Mount Kenya Region E-sports Champions Crowned at Blaze Tournament

Brian D’anga Blaze mentor and professional gamer present a dummy cheque of fifty thousand to Mount Kenya region Winner blaze gamer Patrick Komu at The Meru National Polythenic Blaze creation camp.

Patrick Komu from Nyeri has been crowned the Mt.Kenya region champion after beating Morgan Njagi from Meru in a hotly contested FIFA 19 match at the BLAZE E-Sports regional finals that was held at the Meru National Polytechnic.

The Mountain regional finals attracted over 120 young gamers from as far as Nyeri, Kirinyaga, and Embu Counties. The tournament, which is a new addition to the BLAZE Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) platform, seeks to empower youth to regard E-Sports as a career.

“I am thrilled to be the regional champion of the BLAZE E-Sports Tournament. It was tough, but good preparation and determination earned me the victory. I want to hone my skills by competing in more tournaments and possibly make a career out of E-Sports,” said the 23 years old Patrick Njagi.

The tournament, which was a culmination of the BYOB Meru creation camp, saw Morgan Njagi and Benson Mwangi all from Meru settling for second and third place respectively. A KES 100,000 Prize Pool saw the top 3 taking home KES 50,000, 30,000 and 20,000 respectively.