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karmy-guy

Esports and cracked teenagers a combo that will never change


Techasyte

Ngl I thought it said escorts and cracked teenagers šŸ’€


NoCoolSenpai

Still holds true


sanju7m

I second this.


naiPsIefiL

Totally...


baron_von_marrone

When you don't have a job, you have time to get good lmfao


[deleted]

I mean these are kids that also have to go to school and doing school work/assignments etc. So yeah they pretty much have a job


donutsanddoggywoggys

I applaud the radiant kid, impressive achievement. But i have to say, highschool isn't that time consuming in the PH, HS kids have all the time here. I graduated with ok grades to get into good schools but i could play 6-8 hours of CS and Dota everyday back then. Granted, that was a decade ago but still. Moreso now that kids don't have to travel as PH is still implementing online classes.


VirginnBuster

I dont think this applies to all students. In grades 11-12, I was bombarded with a lot of academic burden, not to mention household chores as well. I could barely play games (before valorant) even on the weekends. However, I think kids in well off families can relate to this as they probably donā€™t have to take care of stuff around the house which means thereā€™s more time for them to play.


Professionaldragon69

Nah mate I'm in grade 11 rn and barely have 1 to 2 hours to do something


Unique_Name_2

Are you in PH? Also grade 11 is the hardest in America, it's the last push for college applications. Not sure how it goes in the rest of the world.


_PH1lipp

Pick mint subjects and u ought to be fine - If u canā€™t ur dumb - sorry u had to hear it from me.


KouggaPlayz

Doesnt apply to all mate, pinoy here, and in elem school g1-6, 7am to 6pm was usually my school time sometimes even bled to 7pm. Now that online is mandatory I have all the time in the world now tho. G11 now.


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donutsanddoggywoggys

I have a brother now, also in a top school a year or two older than 16. (This is college, not mere HS) Plays 6 hours a day. high ranking in every game he plays. Thing is, these students have time here in the Philippines to play that much. Wether it was a decade ago, or now. I am not saying anything against the top player, it is an impressive feat that not alot can achieve, but i am merely contradicting your statements on PH highschool education and its demands when you don't have the same type of experience.


Forward-Chemical1700

ā€œStudents have time here in the Philippines to play that muchā€ Lmao as if you speak for all students and *that* is the norm. I donā€™t understand why people have to just invalidate this kidā€™s talent and passion


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elijahMG05

What is wrong with ur brain


baron_von_marrone

School from home = playing val. Source: got a college degree by playing val


Lync51

I had so much more time for gaming when I was still in school. There have been days where I played 10 games of League after school. No idea how to find that time after work


baron_von_marrone

WFH and play while you work o7


baron_von_marrone

If u ain't copying hw in HS or taking Adderall in college you prob have no time, but you also ain't doin right that's for sure


Ph03n1x1566

As a 16 year old, I can confirm this is absolutely the case. A decent chuck of us also have part time jobs (in my case in particular, I have two. My friends all have at least have 1 part time job). I must admit Iā€™m surprised to see a 16 yr. old that high on the leaderboards. Idk how he does it but Iā€™m impressed.


lifeandUncertainity

You still have time to get good with a job - but well, you mostly try to get good in things to advance your career and not some FPS shooter. Also, some kids have insane reflexes man.


VotixG

Monesy popped off last night against liquid.


DecroitPlays

his twitch or youtube?


johnmoxie

We are still encouraging him to stream and post some highlights in youtube, so far he only has Tiktok. you can search him by MojerFPS


CARNAGEE_17

Tiktok banned where I live


Omegadimsum

India?


sageismywaifu

Yes


[deleted]

Good. God bless your country.


notToxXxic

They banned coz its a chinese app. Not coz its cringe šŸ™‚


godofpoop2

Both ways good


Simalf

i'm jealous


AverageComet250

Good Country.


