When Pawat Ampaporn began playing League Of Legends at the age of 15, the thought of becoming a professional, internationally-recognised player never even occurred to him. Like most boys his age, Pawat was content with just playing the game for fun, unaware that it would eventually become his gateway to fame.
The Bangkok Titans, Pawat's team, is owned by game publisher Garena. They are an e-sports team for the multiplayer online battle-arena game (or MOBA for short) League Of Legends, where teams compete to destroy the other side's bases. Formed in 2012, the team is currently recognised as the undisputed champion of Thailand's League Of Legends scene, placing first in every single Thailand-based competition they have ever competed in and raking in combined earnings of over 1 million baht from their victories over the past two years.