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Notes: All money values are in RMB (6 RMB ~ 1 USD) So 4 million RMB ~ 650k, the amount every player on NB gets after 30% tax and 10% taken by the team.

In the article, the journalist uses Sansheng's real name (Wang Zhaohui), I will be replacing this with "Sansheng" in the following translation

The journalist uses Sansheng's mom's real name (Wang ShuangFeng), I will be replacing this with Ms.Wang so it's easier on the eyes.

Huaihua is the place Sansheng is from.







Huaihua's 25-year old Sansheng Wins Competitive Gaming World Championship -- Behind the 4 Million Winnings, He Used A Mouse to Begin His Gaming Life.



In the eyes of many, playing games is an illegitimate pastime, but Hunan Huaihua's 25 year old Wang Zhaohui (ID: Sansheng) became a professional gamer through this, and on July 22nd, won Dota2's 4th Annual World Invitational (TI4) championship along with 4 million RMB prize money. He says he's going to take his winnings to buy his mother a house and buy his sister a car. On July 24th, we went to Sansheng's house in Huaihua, to explore the ups and downs of this world champion growing up.



The First Time His Mother Enters The Market So Unrestrained



"Mom! I won the championship! You can buy whatever you want, go look for a house! I'll pay it off in one go, don't worry, if you owe someone money from playing cards/mahjong it's fine, I'll pay it off for you..." The morning of July 22nd, when Ms.Wang, who is closing in on her 60s, receives this call from her 25-year old son SanSheng from America, her excitement causes her blood pressure to suddenly go up.



July 24th, while speaking to us and recalling that scene, Ms.Wang couldn't resist a smile: "In that moment I was proud and excited, I immediately went to the market and bought shoes and a dress, and of course I bought some stuff for my son too, I spent almost 3000 dollars. That was my first time spending money at the market so unrestrained."



Compared to the lack of restraint she showed in that instance, the condition of her home seemed much more simple and shabby. Ms.Wang and her son live in an old business building in Huaihua. At the very end of the second floor, metal doors are used to separate three adjacent office rooms, one living room, one bedroom, and one kitchen. The washroom is on the balcony outside the office rooms. They've lived here for more than 20 years.



Because her company's profits and effectiveness wasn't good, Ms.Wang was laid off very early, living off of basic living allowances. Her husband loved playing cards, rarely giving the family any money, and the two have had their fair share of fights. Ms.Wang could only open a small business to raise her son and daughter.



"I had Sansheng when I was 33, which counts as an older age to give birth. His sister is 7 years older than him, when he was in middle school she was already in university, so at home only I could take care of him. I was especially concerned (in a loving way) over him, whatever he did as long as I could fulfill it, I would. In my heart he is not a normal person, I always think he is different from everyone else." Ms.Wang told us, when Sansheng was in kindergarten, he was voted as Huaihua's healthy child year after year. Back then his name was Wang Shuai [T/N: Shuai means handsome], then he changed his name to Wang Zhaohui when he was 16. However, even now, Ms.Wang calls him ShuaiShuai [T/N: his old name, doubled]



When Sansheng was a child he was very well-behaved, his grades were good, he didn't quarrel or make noise, he was extremely thrifty, and he didn't like eating snacks. However he was very introverted, he liked to sit peacefully at home watching TV, never went out to play with other people, and sometimes when he's playing in the backyard it's just by himself.



Skipping School To Play Games



When he was in grade 5, the Sansheng who was always well-behaved, sensible and had good grades fell madly in love with games, and his grades took a deep dive. Originally, Ms.Wang's coworker opened a small internet cafe close to home, and because their relationship was relatively good, Sansheng played games for free at that internet cafe.



"I didn't know whether letting my son encountering games was right, back then I just wanted him to work his brain." Ms.Wang told us, "Back then I was also busy with work, and didn't have much time to take care of him. After coming back home from school, he'd go to my coworker's place to play games in the evening."



