In mid 2019, Benjy Fisha young British boy ‘dropped out’ of school after his mother decided to take it out to fully focus on Fortniteone of the most popular games of the moment.
The decision was not taken lightly as the first option, since by then the world championship was approaching with a prize of 30 million dollars and Fish had previously won €11,300 in an online tournament.
This action caused his mother to prefer to educate her son at home, learning in three years what in school would take twothus leaving free time for him to focus on the game, since until then he was entertained with his friends at night, and was tired to attend school.
The promising initial income
so far benjyfishy has won in total $570,256, although a large part of this money was obtained by during his early years as a professional player.
His income consisted of twice having won the consolation prize in the World Championships, in 25th place individually and 14th in the duets modality, $50,000 each.
3 years ago today ???????????? pic.twitter.com/sPXhwMBiSf
— benjyfishy (@benjyfishy) July 28, 2022
Over the years, benjyfishy has been generating less income, because while at the age of 15 got almost $400,000at 18 years old, he only got $1,500 in prizes.
The “fall” of Fortnite and the “rise” of Valorant
On the one hand, this is because the game isn’t as lucrative as it was then, but it’s also because benjyfishy lost interest in title. For example, in January 2021, the user said that esports was dying in Fortnite.
In the middle of 2022, benjyfishy said that his Fortnite career was over, going on to dedicate himself to Valorant, a game from Riot Games that he plans to link up with now, in which he has already reached the highest level.
Quitting Competitive Fortnite pic.twitter.com/w5onuB3hb8
— benjyfishy (@benjyfishy) June 24, 2022
Alongside his time as a professional gamer, benjyfishy created a Twitch channel while focusing on Fortnite and now Valorant, amassing an enviable amount of fans. 3.9 million followers.
However, after leaving the game, the number of live viewers began to drop. fall from an average of 23,600 in 2020 to just over 5,000 throughout 2022.
For now, Benjyfishy will participate in his first Valorant tournament in 2023, after joining the Enterprise team to play the regional game league in Eastern Europe. If he manages to win with this team, which just got their pass to the regional leagues, he will have access to continental tournamentss where you can test your mettle in this title.
The “inspiration” to play is also contagious
In addition, after having motivated her son to Fortnite, his mother is now also dedicated to playing the title professionally, signing in September 2021 a contract to broadcast live while learning to play heartened after watching her son become one of the best players in the world.
Finally got a Solo Victory ???????? pic.twitter.com/29cvxjvDw9
— GXR Anne Fish (@mamabenjyfishy) December 27, 2022
Currently he can also be found under the mamabenjyfishy tag, uploading content from his games and conventions to his different platforms, yes, without neglecting the spread the word about progress and new adventures of his son by Valorant.