How I became the three time 2008, 2009 & 2010 ghanian videogame world champion

Written by Crazy_Desire

The first championship - December 2008

I think the problem that you have is that how did I win three videogame championships in Ghana when I live in the United Kingdom. Lads, I've expressed to you that I am chocolate man, a golden chocolate man. If y'all don't understand what that means, it means I'm not white and I'm an ethnic. Anyways, the second question you lot have is how did I win a videogame championship at 10 years old? Well, stick around and you will find out.

It all started in September 2008, when I was in school, and the school informed me of an exchange program with a school in Tamale, Ghana. This trip would involve a 6 week trip to Ghana where we will learn about the Ghana culture and basically study in this Ghana school and have a Ghanian buddy there. At first, I was very scared and did not want to go, but my parents found out when they received mail from the school. I misbehaved and was very ungrateful (like Sebastian) in my life and my parents saw an opportunity to show me the real world, and how fortunate I am I live in a rich place and I get food, water, and shelter everyday. Since the trip was relativity cheap (£150 flights) due to some random fund the school obtained. My parents forced me to go Ghana that December. 

December arrived and my parents packed my luggage to the max and me and 13 other school kids in my year went. I vividly remember the airport where me and 2 other kids got lost lol. I thought I was fricked and gonna die. I don't know why I thought that, I was a stupid kid. Anyways, we arrived in a Ghana airport and we took buses to Tamale. Ghana was so fricking hot, the first few days where unbearable. The first day was just settling in, and the second day was just visiting local markets etc. The third day we went to the exchange school and my exchange partner was some kid named Kofi. Kofi was a nice guy, he could speak decent english and we got along well

I'll skip a lot of the Ghana trip but eventually, Kofi told me about the under 11's videogame tourney happening in the city.  The entry fee was just a measly 20 Ghanian Cedi so I and Kofi decided to participate. I remember it was some random blue and white building to the west of the river and it was packed full of people. The games on display were relatively old GameCube, Gameboy, and ps2 games. Stuff like street fighter, leapfrog, Pacman, tetris and halo 3 were the main videogames. I had to face 5 opponents. 

My first opponent was so bad, I'm not going to lie. The game was mario kart and I absolutely slapped him easy. I don't even know why he was in the tourney. I won't go through all the games, so I'll get to the finals. Kofi got knocked out the 3rd round, so he was backing me. I was playing against some skinny tall guy with glasses. I did what I had to, and I sniped that fucker in halo 3. Man put out a good fight, but geeks arent gonna beat god's favorites like me. I was offically the under 11's video game world champion.

The second championship - January 2009

After me and Kofi had a massive party after my win, he genuinely couldn't believe I won. I told him I've naturally been good at videogames and he said to me "bro you're more than good, you're a professional". A few days later, Kofi told me about the under 16's tournament that was being held soon as they host the different age brackets and genres at different times during November and March.  My birthday was in a few days, so I would be able to qualify for this tourney. I said yes of course and I couldn't disappoint Kofi.  I instantly went and signed up for the championship.

This tournament was like no other challenge I've ever faced. Legitamitely the hardest tourney I've done in my life. Some of my opponents where 4 years older than me! Kofi let me use his ps2 to practice for the tourney cause boi I needed it! I spend hours upon hours practising until the big day arrived. Obviously I won't go over each game since I don't want to write a whole story. 

So basically I made it to the finals, after defeating a 15 year old in Call of Duty in the semi finals. That guy was a giant big black man, and I had to use my whole brain to defeat him. I narrowly won against him. I had sweat all over me. I made it this far, I had to finish the deed and win the finals. My opponent was yet another skinny large guy with glasses. This one wore a polo shit and was 13 I believe. We played tetris for the final game, and I'm not gonna lie, I was praticing tetris with Kofi lol and I managed to win easily. I think I was the only sweat in the tournament. I had won my second videogame championship! Too Easy!

Unfortunately, this was 2 days before I had to leave Ghana and go back home. I cried and I let Kofi keep my trophies as I sign of friendship. We lied to his parents, saying Kofi won just to make his parents proud lol. African parents are hard to please and they didn't give a shit. They just wanted them good school results. So I left Ghana happily.

The third championship - March 2010

It had been over a year since I went to Ghana and I missed it.  I missed the delicious Ghanaian Kɔkɔ a y'atoto and the tilapia, they are absolutely banging. My parents were looking at a holiday destination and I begged them to go to Ghana. I pleaded. They wanted to go Egypt but they caved in since I was so desperate. We backed our bags for 3 weeks and went back to Ghana. Hurray!

I met up with Kofi again, only for a bit as we werent living in the same city and I only met Kofi for a few days. He told me about going to another tourney in Kumasi where I would be in a few days. Kofi couldn't be with me but he begged me to do it. He said it would mean a lot if I participated. I didnt want to, but I agreed to do it. I was already the two-time champ, no need to go for a third, but I had to for Kofi.

We got to Kumasi and the next day I signed up for the under 16's videogame championship. I won't bother talking about the qualifiers and just the final. I'll be honest, without Kofi, I started to feel pressure. It was so weird. But everytime I was struggling in a game, I closed my eyes and imagined Kofi crying when I told him I lost. I couldn't lose. I got to the fricking final with my dragonball Z powers. Me and my opponent where gonna play fifa 10 for the championship. 

Luckily both me and my opponent never played fifa before, and the game was an absolute shit show. Literally 0-0 with extra time and all the way to penalties. Everytime I had to shoot, I would close my eyes and think what would Kofi says. I MANAGED TO WIN 3-2 PENS. I HAD DONE IT. I WAS THE THREE TIME WORLD CHAMP! You already know how kofi felt when I told him over the phone! Enough now, get outta here lads ;) 

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