Sansheng quickly fell in love with games. Ms.Wang says: "There were many times when I went to the internet cafe and stood behind him, only seeing him spamming the keyboard nonstop. His hands were very fast, but I'd be there standing for a long time and he wouldn't even notice me." When he was in his first year of middle school [T/N: Equivalent of grade 7], Sansheng actually began skipping school to play games. Ms.Wang found him at the internet cafe, and as she lifted her hand about to hit him, Sansheng said: "Mom, don't hit me now, it's not good having so many people watching, wait until we get home to hit me." In that moment Ms.Wang was angry but also wanted to laugh, but after that time, she understood her son is a person who's determined to save face [protect one's reputation]. She tried to persuade him to stop playing games time and time again with good intentions, so it doesn't affect his studies, but it wasn't effective.



In his second year of middle school, Sansheng played games until late night everyday. Ms.Wang told us: "Back then his teachers would constantly call me in response to him sleeping in class. I was very anxious, everyday I tried to persuade him to not go to the internet cafe, he would always agree, but would end up going behind my back anyways."



Ms.Wang was always worried about her son's future: playing games like this, wouldn't he be useless in the future? But the surprising thing is, she slowly began to understand later on: "As opposed to trying to persuade him like this everyday without effect, it'd be better to say less, as to not hurt his self-esteem. It's fine as long as he doesn't go out and do bad things." Back then internet cafes in Huaihua weren't cheap, one hour cost 2 dollars. For Sansheng, who was at internet cafes long term, it wasn't a small expense. For the sake of her son not learning to behave badly, Ms.Wang could only cut down on food and utilities for Sansheng's internet cafe expenses, "I'm not supporting him playing games, I only tell him it's money for his breakfast, then turn a blind eye and not go scolding him."



"No matter how much he plays, as least he knows he has to come back home. Every time I hear the door open I can peacefully go to sleep." Ms.Wang says: "At that time I couldn't hate my son. Even though he wasn't listening and went to play games everyday, he cared for me. He knew it wasn't easy for me to make money, often he'd go play games past midnight, because overnight fees were only 5 dollars, and compared to the 2 dollars per hour before midnight, it's very cost-effective. He knows I wait for him to come home everyday, and knows I will panic if I don't see him when I wake up in the morning. Because of this, he frequently stealthily comes back when he plays until the sun rises. Outside our home there is a metal door, and he frequently loses the keys. For the sake of not waking me up, he would cautiously crawl back into the house. I know all of this, and every time I see him in the morning faking a yawn as if he just woke up and getting ready for school, my eyes would sour.





After her son's win, Ms.Wang recalls the past.



Going to the Internet Cafe to Play, Others Spend Money, He Makes Money



Speaking of playing games, Sansheng was well-known in the internet cafe near their home. "Other people spend money at the internet cafe, he can sometimes make money" Ms.Wang said, "Everyone who played games at the internet cafe knew he was very good, many adults would ask him to play for them when they couldn't pass a level, and every time they'd have to give him 20 dollars."



The thing which greatly surprised Ms.Wang was the seriousness of her son while playing games. Once Sansheng played a game, he would put his heart and soul into it. Frequently at the internet cafe you'd see a bowl of noodles sitting there while he's playing, and he still wouldn't eat it when it became cold. His eyes would always be on the screen. Sometimes while playing he'd be smoking a cigarette, the cigarette would be burning his finger and he still wouldn't feel it. The thing that Ms.Wang didn't understand was, a neighbouring kid came up to her and comforted her and said: "I idolize Sansheng, he's basically a god. Auntie, I think someone this focused will definitely succeed one day."



Ms.Wang told us: "I also believed that someone this serious would succeed in whatever he did, but if he used it on his studies, how great that would be."



During his first year of high school [T/N: Grade 10 equivalent], 16 year old Sansheng quit his high school studies due to playing games and lack of interest in studying. His reasoning was very sufficient: "Instead of sitting in class only as an act and wasting time everyday, I'd rather go study computer science at a trade school."



Ms.Wang hesitated for a long time, but in the end agreed to let her son study computer science at one of Huaihua's trade schools, but she only had one condition: she'll only raise him until he's 18, after that he'll have to fend for himself.



