In a country highly focused on academic achievement, Singaporean Galvin Kang Jian Wen did something almost unthinkable -- he stopped studying as a teenager to spend more time playing computer games. He defied parental and social disapproval after his high school finals to pursue his dream of becoming an eSports champion, but believes the sacrifice has paid off as he heads with his national team to Southeast Asia's mini-Olympics. 토토픽 Teenage avid gamers international are shunning mainstream schooling in favour of spending hours tapping away on computer systems and telephones, attracted through a booming eSports scene the place prizes at main tournaments achieve thousands and thousands of bucks. However most likely nowhere is the possibility of swapping textbooks for joysticks extra daunting than in Singapore, which tops world schooling ratings and the place striving for tutorial excellence is deeply ingrained within the nationwide psyche. Galvin "Meracle" Kang Jian Wen is a Singaporean Dota 2 player who is currently playing for AxH. Meracle played DotA on and off for 4-5 years total, when he was 12 years old. He is a "very quiet guy in real life", although he did the most talking for First Departure. He also enjoys buildings and creeps more than heroes, and enjoys playing heroes with a lot of illusions. While on First Departure, Meracle would say in interviews that he was "still studying", due to his young age. He would often spend morning and afternoon at school and train with his team at night. Around September 2012, Meracle left RoughNex to become the captain of First Departure with Hana, Lubby, Poloson and Meen. At age 17, he was one of the youngest captains in the professional scene.
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