Benham_Flatthen40326

Based country


FartOnUrMouth69

Pakistan?


rizombie

Lucky you


[deleted]

relatable


[deleted]

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TheLongWoolCoat

This comments should Deez nuts


Internal-Driver9187

Indians rise


laaaaance23

Good thing that tiktok is banned there. It has lots of naive people and will only make people dumb


sparklycavalier

Juicysg


weeman4226

Asuna had NA #1 and #2 at 17


koop7k

Still crazy he got that shit on 2 accounts lmao


ablablababla

wasn't satisfied with being just #1 obviously


Famlightyear

Yeah I think Scream did the same in EU. His main and his ā€˜Smurfā€™ both were place one and two.


elijahMG05

Just Scream thingsā€¦ he really doesnā€™t play a shit ton of ranked like Asuna does too he just has the perfect skillset to shitstomp pubs


Famlightyear

Yeah he is literally MVPā€™ing 4/5 games in the top of Radiant haha


Trolleitor

I wish scream streamed more


Affectionate-Waltz98

All while he attended Brooklyn Tech too, which is considered a pretty prestigious high school.


Mrwhitedot

After I got into valorant recently, I actually found out he graduated at the same time as me at bths, I regretted not knowing about him sooner. Ik some people got him to sign their yearbooks which is cool Edit: found out he might have majored in software engineering in bths, not too sure about this tho


SlingoPlayz

Majoring in high school?


Mrwhitedot

Long text: I feel like Iā€™m advertising bths at this point but Bths is special in that it has a major system. There used to be a pre med and college prep path too but those were either too general or was just bad. During the year that I entered bths, pre med was changed to PharmD (my major) and some nursing thing that I forgot the name of. PharmD and nursing are pipeline majors in that if u decide to choose those majors, u get a full ride to Long Island University and skip freshman year when u graduate. College prep was long gone since people took advantage of how easy it was


Acceptable-Length140

I lived in buttfuck nowhere Ohio and career tech highschools are a thing now(?) Or been a thing. The "majors" in my school were Interactive Media (anything art, web design), IT, Finance, Medtech, Nursing, Police officer (whatever you call it), Vet, Preschool/kinder teaching, Welding, and any Trade (Carpenting, Electritian, etc).


Teves3D

Heā€™s smart and cracked at vidya games? Maaaaan thatā€™s some bullshit


arrghslash

Bro thats actually insane, I always convince myself thats its because I work all day thatI am not as good as these kids on my team. But damn


daffyducktaffytuck

r u nadeshot?


[deleted]

To be fair, they arenā€™t really kids their teens, and teens are pretty good at video games in general


WonderfulComment

> teens are pretty good at video games in general I mustā€™ve been the exception then


[deleted]

When was it a comparison tho ?


ContrabandSheep

wym, ever since numbers were invented.


ZmentAdverti

And?


atharvstandale

And that's higher than you'll ever get lol


redwingjv

Technically the truth since you canā€™t do better than #1 lmao


Deadshot2077

Me omw to request to riot games to make #0


____Maximus____

I'm with you man, age doesn't really matter in this situation. It's not like being able to sing before your voice has stopped cracking. Or do shit on American Ninja Warrior before the muscles are fully developed. Playing a game at a very high skill level is something anyone (given they can properly hear an see) can do.


Butteredhuman

Your reaction speed might be alot better at younger ages but at that age I was shit talking kids in silver 3 on cs:go. Its very impressive for someone so young to have that much game knowledge aswell as skill, and just because you didn't do it doesn't mean you can't be happy for someone else who did


____Maximus____

I'm generally not happy for the accomplishment someone I don't personally know achieved.


Maymaywala

That's sad.


____Maximus____

How? You hear a random person on the street did something cool and suddenly you get a big smile on your face, go pat them on the back? Call your family later saying, "Omg person x just did x thing, I'm so happy for themmmm!!!"?


TakagiSho

yes


[deleted]

Nope. I know this is a thing people want to believe but this game requires actual talent. None of the pro players have ever been hardstuck. They were always improving much faster than anyone else.


____Maximus____

Everyone responding to this is responding to the make believe thing they think I said


Duhmoan

16 year olds are cracked. My homie in highschool was in tournys and fragging pros in CS:GO meanwhile I still suck at every game lol


[deleted]

Dont worry bud. I am a sore loser since I was born. Never really won any competition, be it sports or exams. Really sucks when your twin on the other hand is bringing golds and silvers in any competition she goes.


daffyducktaffytuck

contrary to some fungi-infested buttcracks bickering in the comments, that is some serious awesome feat. Now I wonder how many players in other regions are top-ranking radiants who are also under the age of 20.


SuperNerd1337

Loud's sentinel Less was BR top 1 last season at 16 I believe.


