On May 09 2021 08:39 WombaT wrote:
It still doesn’t count against a Serral/Reynor what they were doing at 12/13/14 considering there isn’t really the option to train full time in a gaming house
It still doesn’t count against a Serral/Reynor what they were doing at 12/13/14 considering there isn’t really the option to train full time in a gaming house
I'd consider that an entirely different thing. No foreigners had the opportunity to play in a gaming house and even now players like Serral never have at least not for a significant length of time. Unless you're referring more to the fulltime aspect which I'd disagree with.
Idk what high school is like in Italy and Finland but I doubt it's significantly harder than the US and anyone as smart as these guys are isn't going to spend much time outside of school hours on school work. Besides any parental restrictions they may have had I doubt they were any more strapped for practice time than they are now.
I'm also sure that SC2 pros in Korea who started as teens have their high school diploma equivalent which would mean they spent time on school work as well. I highly doubt people like Maru just dropped out completely.
And I don't think the intent is to count it against them. It's just to not pretend they've had short and super dominant careers because that's just false.