16-year-old wins $3-million grand prize at Fortnite World Cup - Global News

What does a 16-year-old do with US$3 million? Kyle Giersdorf, winner of the inaugural Fortnite World Cup, will soon find out.The popular online first-person shooter game had its first-ever sporting event at New York City’s Arthur Ashe tennis stadium on Sunday.More than one million viewers tuned in to watch Giersdorf — whose online player name is “Bugha” — become the highest-winning eSport gamer at any single-player tournament.“Words can’t really explain it. I’m so happy,” he told CNN. “Everything I’ve done in the grind has all paid off and it’s just insane.”Kyle @Bugha Giersdorf, 16, is your #FortniteWorldCup singles champion and walks away with $3 million in a wire-to-wire dominant victory. pic.twitter.com/OZzMNNuo3R— ESPN Esports (@ESPN_Esports) July 28, 2019Story continues belowHe told the publication that he’s not sure whether he’ll “gamble it all or invest.”While it could’ve been anyone’s win, the Pennsylvania native knew he’d won in the final round after finding a safe spot to beat his competitors from. He said it “was pretty much sealed from there.”After holding up his championship trophy in celebration, he turned around to hug his family.Giersdorf reigned supreme with an end score of 59 points, a huge lead over the second-place winner.Harrison “Psalm” Chang, 24, took home US$1.8 million in second place, while Epikwhale — whose real name hasn’t been revealed — won US$1.2 million in third place and Nate “Kreo” Kou, 18, won US$1.05 million.WATCH BELOW: Toronto summer camp attracting more girls to world of gaming

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July 29, 2019 at 09:22PM