Luu posing for a selfie with his fighter of choice, Jack-7. “Now more than ever over the last couple years, I’ve realized that if your mind feels right, your body is going to play right,” Luu says. It’s perfect for gamers who need the endurance to manage long bouts of intense competition. Soma NPT might have required a person to repeat a simple exercise for 10, 15, or even 60 minutes at a time, but it’s gamified so that you’ll keep going to earn a top score. They put a huge strain on your brain so you can withstand more.” “It’s like weightlifting for your brain, in that you lift heavier to increase the maximum you can lift. “There’s this app that focuses on your mental endurance,” Luu says of the app called Soma NPT (Neuro Performance Tech) the experts introduced him to. "If your mind feels right, your body is going to play right." He also credits some of his recent success to progressive strategies that come right out of Red Bull’s High Performance Center, where experts help Red Bull-sponsored athletes train using cutting-edge science and technology. In November, he came in first place at the DreamHack 2019 tournament in Atlanta, where he still lives. Thanks to a supportive father at an early age and years of dedication, he’s now one of the top Tekken 7 players in the world with a sponsorship from Red Bull. “Without him, I wouldn’t be doing this at all.” “Even nowadays, he’ll watch tournaments and text me during competition,” Luu says. Luu’s father, a real estate agent with somewhat flexible hours, would schlep him from Atlanta to Miami or Houston to compete. “This was during a time when parents were not being very supportive of kids playing games.” “My dad was there at my first tournament, and he was super proud,” says Luu, now 28. Long before the explosion of esports, where a 16-year-old can take home $3 million from a Fortnite tournament, Hoa’s father, Nhut Luu, encouraged his passion. Luu’s talent playing video games has long defied expectations.Īlso read: Why ‘Tekken 7’ is surging in popularity, according to “The Chosen One” In his first tournament against 15 other teenagers and adults, he placed second. “I was just a kid who wanted to beat the older guys at the arcade so they could make fun of each other for losing to me,” Luu tells Inverse. They still call him Anakin in the esports scene around Tekken 7. Group B matches - 8pm to 12.30am CEST/7pm to 11.They used to call Hoa Luu things like “The Chosen One” and “Anakin” because of the incredible Tekken skills he put on display at the Challengers arcade at the North Dekalb Mall, five minutes from his house in northeastern Atlanta.Group A matches - 8pm to 12.30am CEST/7pm to 11.30pm BST (9pm to 5am BST on GINX Esports TV).
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You can also watch the first three days of the event through the GINX Esports TV channel starting at 9pm BST. The event will be streamed at this time on the WePlay Twitch channel. The action kicks off on Thursday 8th April at 8pm CEST/7pm BST with the Group A matches. What is the schedule and how can I watch it?
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