How close are elite ranks to pro players?

[HexademusRex]

I was in toughest game I've ever been last night. It was hard to get even one kill. I asked them, if they could win a pro tour, but they were like am I joking right? I think most of the players in the game were elite ranks and me lonely silver there, by a big margin the worst player in that game.

[🐠🍑]

Pro players are the elite of the elite. Consider that.

[Ray Benchmark]

The skill difference between a global elite and a pro is higher than the skill difference between a silver 1 and a global elite.

People can reach global in less than 500 hours of active and serious training, while you need at least 12.000 hours of even more active and way more serious training to be a pro. Just one example: Monesy, a 17 year old guy who went pro recently has more than 16.000 hours.

This video explains it quite well:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fol3VnUJDhQ

[HexademusRex]

Thx... omg... so at higher levels it's not only extremely precise shooter, but also chess... :&

[ewerest]

Pro Players (not all) > Faceit LVL 10 > Global Elite

[Outsider]

Incorrect question. Professional gaming is just different type of playing compared to regular guys.

[Ray Benchmark]

Originally posted by HexademusRex:

Thx... omg... so at higher levels it's not only extremely precise shooter, but also chess... :&

Yes, I suggest you watch the next major tournament.

[cinsoniTe^-]

Originally posted by Ray Benchmark:

17 year old guy who went pro recently has more than 16.000 hours.

To achieve that, he must have had to play almost 3 years 16 hours a day. I kind of doubt that 16000 hours is the actual ingame time.

[Ray Benchmark]

Originally posted by zmeykeN:

Originally posted by Ray Benchmark:

17 year old guy who went pro recently has more than 16.000 hours.

To achieve that, he must have had to play almost 3 years 16 hours a day. I kind of doubt that 16000 hours is the actual ingame time.

How do you come up that he plays only since 3 years?

He plays since he's 9 or so and got full support of his family, was in the navi academy.

Also many pros and those who want to go pro or subtain their level play 10+ hours a day.

[cinsoniTe^-]

Originally posted by Ray Benchmark:

He plays since he's 9 or so and got full support of his family, was in the navi academy.

I was just trying to put 16k hours into perspective, it didn't need to be 3 years for real. Playing for 8 years with that amount still leaves it at 5,7 hours everyday on average. I kinda think it sounds weird for a little kid to be invested this much on a game, when he has barely started school education. But I can imagine that Russian families also need the money, so them pushing him for their own good doesn't seem unlikely either.

[HexademusRex]

I watch the major tours from time to time they're even on tv. But I don't see much difference between the hardest games I have played and those. Maybe that's why I'm so bad and I think everyone cheats lol

[starfishy]

pro players are in an organized team with trained tactics, put 5 random global elites together and train them together on tactic and communication and you got yourself a pro team

[Ray Benchmark]

Originally posted by zmeykeN:

Originally posted by Ray Benchmark:

He plays since he's 9 or so and got full support of his family, was in the navi academy.

I was just trying to put 16k hours into perspective, it didn't need to be 3 years for real. Playing for 8 years with that amount still leaves it at 5,7 hours everyday on average. I kinda think it sounds weird for a little kid to be invested this much on a game, when he has barely started school education. But I can imagine that Russian families also need the money, so them pushing him for their own good doesn't seem unlikely either.

I play CS since 1999 and have 30.000 hours. CSGO as a part of it since 2017 and I have 8k in that alone.

I also play WoW since 2004 and have 30.000 hours in that game aswell.

Next to that I completed my whole education path including university and work in my dream job in a super company. I also play football in clubs since 29 years, at least 2-3 times training and one game per week. I also had beautiful relationships(more than half of the time of my adult life) and have a healthy connection to my family.

Nothing came shortin my life which I regret. I don't go to parties but LAN parties because they actually make fun for me. So it wasn't uncommon flr me to have a football game friday evening and after that went to a LAN til sunday evening, that's nearly 48 hours of non stop playing. I have a lot of energy - and only need 6-7h sleep as I said.

So on average I play like 6-7h per day, statistically, in reality it's not spread up, there are many weeks whereI don'tplay a second from monday til friday but then 48h (with little breaks, usual LAN environment).

And that was all before teenager actually had an accepted profession clled "eSport gamer" who earn millions.

You shouldn't judge anyone based on the playtime as if those have nothing else in their life - sadly some always have to judge others. Imagine I'd judgepeople who non stop party from friday til sundays, puke multiple times becauseof alcohol and ither drugs. That's what most others do. I prefer gaming. Healthier, more positive for the brain and body.

[cinsoniTe^-]

Originally posted by Ray Benchmark:

I like how this is suddenly about you, as if your "path" was identical to what pro players do.

[Ray Benchmark]

Originally posted by zmeykeN:

Originally posted by Ray Benchmark:

I like how this is suddenly about you, as if your "path" was identical to what pro players do.

It was an example but you haven't understood anything. THAT is actually a waste of time.