“I never thought playing games was a scandal [thing that reflects poorly on the family.] In front of coworkers I say that my son is 'one who plays a lifetime'. Since he chose to play games himself, I should respect him, but he must work hard. If he wants to play he has to play at the highest level, and let his name be known” Ms.Wang says.



Carrying Cotton Wadding to Chongqing to Play in a Tournament



"I'm finally back, I miss my home, I want to see my mother, but Shanghai's Perfect World company still has many events lined up for us, so my trip back home is delayed until early August." The afternoon of July 25th, after just flying back to Shanghai from Seattle, USA, this is what Sansheng had to say during our interview.



Sansheng officially began his professional career as a gamer when he was 20 years old.



In 2009, a friend from Beijing brought him to, back then, the most popular Dota team EHOME for tryouts. Although he wasn't picked,, the Sansheng who was discouraged back then didn't give up on the love he had for the game. After going back to Hunan, he and a few friends from Changsha created the Dota team "湘军TM(天马)", and played professionally for half a year.



"We are a group of lovers of the game. During the day we are busy with our own things, then in the evening from 7pm to 1am we would be in a Changsha internet cafe practicing." Sansheng says, back then the environment in Chinese Dota was generally not good, the pay was low, sponsors would give them 1300 a month, which doesn't include food. Because of this, sometime he'd have to ask teammates for help to get money for food, all the way until the second half of 2010, where his wage increased to more than 2000 a month.



"Other people look at the skies to eat, in this industry we rely on tournaments. The best way to prove ourselves is to win tournaments and get prize money." Sansheng said, "If you don't try hard, other people are trying hard, and there is only one champion, you can only get results if you try harder than everyone else."



Playing professionally is a very tough road, and sometimes you will feel very helpless. The time which made Sansheng feel the worst was in 2009. Back then, Chongqing had a Dota tournament, and because the organization didn't arrange any places for them to stay, he carried the cotton wadding from his home to the place, and he could only sleep at internet cafes. At that tournament, Sansheng's team won the tournament, and everyone on the team could get 80k in prize winnings, but who knew the boss would run away. He could only carry the cotton wadding back home.



"Playing in professional gaming tournaments is like taking an exam in high school. First you start playing in small internet cafes, slowly become semi-pro, and only when you make a name for yourself can you be seen by other gamers." Sansheng says, going through diligent practice daily, he was able to produce fairly good results. From 2009 and onwards, he would win many titles every year, for example he was the Changsha's PCGA Opening Tournament Champion in 2009, Shanghai's 英伟达游戏群英汇 Tournament Champion in 2010, Malaysia's IPDC tournament Champion in 2011 etc. At the same time, because of Sansheng's outstanding skill, he was invited to well known teams such as CCM, iG, Tongfu in succession. His salary also rose from the original 1300 to almost 10k today.



Sansheng, who is making money is very thoughtful to his mother. Ms.Wang told journalists: "Sansheng has given me 1000 per month for living expenses ever since he was 21, in these 4 years it's never stopped. Every time he goes out to compete, he is reluctant to buy clothes, and instead only buys a lot of local supplements for me."



Take the Championship and Only Eat Fried Rice, Thinks of Mom with Winnings



"This time competing in Seattle, opponents are the home team, so it's hard to avoid being disturbed while competing." It still lingers in Sansheng's mind as he recalls the tournament a few days ago, "Offline events test the person, as it's not easy to lower the effect the environment has on you. During group stages there was a problem with our condition, we consecutively lost many games, and was on the verge of being eliminated. At that time our team members' mentality dropped a lot, and we were very nervous. The whole day we couldn't even take a bite of our food. Afterwards, we were able to adjust our mentality in time, and we gradually played better and better all the way until we won the championship."



Sansheng jokingly said to journalists: "During the tournament the most memorable moment was walking into Key Arena for our winners bracket match against the American EG, at that moment everyone was yelling out EG! EG! USA! USA! Even though we were in sound proof booths, we could still feel it, and it's hard to avoid it affecting your morale. So in that moment I could only yell out CHINA in my heart~!"



