Comment by uk SabiaNz - 2 yrs

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vesslan and quick work with QPad do they not? And da_bears still plays if I recall..

 

Comment by bd GeminiRius - 2 yrs

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well in sweden I know you can study if even you are 40 years old, the government pays you to study :)

 

Comment by de D.Devil - 2 yrs

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Professional gamers mostly belong to that type of people where I don't doubt at all that they won't have any problems finding a job/further education even if they are older. They will find a way to make money..... and especially people like Vo0 (by the way, wtf why Vo0, if he moves to Kazachstan he can live his whole life with the money he won in one year) have a good chance to find jobs in the esports industry or industries which have a strong connection to esports (hardware, internet, games etc.). You already named two good examples:
vesslan is working as a moderator for VBCast and other networks, quick is responsible for the popular QPad. And da_bears is still playing, currently in Team EG.

 

Comment by ru S.Shneider - 2 yrs

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Rofl. 80 years. Does it even matter what you do/done at 80 years?^^

 

Comment by ru S.Shneider - 2 yrs

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Okay now that i have a break from my counter strike pub pro career, a bit of a more extensive and on topic answer.
A game pro is a game pro because he is a talented young man, savvy, with physical and mental skills, quick reflexes and sharp mind.
If they werent an exeption cybersportsmen they would be succesfull businessmen, engineers, etc.
Most people who finished their career are now earning more then average in unique ways- first examples that come to my mind are lakerman, elky and rekrul who are now making millions playing poker. Why? Because they got game. Theyve been in the game for years, and now the skills they gained allow them to excell in that area.

 

Comment by fr CyannureMAGIk - 2 yrs

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Vesslan is the creator of VBCast , isn't he ?
Trensh is a good example of what a progamer can do after his career , he is the creator of xfire.

 

Comment by de kouni - 2 yrs

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Vess as one of the founders of VBCast and IS the owner of esport.org ( hopefully it will be up and running soon). he also works for QPad and Sennheise.
on topic: agree

 

Comment by pt LINKAGE - 2 yrs

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pro gamers have a lot of experince in public relationships.. and you can also do something to and related with esports, keeping yourself in the area you "grow up" and expertise.. Vess and Trensh are great examples on our to work out with your gaming experience.

it's all about intelligence and being smart to use your skills and knowledge to do what you better did in the past, esports.

 

Comment by uk Pauleh - 2 yrs

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Hell in 80 years time esports may become very popular with bigger cash prizes etc.

 

Comment by ro Andrei - 2 yrs

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Thanks everyone for really cearing it up for me, and although i wanted for pro players from the fnatic crew to speak you guys did great!Thanks againg and good luck for when youre 80!;)

 

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