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Jul 2020
36m 33s

Meet Sujoy Roy, the UK's first pro gamer...

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About this episode
In this week's episode Nathan is joined by Britain’s first ever professional gamer, Sujoy Roy, who became one of the best players in the world on first person shooter game Quake, more than 20 years ago.

Sujoy talked about his journey from banking to esports, what it was like as a professional gamer without YouTube and Twitch, his early TV appearances, how esports has evolved over the years, the mentality of an elite esports professional, the exciting future of esports and his new venture at an esports betting company.

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