"When I held the Aegis, I thought of my mom and sister, the two most important people in my life." Sansheng says, "This championship, after subtracting American taxes, everyone gets just about 4 million. I will buy my mom a new house in HuaiHua, buy my sister a new car, and the rest I'll put into savings."



When a journalist asked if he went and "celebrated" the night of the win, Sansheng could only teasingly say: "No, after the competition I was dead tired, I just ate some fried rice and went to sleep."



Not Everyone Can Turn Playing Games Into A Professional Career



Sansheng and his teammates' success caused a lot of inspiration among gamers. At internet cafes, it's hard to avoid hearing the burdens and regrets of amateur gamers: "If it wasn't because my family stopped me, I might've already become a champion in esports." But in reality, a group of people at internet cafes playing games to kill time and true professional gamers are a world of difference. As Sansheng sees it, playing professionally is very "dangerous".



"If you don't have enough interest in the game you cannot persevere." Sansheng tells journalists, "You think it's really fun playing at internet cafes as entertainment, but if you persist and play 10 hours each day, keep it up for a few years and you'll want to throw up when you see a computer. Also everyday you have set practice plans, for example creating strategies, basic mechanics to practicing with other teams etc. Living in a team house is very out of the ordinary. There's 5 people squished in a 70 or so square meter house, we sleep at 2-3am every day, we wake up around noon, in the afternoon we practice strategies against other teams, analyze strategies, discuss lineups, and usually we play 2 BO3s in one afternoon. Sometimes the ideas of the 5 members might clash, or during practice we might not play well resulting in conflicts, and because of this we'll constantly argue. Most of the time when we argue we would go to a karaoke bar to relax, adjust our mentality, and continue practicing when we get home."



Sansheng believes that esports is a profession for the young, the peak's of a gamer's performance is very short, and the life of a progamer is only around 5 years, because "energy and reaction time will decrease as one gets older, and during tournaments, often a tenth of a second can decide if a match is won or lost."



The 25-year old Sansheng of today is also at a "retirement" age. As for the future, Sansheng says he won't retire immediately, he will definitely go to TI5, later on he'll consider becoming a commentator or esports host.

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Bonus fun fact about Sansheng:

