A teenage boy from Essex, Jaden Ashman or Wolfiez in the game, will split the $2.25 million (£1.8 million) prize money for the Fortnite World Cup with his Dutch playing partner, Dave Jong, known as Rojo.
Apparently, success didn’t come easy to Ashman.
Lisa Dallman, Ashman’s mother, said in an interview with the BBC that she and her son used to have arguments at home because his grades in school were affected by his gaming. She even threw out an Xbox after a heated discussion but she has now accepted Ashman’s career choice as an esports player.
The 15yr old millionaire Fortnite player Jaden Ashman and his mum Lisa Dallman. He came second with his teammate on the duos and will split $2.25m! His mum says accepting him as an e-sports player has been very hard and she’s even thrown out an X-Box in past!! #FortniteWorldCup pic.twitter.com/UCUqGzUOLW
— Joe Tidy (@joetidy) July 27, 2019
Despite getting scolded frequently before for playing games, Ashman plans to get his mom a new house. He also wants to buy her “some Gucci shoes” and “a car for my mum too, as she drives a little Fiat 500.”
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