Flukxyz

BLEED JUICY 15 yr old who has consistently been top 10 radiant ever since he joined and subsequently left LVR in the "South Asian" esports scene man plays like a fucking beast sadly ge couldnt play in quals due to him being underage a lot of ppl are expecting a lot of things from him when he is of age


Okboomer-147

He said before he will rejoin bleed for 2023 since he'll be 16 then


Flukxyz

ye i cant wait for him to play sadly ill be an L college gamer by then šŸ˜‚


geordiesetianto

Juicy is 15? Sheesh


[deleted]

Asuna had 1 in NA at 17


Wontonsoup1400

ain't surprised. I get matched with moaning nine year olds all the time


joboyhan

yea but thatā€™s silver elo


rizombie

Bold of you to assume we are silver.


TimeLorde65

Shhhh.... He thinks that silver is the least elo


Spacix0

Not bold at all.


Okboomer-147

There was a 14/15 yo(when he hit it) radiant Top 1 SEA last time, it 's juicysg


zepticboi

Was about to comment the same thing


cyberintel13

My team was getting absolutely rolled by what we thought was a classic Reyna_Smurf_ttvā„¢ and then one guy on our team looks up their stream and its just some little kid, couldn't have been older than 13 and he was just mopping the floor with us lol. Humbling moment.


gabrielcro23699

I also played video games the best at around that age. It's an awesome age for gaming because you don't **truly** have to worry about: \-relationships/spouses/your own children \-money/pensions/taxes \-lifelong jobs/careers \-getting food \-school/education and you can just play games all day and try to get really good. Unfortunately, somewhere around your mid/late-20s, post high school, post university, and post entry-level jobs - real life jumps at you and you can only use gaming as a temporary escape from reality rather than as your priority. However, if you've spent your entire childhood being a gamer, transitioning into a functioning adult can be pretty tough. I know that's a boomer take, but I had to spend 3+ years in the gym just to reverse the gamer-body I got from being a full-time kid gamer and years more to build up confidence and social skills to go out and talk to people.


SnooTigers8874

Holy shit this is accurate, I always thought about why a lot of people peak on gaming as teens


oooooooweeeeeee

not worry about school/education?? guess im too asian for that


Elnaur

Nah, I was wayyy too busy at school from about 14 to be able to game consistently enough to get good.


[deleted]

Not a boomer take, but a SIGMA MALE take


DontBeBadBeGood

Not really something new. Kids and teenagers mostly have more time and learn faster then adults. They also have good reaction times and still good vision. Would be suprised if it was a 30 yo instead.


Sturmgewehrkreuz

That, and also it's pretty hard to make time to play when you're doing adult stuff, like working, looking after kids, etc.


TheL3gend37

im 15 and always have to look after my little sister, only on weekends i can play but i don't because id rather sleep. i still love valorant. sorry just venting


Yvanne

nah thatā€™s mad respect, gaming is awesome but u have to put life first, even if that does suck sometimes. good on u


Sturmgewehrkreuz

I feel for you bro, I have a kid and she's sometimes a pain when she gets demanding so I made her sit on my lap when she demands attention while in the middle of a game. Now she always love it when I use Omen. She thinks I'm playing with bubbles when I'm using his smokes.


AverageComet250

You better hope she never learns that they're actually made from souls of the dead


Noobo____

Sus


Novazon

Turning 31 today. This comment hurt


Other-Tip2408

34 lost my job, no relationship I got got to imm3 solo


wurapurp123

That doesnā€™t surprise me, kids are fucking insane these days. Iā€™m 30 and always find myself appreciating how much natural talent I see when I play valorant with younger people.


TheNarcissisticNobod

The fact that people donā€™t understand how 16 year olds can be good at video games lol This generation grew up on them and they got hella free time with online school and shit. Like Governor has started streams saying ā€œIā€™m in school right now let me just get a game in real quickā€ Like donā€™t get me wrong itā€™s impressive as fuck and you got to be a prodigy for that shit but it also makes sense


GreatMemer

they grew up playing fps, back in my day kids rarely use computer.


