From the qualifying event, Bamford and Jace earned $20,000 in prize money. He’d previously been playing in Fortnite tournaments for years, winning thousands of dollars in prize money.

But Source wasn’t thinking to go pro initially. As it typically goes with many youngsters these days, Fortnite was just a fun online video game he picked up when he was in fifth grade.

Morgan 'RepulseGod' Bamford faced a lifetime ban from Fortnite tournaments after being caught cheating by sharing his account to qualify for the FNCS Grand Finals. Epic Games enforced severe ...