A wise head once said that time is relative. Nowhere else is this more evident than in the esports industry: while someone in their mid-twenties would be in their prime in any other discipline, they are already old hands in the world of competitive gaming. At the same time, professional esports careers often begin earlier than in traditional sports. Real-time strategy luminaries like Lee ‘Flash’ Young-ho and Cho ‘Maru’ Seong-ju first appeared in live matches on South Korean television at the ages of 14 and 13, respectively – by the time they turned 25, they already had over ten years of professional experience.
