Team SoloMid's Myth Addresses Concerns With His Nerves at Ninja Vegas '18

Ninja Vegas '18 was the first of its kind, as the partnership between Tyler "Ninja" Belvins and the Esports Arena Las Vegas created the largest competitive Fortnite Battle Royale event the esports community has ever seen. Streamed live on Ninja's Twitch channel, the event at one point was watched by 680,000 concurrent viewers, which broke Ninja's old Twitch record of 635,000 viewers he attained by playing with Drake, who all tuned into see which players would be able to take claim the $2,5000 prize for each match and the $2,5000 bounty that was on the popular streamer's head each game.

Also competing in the event was Team SoloMid's Ali "Myth" Kabbani who is a Fortnite superstar in his own right. Considered to be one of the very best builders the game has to offer, many were anxiously awaiting to see Myth go up head to head against Ninja in a matchup of epic proportions. However, the talented player for Team SoloMid did not have the best showing at Ninja Vegas '18 and was the victim of a few early eliminations. Critics of the player cited that nerves from playing on the live stage and the massive number of viewers affected Myth and led to his poor performance. This led the popular Fortnite competitor to address the issue via Twitter. 

I really wanna emphasize that this event wasn't all that serious like a lot of you guys are making it seem. It was a really fun time, for a really good cause, hosted by really good people. Keep believing.

— Myth (@TSM_Myth) April 22, 2018

Citing that the event was not as serious as many members of the community have made it out to be, Myth stated that he was not phased by the environment or all of the eyes watching and that he was perfectly fine after the first match.

With Fortnite and its competitive scene only continuing to rise in popularity, there will no doubt be many more events in the future where fans will be able to see Myth compete and put on a much stronger performance. 

Interested in more Ninja Vegas '18 coverage? Check out our full recap of the monumentous Fortnite Battle Royale event.  

(cover photo courtesy of Team SoloMid)