GamerBee, a Road Fighter veteran who’s been competing for over a decade, simply obtained again into the professional circuit after getting signed by Flash Wolves.
The stigma round individuals getting older out of esports after competing for only a few years is slowly beginning to go away. And, although video games like Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, and different legacy esports have gamers of their late 20s/early 30s nonetheless competing, no esport is like combating video games. That is notably true within the case of Road Fighter.
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Contemplating Hayao swept the EVO Awards for his Road Fighter: Third Strike run on the age of 42 and Daigo remains to be actively competing at 43, the outdated males of the SF group are nonetheless holding their very own on the prime stage to today.
Nevertheless, Flash Wolves have chosen to signal GamerBee, a earlier Evo Finalist in Road Fighter IV. He’s been enjoying for some time, however remains to be actively travelling to take part in tournaments for Road Fighter 6.
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His efforts have been rewarded, with him getting signed to Flash Wolves on the age of 46. With this, GamerBee has turn out to be the oldest esports professional to ever get signed to a significant group.
GamerBee turns into oldest esports skilled at 46
Born in 1979, GamerBee was thought-about an older man even when he was one of many best possible gamers on the earth. He was 36 years outdated when he made it to the Evo Grand Finals in 2015, and he was one of the dominant gamers to ever contact Road Fighter IV.
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With him having a podium end at a number of majors on the time from Dreamhack to Evo to official Capcom occasions, GamerBee was on fireplace. The one gamers he misplaced to had been absolute all-time greats like Tokido and Daigo.
Now, nearly 10 years later, he’s nonetheless striving to be one of the best. GamerBee has formally joined Flash Wolves, Taiwan’s greatest esports group.
They’re primarily recognized for his or her excellence in cellular esports like Enviornment of Valor and Honor of Kings as of late, however their League of Legends workforce had a very legendary couple years within the mid 2010s with a few of the finest underdog runs in historical past. Now, GamerBee can be bringing Taiwan again to the worldwide stage with Road Fighter 6.
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“I consider that with their assist, I can focus extra on coaching and competitors, and try for even larger targets!” GamerBee mentioned in his announcement.
He’s been actively competing in Capcom Professional Tour and different occasions to today for Road Fighter 6, falling simply in need of qualifying for international occasions and narrowly shedding to robust gamers like Oil King, Chris Wong, and Xian.
It stays to be seen if GamerBee can have a powerful exhibiting in 2025 now that he’s backed by the most important esports org he’s ever been part of.
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Road Fighter isn’t simply dominated by outdated gamers, although, the brand new children on the block are additionally making their mark. 15 year-old prodigy Blaz simply received $100k at Capcom Cup 11 for his second place end.
