This week I've been sat at my desk working a full-time job in Greater Manchester but in a few day's time, I could find myself vying for a medal to prove I’m one of the best competitors in the Commonwealth.
It all sounds a bit surreal, especially for someone like me, I'm usually interviewing people about the incredible things they've achieved - not the one being given the opportunity to achieve greatness myself. My life revolves around a full-time job, a mortgage, planning a wedding - all very adult and responsible things that I'm leaving at home whilst I take a week off work to play video games for my country.
On Monday I’m heading off to one of Nottingham’s student accommodation blocks to join the rest of my team for the Commonwealth Esports Championships, the inaugural competition that gives the best players from Commonwealth countries to go head-to-head with each other in three different titles. The games include Rocket League, essentially football played with miniature cars, eFootball, also known as Pro Evolution Soccer - a football simulation game similar to Fifa - and Dota 2, a multiplayer online battle arena game which I'll be competing in.
