E-sports: From insurance agent to full-time live streamer, Singapore gamer eyes spot in M2 World C'ship grand final

His e-sports team RSG are in Group A and kick off their campaign on Monday

Ho "SynC" Ee Hong sees live streaming as a way to hone his skills as he can spend nine to 10 hours playing MLBB daily. ST PHOTO: JOEL CHAN
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SINGAPORE - Over three years ago, Ho "SynC" Ee Hong had been working as an insurance agent for six months when he was thrown what seemed like a perfect lifeline to haul himself out of a job that he disliked.

After emerging champions in 2017 with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) team IDNS SG in the inaugural MLBB Professional League (MPL) MYSG for Malaysia and Singapore teams, Ho was offered the chance to do live streaming full-time.

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