His parents probably never would have dreamed of their son making money off video games. Dylan Wrights probably always knew he could make a living by just being good at a game.

Not to long ago, Dylan Wrights and his teammate, around 16 have won $70,000 at a eSports tournament. All the hours theses young men spent playing Fortnite really paid off at Epic Games' Fall Skirmish tournament.

The tournament not too long ago in California, at TwitchCon2018. Dylan Wrights qualified for Epic Games' Fall Skirmish tournament. He pretty much breathes and lives this game. He has spent many hours of day, maybe sometimes all day playing Fortnite. Fortnite is a Battle Royale game that puts 100 people in each match and the last one standing wins.

When he walked into the convention center that Saturday. Dylan Wrights said...

His nerves were getting the better of him. He was suddenly in the same room, getting ready to compete with world-class players he’s been a fan of online.

I would be nervous too, think about it. Being in a tournament is a lot of people dream and he is here. But he somehow did not let his nerves get the best of him. He calmed down somehow, and was definitely ready to win this tournament.

A lot of skilled Fortnite Players showed up to test their skills in this tournament. However this teen probably had a different mindset from everyone else. When he started the games all he could think about was victory.

Dylan Wrights, was playing duos with a competitive he met only online through Fortnite. These young men played very well. Together they got third place. In the first few matches, they already secured themselves a good spot in the Grand Finals, they ranked 11th out if the 50 teams.

“By grand finals I was a little nervous, but when the game started I totally forgot about it,” he said.

Man this guy really knows how to clam his self down quick. I would have been nervous the whole game.

The duo did very well. For their performance they earned $70,000, that is kind of a lot just for two teenagers. Dylan says with the money he will buy a new gaming set up and will be trying to qualify for other tournament in the future and possibly be sponsored.

“Three months ago, he was out playing in a shed with nothing, and now he’s here,” said Wright’s dad, Alan.

At their old house. Dylans gaming setup was pretty bad. He was in a shed and would spend a very long time out there playing. It would even get so cold in that shed all he had was pretty much a heater to keep him warm. Even Nowadays his setup is still not that great, but at least he is now indoor. He plays on a plastic foldable table, even though his mom offered him many times to buy him a better table. I guess he like earning his own hard earned money to buy his stuff. What a good kid.

Dylan is just a teen and he already know what he wants. He has a dream and he is focusing on this. He is already showing traits only a competitive eSports athletes has. Like the ability to not let his nerves get to him during tournaments. And the ability to focus so hard and well. This kid has determination, if he keeps this up I think sometime in the future we will hear more about Dylan and maybe see him become a pro.

I hope this blog showed you a little of what the wonders of eSports can do. You do not have to be the best player in the world or have the most expansive gaming setup. You can have a pretty crap set up and one day become the best. Esports can easily be for everyone if you put your mind up to it.