Balancing between making his streaming and YouTube fans happy and succeeding at professional play is a challenge in it of itself. McGuire eventually quit professional play to pursue YouTube and streaming, but even then, the work required 16 hour days. The main thing holding him back was his age: Players can only enter the Pro League once they turn 18. Playing in the underage Cyberathlete Championship Series community league and trying out for Nemesis, Mitura’s early team, were Doty’s first forays into competitive play. “If I gave up early on, then Beaulo wouldn’t really be a thing,” he said.

Source: Washington Post November 19, 2019 16:18 UTC