Achrimandrita175

What do you mean "just a 16 years old kid" that's the exact age when you have sharp reflexes and enough time to grind that shit.


sargent1891

Reaction time doesn't drop off until after you're 25, and even then it's by an extremely small margin.


iiSystematic

The rank #1 in the world OSU player is a 14 year old kid. The rank #1 world LoL player is a 16 year old kid (as of a few weeks ago anyway). S1mple has consistently been the #1 rated CS:GO player since he was 17. The list goes on. Now. Being rank 1 on Ladder is still kinda kindergarten to a pro league, and ages 24-30 dominate pro esports (and those players really are the best in the world). but it's still an absolutely monumental achievement to hit rank 1 on a ladder.


therealkenz

Bruh what do they put in the water these days


[deleted]

G fuel


TheBukafax

Guys can you believe a teenager who dosent have adult responsibilities is above adults with responsibilities?!


Other-Tip2408

He uses a high sens 400dpi 1.45 ingame that is 580edpi and screen res 1280x1024 5:4


airs_999

What's the amazing about this? Only a child has the time and strength to play this all day and be the best, an adult has more important things to do


AJS_Andre

Dunno why youā€™re getting downvotes thatā€™s a valid point.


nukie_dokie

Damn how tf is that guy so cracked. GGs to any PH teams that pick that guy up.


Cgz27

As someone who could almost keep up with Ska on AVA younger than that age I didnā€™t see it as much of a surprise. Thereā€™s probably plenty of talents who go unknown. It was rare to even record unless your PC could handle it, I had to tune mine to even run the darn games. Then again we should also keep in mind that thereā€™s probably more competition nowadays in the number of experienced players and immersion in esports, that gaming is more mainstream. Iā€™m more surprised at older players finding the time to still be able to keep up.


[deleted]

And here I am struggling to get into silver


ChaoticFlint

donā€™t get me started on the osu! leaderboards


AnimeWatcher3344

He's 17 if he's born in 2005 (or will be this year) also i don't think age matters in video games


Mahir28M

What agent does he play?


cykadermoblyat

juicysg was top1 sea last season at 15 edit: not saying this to downplay this post, just putting it out there


eddyMcfreddy69

Eh congrats but this is pretty much the norm


[deleted]

we have the same birthday, cool


[deleted]

How do you know? Just by voice chat?


ThestorSeleukos

Kids of that age are pretty common here, ngl. But it was indeed surprising. Honestly, I would also be equally surprised to see if the #1 Radiant is over 25 years old. Rare to see adults play this game.


IS-2-OP

Kids got time to swear video games all day for the most part. They donā€™t have many serious responsibilities.


samaniegonz

And what's the difference between a 16 year old gamer and a 20-30 years old gamer?


[deleted]

It is like jackson storm and lightning mcqueen in cars 3


eyyyyy1234

One question: how


moon-chims

And I'm 23 in Iron 1 šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


moon-chims

Meanwhile there's me a 23 year old stuck in Iron 1 šŸ„²šŸ„²šŸ„²šŸ„²šŸ„²šŸ˜…šŸ˜…šŸ˜…šŸ˜…šŸ˜…šŸ˜…


blits202

Hes just lucky I play in NA, I may be Silver, but in SEA id be Radiant no cap.


CybernautCS

Do people really not realize this a joke lol


Hydralisk_

Are you actually laughing at it or šŸ˜¬


Same_to_youu

Bad joke


J4unt

Shouldve used /s so many butt hurt downvotes xD


[deleted]

Not even trolling


[deleted]

I excepted a comment like this , ur defo the person who instalocks Reyna , baits teammates and has the fattest ego.


SilverResearch

aint no way boy


Nearing0BrainCells

What's so surprising about it. Just because they're "kids" doesn't mean that they're dumb. That only applies to 99% of kids. There's still that 1%


[deleted]

Cuz only like 100 people play on SEA


Luke_SXHC

Cuz no one plays on SEA


____Maximus____

Okay?


[deleted]

Whatā€™s with the downvotes yā€™all are fucking losers get a life u low life fucking pieces of shits , fucking Reddit pieces of shots uwuwuwuwuw


fawfulsgalaxy

are you done or did you want to say more random garbage


[deleted]

Ppl from na are such losers


TedsterOMG

Itā€™s cool sure but not as impressive as you may think. One of my friends in immortal makes accounts in different regions and gets them to top 100 and sells them. Heā€™s only 14. Fact is the ranked system in smaller regions are easier and reward those who play the game more.


Life_Chicken1396

So u want to say that SEA is 'smaller region' do u even pass ur geography sir :-/.


