Lil Poison
{{Short description|American professional esports player}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox Pro Gaming player
| ID = Lil Poison
| name = Victor De Leon III
| logo =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|05|06}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| team =
| leagues = Major League Gaming
| games = Halo series
}}
Victor De Leon III (born May 6, 1998), also known as Lil Poison, is a former professional Halo player. He is recognized by Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest professional video game player.
Career
At age 5, De Leon entered the Major League Games for Halo and finished in the top 64 players internationally.{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Bruce |title=He's 9 Years Old and a Video-Game Circuit Star |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/nyregion/07gamer.html |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=June 7, 2007}} At the age of six, De Leon became the youngest pro gamer after signing with Major League Gaming (MLG);{{cite news |title=The New Videogame Wizards |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/01/28/rock-band-xbox-technology-personal-videogames.html?sh=7f58d79e4763 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=Forbes |date=January 28, 2010}} however, MLG CEO Matthew Bromberg noted that De Leon was not technically a professional gamer, by the league's definition, as he was not a high enough rank and was not old enough. At the age of seven, he placed second, behind his uncle, at a Halo tournament in Chicago consisting of more than 550 contestants.
Filmography
The HBO Latino Film Festival premiered Lil Poison, a documentary film filmed and directed by Beth Earl of Massive Productions. The film is about the life of De Leon and how he started and continues video gaming around the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2010/08/lil-poison-review-to-the-victo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923200743if_/https://www.ifc.com/2010/08/lil-poison-review-to-the-victo |archive-date=September 23, 2020|publisher=IFC|title="Lil poison": To The Victor Go The Spoils|last=Narcisse|first=Evan|date=2010-08-04}}
Personal life
De Leon was born on May 6, 1998.{{cite web |title=Youngest professional videogamer |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/youngest-person-to-be-a-professional-video-gamer |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=May 10, 2021}} He began playing video games at two years old and was mentored by his father Victor DeLeon, Jr. and uncle Gabriel De Leon.
References
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External links
- [http://www.lilpoison.com LilPoison.com]
- [https://twitch.tv/the_real_lil_poison/ Lil Poison Streaming on Twitch]
{{Professional Halo competition}}
Never placed pro in 4s
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Category:People from Long Island
Category:American esports players
Category:Halo (franchise) players
Category:American people of Dominican Republic descent
Category:American people of Italian descent
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