Recently, we've informed you about a chance to earn money by playing Fortnite. It's really based on lucks since the player to join in the program will be chosen from hundreds of thousands of players.
However, this 15 years old boy has made is own efforts to gain money from playing video games. Benjy “Benjyfishy” Fish has decided to drop school at the age of 15 to pursue his career as a professional Fortnite player and receiving enthusiastic support from his mother.
Benjyfishy - from a competition winner to a professional Fortnite player
Benjyfishy gained some reputation for the winning champions of a tournament in February, wearing the worst skin ever (look at the picture below). The rewards for him is the £25,000 prize, as well as the qualification for attending Fortnite World Cup in both Solo and Duos category.
He will join the final as a member of NRG esports organization, one of the top teams in Fortnite leagues so far. If he managed to secure his 1st place this time, he could earn up to four million dollars.
Of course, professional players can make profits not only from playing in tournaments but also through other means as well. The most popular rod chosen by many famous players is to stream and creating contents. Benjy (and his mom) has already done that, with Benjy’s channel having 147k Youtube subscribers and 118k on Twitch – a popular gaming platform.
It seems that Benjy’s career has just only bloomed for now.
His mom backed his decision
Quitting school at 15 years old to earn a living by playing video games is the dream of many kids. However, they’ll have to face the disapproval from their parents, as many fathers and mothers thought that people can’t afford their living just by playing video games full-time.
This is not the case for Benjy, as he, fortunately, received the support and urge from his mom to pursue his pro-player dream. Answering the interview, Benjy proudly said:
“When my mum suggested I quit school earlier this year to play computer games full-time, I couldn’t believe my ears.”.
He explained that when he told his mom that he actually earned £10,000 from winning in Fortnite, she was so surprised that she changed her mind and encourage him to become an eSport professional player:
“Luckily, at that point my mum saw I might actually have a chance of making it as an eSports pro and suggested I switch to homeschooling at the end of the Easter term.”
It’s very lucky of Benjy that he has an open-minded mother, and support him with his dream at any costs.
Benjy is now a full-time Fortnite pro-player, but he hasn’t fully given up on his education. He now will be educated at home, and occasionally meet his tutors. He stated that while other friends only have to study for 2 years, his process will be stretched to 3 years to fit with this gaming schedule.
But it’s okay, he’s only 15 years old now, and he still has plenty of time waiting ahead!
Good luck to Benjy with his life and professional Fortnite player career!