+ Show Spoiler + When he stood in for IG against Titan at WPC (before he joined Newbee), he made the same bet that bulba once made on Liquid's match against (back then's) Team Dog. Just like Bulba, he lost. n_n Following Newbee's win at TI4, many newspapers in China wrote about these 5 young guys who just made 1million each by playing a game. Of these newspaper articles, 今日女报(the newspaper) went and interviewed Sansheng's mother, for her take on her son's big win and her son's life growing up.Notes: All money values are in RMB (6 RMB ~ 1 USD) So 4 million RMB ~ 650k, the amount every player on NB gets after 30% tax and 10% taken by the team.In the article, the journalist uses Sansheng's real name (Wang Zhaohui), I will be replacing this with "Sansheng" in the following translationThe journalist uses Sansheng's mom's real name (Wang ShuangFeng), I will be replacing this with Ms.Wang so it's easier on the eyes.Huaihua is the place Sansheng is from.In the eyes of many, playing games is an illegitimate pastime, but Hunan Huaihua's 25 year old Wang Zhaohui (ID: Sansheng) became a professional gamer through this, and on July 22nd, won Dota2's 4th Annual World Invitational (TI4) championship along with 4 million RMB prize money. He says he's going to take his winnings to buy his mother a house and buy his sister a car. On July 24th, we went to Sansheng's house in Huaihua, to explore the ups and downs of this world champion growing up."Mom! I won the championship! You can buy whatever you want, go look for a house! I'll pay it off in one go, don't worry, if you owe someone money from playing cards/mahjong it's fine, I'll pay it off for you..." The morning of July 22nd, when Ms.Wang, who is closing in on her 60s, receives this call from her 25-year old son SanSheng from America, her excitement causes her blood pressure to suddenly go up.July 24th, while speaking to us and recalling that scene, Ms.Wang couldn't resist a smile: "In that moment I was proud and excited, I immediately went to the market and bought shoes and a dress, and of course I bought some stuff for my son too, I spent almost 3000 dollars. That was my first time spending money at the market so unrestrained."Compared to the lack of restraint she showed in that instance, the condition of her home seemed much more simple and shabby. Ms.Wang and her son live in an old business building in Huaihua. At the very end of the second floor, metal doors are used to separate three adjacent office rooms, one living room, one bedroom, and one kitchen. The washroom is on the balcony outside the office rooms. They've lived here for more than 20 years.Because her company's profits and effectiveness wasn't good, Ms.Wang was laid off very early, living off of basic living allowances. Her husband loved playing cards, rarely giving the family any money, and the two have had their fair share of fights. Ms.Wang could only open a small business to raise her son and daughter."I had Sansheng when I was 33, which counts as an older age to give birth. His sister is 7 years older than him, when he was in middle school she was already in university, so at home only I could take care of him. I was especially concerned (in a loving way) over him, whatever he did as long as I could fulfill it, I would. In my heart he is not a normal person, I always think he is different from everyone else." Ms.Wang told us, when Sansheng was in kindergarten, he was voted as Huaihua's healthy child year after year. Back then his name was Wang Shuai [T/N: Shuai means handsome], then he changed his name to Wang Zhaohui when he was 16. However, even now, Ms.Wang calls him ShuaiShuai [T/N: his old name, doubled]When Sansheng was a child he was very well-behaved, his grades were good, he didn't quarrel or make noise, he was extremely thrifty, and he didn't like eating snacks. However he was very introverted, he liked to sit peacefully at home watching TV, never went out to play with other people, and sometimes when he's playing in the backyard it's just by himself.When he was in grade 5, the Sansheng who was always well-behaved, sensible and had good grades fell madly in love with games, and his grades took a deep dive. Originally, Ms.Wang's coworker opened a small internet cafe close to home, and because their relationship was relatively good, Sansheng played games for free at that internet cafe."I didn't know whether letting my son encountering games was right, back then I just wanted him to work his brain." Ms.Wang told us, "Back then I was also busy with work, and didn't have much time to take care of him. After coming back home from school, he'd go to my coworker's place to play games in the evening."Sansheng quickly fell in love with games. Ms.Wang says: "There were many times when I went to the internet cafe and stood behind him, only seeing him spamming the keyboard nonstop. His hands were very fast, but I'd be there standing for a long time and he wouldn't even notice me." When he was in his first year of middle school [T/N: Equivalent of grade 7], Sansheng actually began skipping school to play games. Ms.Wang found him at the internet cafe, and as she lifted her hand about to hit him, Sansheng said: "Mom, don't hit me now, it's not good having so many people watching, wait until we get home to hit me." In that moment Ms.Wang was angry but also wanted to laugh, but after that time, she understood her son is a person who's determined to save face [protect one's reputation]. She tried to persuade him to stop playing games time and time again with good intentions, so it doesn't affect his studies, but it wasn't