Written by John Carlo O. Urbano
Visuals by Jayvee Fulgencio
Over the last decade or so, a gamer has evolved from being lame and weird to being fun or trendy, and usual today. A new field and growing paradigm of gaming rise and is becoming one of the most relevant and influential video game societies among teens and young adults.
Third-year Civil Engineering student Sean Henry Rex III emerged as one of the most ideal and competitive players of UST eSports. With his skills, strategic thinking, and heart strong spirit, he earned a huge achievement as a gamer.
“The games that I usually play are strategic games, some of them are League of Legends (LoL) and Legends of Runeterra (LoR),” he said in an interview with Thomasian Engineer.
He started from just simply playing Tetris and Pacman on a Gameboy until Play Station Portable (PSP) games like Tekken and the like.
“Actually, I was introduced to eSports during 2014, for me, it was just a game, something that my friends and I enjoy,” The junior student said.
In 2014, online games such as Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) became more popular.
“Together with my friends, we enjoyed playing League of Legends and decided to join a local tournament. We enjoyed every moment of that tournament, especially being competitive and the mindset of being a champion is always there. I think from there I was introduced in the world of eSports,” he said.
Sean exemplified his mastery in online strategy games as he proved mettle and became a champion in 2019 Team Fight Tactics (TFT) eSports AcadArena.
Rex represented the Teletigers recently in the hearthstone event at the eSports AcadArena this year.
“I did not win the series but I stole a game versus the opponent, which has played for a long time,” Rex said, who is proud to steal a game from a pro player.
One of Rex’s favorite gamers, Disguised Toast, motivated and inspired him to continue playing eSports and to be well-known in the eSports community.
Sean considers the Mogul: All Stars Event 2019 his best moment in Esports. There, he competed with his Senior High School friends and qualified as the top team in the whole region.
“We competed against the GH West, one of the recognized teams in LoL and the rank one player is in that team. But with a good team spirit and sheer determination, we beat them,” Sean said.
He changed his study habits in college after considering himself easy-go-lucky during his high school years.
“My subject loads are tight so I have to manage my schedule in studying and playing online games. If there are school-related works, I do them immediately so I can still practice and play games,” Rex said, who considers online games as a stress reliever.
“Prepare yourselves, do advanced studies on calculus and geometry so you won’t get left behind in your class,” he shared.
#NotJustAPlay, this is Sean’s message to the community who sees eSports as just a simple game. “It’s not just a simple or an ordinary game, but rather it is a real sport.”
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