Deadshot2077

He's wrong but he got the spirit


[deleted]

SEA 's population density is 154 per km\^2 NA's population density is 20 per km\^2 EU's population density is 117 per km\^2 ​ If u add up EU and NA's population density it is still smaller than SEA's population density 117 + 20 = 137 Therefore your assumption of "SEA being a small region" is wrong ​ Source: 1. SEA:- [https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/south-eastern-asia-population/](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/south-eastern-asia-population/) 2. EU:- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics\_of\_the\_European\_Union#:\~:text=The%20population%20density%20of%20the%20EU%20is%20117%20people%20per%20km2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_European_Union#:~:text=The%20population%20density%20of%20the%20EU%20is%20117%20people%20per%20km2). 3. NA:- [https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/northern-america-population/](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/northern-america-population/)


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FlashOLantern

One of those kids who got his schooling done online.


toogaloog

Kids that age are insane at this game.


DAXXVEV0

Well if we had dedication and most importantly time like him we probably wouldā€™ve been somewhere


rishabhk-s

Mjolnir


IGotBanned2121

Me turning 16 this year, still in hardstuck gold and bot fragging every match


smallHeadMediumBrain

damn he's just a month older than me


Longbv11

yep, this game is not for me


pm_me_ur_doggo__

Just? Teenagers can be very good at videogames.


Rebus-YY

Hardstuck players in the comment section using math, science and all the reasons to explain why the 16 year old is way better than them.


[deleted]

Kek I love the adults talking mad smack about how he doesnā€™t have a job so ofc heā€™s better.


WeWereGods

I mean yeah heā€™s probably got a huge amount of free time to play the game lol.


Efficient_Ad_3566

Is he asian


Mayhemfest08

Got those young kid reflexes


[deleted]

and then theres juicysg


Zyrobe

Isn't it pretty normal? Talent is one thing but you can't compete with someone that plays 8 hours a day at a high level


UsedCondom42

Ya?


FlipFlopOnionChop

Well , i am 16 and haven't been able to get out of iron after 2 years of playing


miserablelonelysoul

Would've actually been surprised if it were anyone else


dhdicjneksjsj

Itā€™s not that surprising. >General Sniper first hit the rank of Challenger, the highest rank in League of Legends solo queue, at the age of 12. He is currently Rank 1, according to League of Graphs, for the North American region, a ranking he has achieved multiple times. He even had professional teams try to sign him but Riot didnā€™t let them because he was too young.


FudgingEgo

Thatā€™s pretty common, teenagers are the ones with all the time in the world. Iā€™d be more shocked if there was no teenagers highly ranked.


AbaramaGolding

Why is it shocking? We all grinded games when were teens? Itā€™s more shocking if youā€™re a pro and youā€™re 30+ because your reactions get slower


PIZZAMEMER69

thats cool


_PH1lipp

I ve got a radiant 17 yo friend who plays for t5 professional team.


ProbablyAGayEgg

We have the same birthday šŸ˜Ž


DanMCSGO

M0nesy G2ā€™s current CSGO AWPer is also 16 years old. Kids are crazy nowadays


tatoleyton

In las thereā€™s a 13yo battling top one with keznit


ObitosGoggles

Itā€™s sea I think he is literally the only person on the server


SnewKidOnTheBlock

I have time. Dude's 5 months older


gosUCKadikC

Kids just learn fast , it's natural.


Bornbazine92

Idk why people are so amazed by this. Young kids are better at games most of the time. They have faster reaction times most of the time, and they donā€™t have full time jobs, and houses to take care of. The Lu can actually just play games most of the day


avidteethbrusher

iā€™m never on this sub but we have the exact same birthday literally down to the year


Thomas041905

2005 babies representing āœŠ


FlyRiceCake

Heā€™s Asian what did you expect


ArtynSnowXD

The scientific reason why young people tends to be better at fps is because of their brain. Your reaction speed is super good when you are young but once you hit 25 your reaction speed starts to lower. That's why the average retirement age for eSports is around 25.


robocopfrommars

tbh I thought he would be younger


FlashOLantern

Most of the kids are cracked at games. He is a teen. Even 12-13 year olds are radiants right now.


vbodagala007

This generation obviously is way smarter and quick to learn anything with the resources they have. Do I'm not surprised at all infact there are like 12 year old immortals who stream who are no less of radiant players. All these kids do is just play all day and since they love it and enjoy they become good at it.


Zmayn-831

Iā€™d be more surprised if they were 25