Aug 12, 2018
#113 Rob Lee Co-Founder of Pittsburgh's ESports Team-The Knights
Ever dream of being a professional video game player when you
were a kid? Yeah, join the club. Everyone wanted that! After the
movie The Wizard in the 80’s kids, (and probably
grown ups) thought that would be the most spectacular dream
ever.
Well folks, guess what Marta didn’t know. Marta didn’t know it
is ACTUALLY A THING NOW. No, really. There is something out there
called ESports, and there are teams of video gamers all over the
world that compete for major prizes in major arenas. I cut off
cable years ago, so I don’t get any sports things, commercials, all
that jazz. Maybe if I still had it I would realize that Esports is
televised and watched by millions across the globe.
Not only on television, but on the internet is where it
thrives most. Twitch is a popular site for gamers to view, comment,
participate, and even pledge their favorite players. There is a guy
named Ninja that makes over 1.5 million a month through his Twitch
account playing games and conversing with his fans.
IT IS REAL LIFE! I never thought something like this would
ever exist.
Oh and Pittsburghers? Guess what? We have our own team! They
are called The Knights, and they are kicking ass
out there in the world of ESports!
Recently The Knights they got into the final battle royale of
only 20 teams to compete for a 2 million dollar prize in Berlin,
Germany to play PubG. This episode will be
released by the time they return so I hope they ace it! Update-
They did SO well and brought so many people's eyes to our beloved
city of Pittsburgh, but they didn't win. They placed
though!On
On this interview with Rob Lee who is the Co-founder of The
Knights I got into super Marta nerd mode, and geeked out over the
birth of ESports, the evolution of gaming, the top gamers making
bank on Twitch , PubG and other games, what qualities
he is looking for in players, practice makes perfect, their new
open space in Hazelwood, the competitive world of gaming, and how
YOU may have what it takes to be recruited as a Knight
yourself.
Tune in to find out how. ;) Keep it moving!
Don't forget to grab tickets to True
Spooky Stories of Pittsburgh LIVE Podcast on October
14th!