effective.In his second year of middle school, Sansheng played games until late night everyday. Ms.Wang told us: "Back then his teachers would constantly call me in response to him sleeping in class. I was very anxious, everyday I tried to persuade him to not go to the internet cafe, he would always agree, but would end up going behind my back anyways."Ms.Wang was always worried about her son's future: playing games like this, wouldn't he be useless in the future? But the surprising thing is, she slowly began to understand later on: "As opposed to trying to persuade him like this everyday without effect, it'd be better to say less, as to not hurt his self-esteem. It's fine as long as he doesn't go out and do bad things." Back then internet cafes in Huaihua weren't cheap, one hour cost 2 dollars. For Sansheng, who was at internet cafes long term, it wasn't a small expense. For the sake of her son not learning to behave badly, Ms.Wang could only cut down on food and utilities for Sansheng's internet cafe expenses, "I'm not supporting him playing games, I only tell him it's money for his breakfast, then turn a blind eye and not go scolding him.""No matter how much he plays, as least he knows he has to come back home. Every time I hear the door open I can peacefully go to sleep." Ms.Wang says: "At that time I couldn't hate my son. Even though he wasn't listening and went to play games everyday, he cared for me. He knew it wasn't easy for me to make money, often he'd go play games past midnight, because overnight fees were only 5 dollars, and compared to the 2 dollars per hour before midnight, it's very cost-effective. He knows I wait for him to come home everyday, and knows I will panic if I don't see him when I wake up in the morning. Because of this, he frequently stealthily comes back when he plays until the sun rises. Outside our home there is a metal door, and he frequently loses the keys. For the sake of not waking me up, he would cautiously crawl back into the house. I know all of this, and every time I see him in the morning faking a yawn as if he just woke up and getting ready for school, my eyes would sour.Speaking of playing games, Sansheng was well-known in the internet cafe near their home. "Other people spend money at the internet cafe, he can sometimes make money" Ms.Wang said, "Everyone who played games at the internet cafe knew he was very good, many adults would ask him to play for them when they couldn't pass a level, and every time they'd have to give him 20 dollars."The thing which greatly surprised Ms.Wang was the seriousness of her son while playing games. Once Sansheng played a game, he would put his heart and soul into it. Frequently at the internet cafe you'd see a bowl of noodles sitting there while he's playing, and he still wouldn't eat it when it became cold. His eyes would always be on the screen. Sometimes while playing he'd be smoking a cigarette, the cigarette would be burning his finger and he still wouldn't feel it. The thing that Ms.Wang didn't understand was, a neighbouring kid came up to her and comforted her and said: "I idolize Sansheng, he's basically a god. Auntie, I think someone this focused will definitely succeed one day."Ms.Wang told us: "I also believed that someone this serious would succeed in whatever he did, but if he used it on his studies, how great that would be."During his first year of high school [T/N: Grade 10 equivalent], 16 year old Sansheng quit his high school studies due to playing games and lack of interest in studying. His reasoning was very sufficient: "Instead of sitting in class only as an act and wasting time everyday, I'd rather go study computer science at a trade school."Ms.Wang hesitated for a long time, but in the end agreed to let her son study computer science at one of Huaihua's trade schools, but she only had one condition: she'll only raise him until he's 18, after that he'll have to fend for himself.“I never thought playing games was a scandal [thing that reflects poorly on the family.] In front of coworkers I say that my son is 'one who plays a lifetime'. Since he chose to play games himself, I should respect him, but he must work hard. If he wants to play he has to play at the highest level, and let his name be known” Ms.Wang says."I'm finally back, I miss my home, I want to see my mother, but Shanghai's Perfect World company still has many events lined up for us, so my trip back home is delayed until early August." The afternoon of July 25th, after just flying back to Shanghai from Seattle, USA, this is what Sansheng had to say during our interview.Sansheng officially began his professional career as a gamer when he was 20 years old.In 2009, a friend from Beijing brought him to, back then, the most popular Dota team EHOME for tryouts. Although he wasn't picked,, the Sansheng who was discouraged back then didn't give up on the love he had for the game. After going back to Hunan, he and a few friends from Changsha created the Dota team "湘军TM(天马)", and played professionally for half a year."We are a group of lovers of the game. During the day we are busy with our own things, then in the evening from 7pm to 1am we would be in a Changsha internet cafe practicing." Sansheng says, back then the environment in Chinese Dota was generally not good, the pay was low, sponsors would give them 1300 a month, which doesn't include food. Because of this, sometime he'd have to ask teammates for help to get money for food, all the way until the second half of 2010, where his wage increased to more than 2000 a month."Other people look at the skies to eat, in