Swimmer Mike Eu, 74, is a former Singapore Olympian and a current competitive surfer who thinks that gaming does not belong in the SEA Games 2019 which featured e-sports for the first time. Gamer Thomas ‘Blysk’ Kopankiewicz, 24 - who specialises in StarCraft II and won a silver for Singapore at the 2019 SEA Games - is convinced that esports has a place in legit sporting events. We pit a baby boomer athlete and a millennial gamer in an honest conversation, and they find that they might have more in common than they think. For instance: 00:41 Is gaming a legit sport? 01:03 Do e-sports belong in the SEA Games and the Olympics? 01:33 Do gamers and surfers have a special pre-competition diet? 02:08 How do gamers and surfers prepare for competitions? 04:36 What’s the biggest misconception about esports and surfing? Mike won gold in swimming in the SEA Games and Asian Games in the 1960s. He represented Singapore in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. He now surfs full-time in Nias, Indonesia and Phuket, Thailand, and hopes to qualify for the next Olympics. Thomas has also placed in StarCraft II regional competitions such as the Auscraft Invitational 2020 and Melbourne Starcraft Open 2019. He holds a full-time job with YouTube channel Wah!Banana. His next goal - the gold medal at the next SEA Games. WATCH the full episode: How To Be A Pro Gamer: Inside The World Of Professional Esports: https://youtu.be/Mp6fGb9lXY4 ALSO WATCH: My Life As A League Of Legends Shoutcaster: https://youtu.be/rc5hQDR31oA Behind a Champion: https://youtu.be/W0w9Ul8Sv4A For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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