Like many of the hobbies and interests we grow into from childhood into adolescence, esports competitor Emsy’s love of video games started with her family. As a kid, she’d go downstairs during sleepless nights to find her parents playing Tomb Raider, joining in so the whole family could guide polygonal heroine Lara Croft through temple mazes and puzzles.
Video games were a favorite hobby for the entire household, and there were always new games and consoles for her and her sister to try. The challenges and immersive worlds were a welcome escape from rural farm life in the middle of nowhere, the first steps of a journey that would take her from passionate hobbyist to winning a race to world first (RWF) in World of Warcraft as part of Team Liquid, a well-regarded championship-winning team competing across seventeen premier esports titles. It’s been a dream come true to break through into professional …