![]() ![]() "SonicFox has a calculated-maniac play style in my opinion," Commandeur said. Before that loss, he had won three consecutive EVO championships. At EVO 2017, he was upset by Tim "Honeybee" Commandeur, who lost to Walker in the final. ![]() He went undefeated for over a year between 20. Persona aside, McLean earns plenty of notice for his play. I do what I want to do he does what he wants to do as far as his brand and persona and people love that." If that’s what he wants to do, then that’s what he wants to do. "That’s just always been sonic’s style," Walker said. "That’s great I don’t say anything bad about it. He sports a neon blue fox hat while playing and a full mascotlike helmet while roaming competition venues. On weekends, McLean competes in tournaments across the country as SonicFox, a character he created for himself that identifies as a furry and is part of a community of fans of anthropomorphic fictional characters. Now 20, the Townsend native is a student at New York Institute of Technology, where he is majoring in computer science with dreams of becoming a video game designer. McLean has made over $450,000 in tournaments, according to, since the first time he entered a competition at 13. In comparison, baseball, America's pastime, drew 19 million viewers on average for each of the seven games of last year's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Newzoo projects that the total audience will rise to 380 million viewers this year.Īctivate, a technology consulting firm, estimates that by 2020, 70 million people will watch an esports final. Through live in-person competitions and online streaming, esports has quickly grown into a $906 million industry, according to Newzoo, the self-proclaimed leader in esports research. In this case, the action is happening right in front of them. The scene and the accompanying fervor resemble large watch parties like those on the lawn at Wimbledon or in the home countries of World Cup teams. In major competitions, players are positioned on a stage with the game projected on large screens behind them. The Delawareans are two of the biggest stars in the burgeoning world of esports, an international phenomenon in which players compete in video game tournaments for lucrative cash payouts. "The commentators that watch the game are like, 'What is in Delaware to have two of the game's best players in the world?'" Walker said. His main challenger? Another Delawarean, Townsend's Dominique "SonicFox" McLean. Walker's wins at EVO and E-League vaulted him into the conversation for the best fighting game player in the world. He went on to win the E-League championship for the same game, which netted him $150,000 - the most prize money he's ever earned in a single competition and the most money ever awarded for an "Injustice 2" tournament. The win was the start of a hot streak for Walker, a 19-year-old Lewes native. ![]()
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