this industry we rely on tournaments. The best way to prove ourselves is to win tournaments and get prize money." Sansheng said, "If you don't try hard, other people are trying hard, and there is only one champion, you can only get results if you try harder than everyone else."Playing professionally is a very tough road, and sometimes you will feel very helpless. The time which made Sansheng feel the worst was in 2009. Back then, Chongqing had a Dota tournament, and because the organization didn't arrange any places for them to stay, he carried the cotton wadding from his home to the place, and he could only sleep at internet cafes. At that tournament, Sansheng's team won the tournament, and everyone on the team could get 80k in prize winnings, but who knew the boss would run away. He could only carry the cotton wadding back home."Playing in professional gaming tournaments is like taking an exam in high school. First you start playing in small internet cafes, slowly become semi-pro, and only when you make a name for yourself can you be seen by other gamers." Sansheng says, going through diligent practice daily, he was able to produce fairly good results. From 2009 and onwards, he would win many titles every year, for example he was the Changsha's PCGA Opening Tournament Champion in 2009, Shanghai's 英伟达游戏群英汇 Tournament Champion in 2010, Malaysia's IPDC tournament Champion in 2011 etc. At the same time, because of Sansheng's outstanding skill, he was invited to well known teams such as CCM, iG, Tongfu in succession. His salary also rose from the original 1300 to almost 10k today.Sansheng, who is making money is very thoughtful to his mother. Ms.Wang told journalists: "Sansheng has given me 1000 per month for living expenses ever since he was 21, in these 4 years it's never stopped. Every time he goes out to compete, he is reluctant to buy clothes, and instead only buys a lot of local supplements for me.""This time competing in Seattle, opponents are the home team, so it's hard to avoid being disturbed while competing." It still lingers in Sansheng's mind as he recalls the tournament a few days ago, "Offline events test the person, as it's not easy to lower the effect the environment has on you. During group stages there was a problem with our condition, we consecutively lost many games, and was on the verge of being eliminated. At that time our team members' mentality dropped a lot, and we were very nervous. The whole day we couldn't even take a bite of our food. Afterwards, we were able to adjust our mentality in time, and we gradually played better and better all the way until we won the championship."Sansheng jokingly said to journalists: "During the tournament the most memorable moment was walking into Key Arena for our winners bracket match against the American EG, at that moment everyone was yelling out EG! EG! USA! USA! Even though we were in sound proof booths, we could still feel it, and it's hard to avoid it affecting your morale. So in that moment I could only yell out CHINA in my heart~!""When I held the Aegis, I thought of my mom and sister, the two most important people in my life." Sansheng says, "This championship, after subtracting American taxes, everyone gets just about 4 million. I will buy my mom a new house in HuaiHua, buy my sister a new car, and the rest I'll put into savings."When a journalist asked if he went and "celebrated" the night of the win, Sansheng could only teasingly say: "No, after the competition I was dead tired, I just ate some fried rice and went to sleep."Sansheng and his teammates' success caused a lot of inspiration among gamers. At internet cafes, it's hard to avoid hearing the burdens and regrets of amateur gamers: "If it wasn't because my family stopped me, I might've already become a champion in esports." But in reality, a group of people at internet cafes playing games to kill time and true professional gamers are a world of difference. As Sansheng sees it, playing professionally is very "dangerous"."If you don't have enough interest in the game you cannot persevere." Sansheng tells journalists, "You think it's really fun playing at internet cafes as entertainment, but if you persist and play 10 hours each day, keep it up for a few years and you'll want to throw up when you see a computer. Also everyday you have set practice plans, for example creating strategies, basic mechanics to practicing with other teams etc. Living in a team house is very out of the ordinary. There's 5 people squished in a 70 or so square meter house, we sleep at 2-3am every day, we wake up around noon, in the afternoon we practice strategies against other teams, analyze strategies, discuss lineups, and usually we play 2 BO3s in one afternoon. Sometimes the ideas of the 5 members might clash, or during practice we might not play well resulting in conflicts, and because of this we'll constantly argue. Most of the time when we argue we would go to a karaoke bar to relax, adjust our mentality, and continue practicing when we get home."Sansheng believes that esports is a profession for the young, the peak's of a gamer's performance is very short, and the life of a progamer is only around 5 years, because "energy and reaction time will decrease as one gets older, and during tournaments, often a tenth of a second can decide if a match is won or lost."The 25-year old Sansheng of today is also at a "retirement" age. As for the future, Sansheng says he won't retire immediately, he will definitely go to TI5, later on he'll consider becoming a commentator or esports host.---Original is here “拿梦想当赌注 我怎么舍得输” -ZSMJ