Mackwood
Gaming Origins
MackWood started playing video games when he was five years old and has been playing Clash of Clans casually since he was in 5th Grade. As he got older, he became a fan of fps games, and played a variety of them over the years, including H1z1, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Arma 3, and Rainbow Six Siege. He began playing Fortnite on October 1, 2017 and has been maining it ever since.
He has been completing high school online since joining TSM. He has also since moved to Ashburn, VA along with Zexrow, BuckeFPS and Kreo in order to take advantage of the 0 ping internet there.
Professional Gaming
He started streaming on Twitch in February 2018, but only really began gaining followers after he managed to come first during the Winter Skirmish in December 2018. This won him a spot with complexity Gaming in January 2019. From then on, he continued to grind with his partner, Schmecked, in the hope of qualifying for the Fortnite World Cup Duo finals.
However, due to poor ping, he decided to switch partners to Calculator midway through the qualifiers and together they managed to qualify. They came 16th in the event, winning themselves $100,000 USD to share. He continued to compete in various tournaments He then left compLexity in August 2019. He then signed with TSM in September 23, 2019.
He remained with TSM until they announced their departure from the competitive Fortnite scene in February 2021. He then joined G2 Esports the following month.
Income
According to his Twitch chat bot, MackWood has around 480 subscribers. This means that his base monthly income should be at least $51,200 USD per month. This excludes further income that he may receive from tiered subscribers, sponsorships, his team salary, advertisements, tips, Twitch cheer bit donations, and tournament winnings. According to EsportsEarnings, he has won over $200,000 USD from various tournaments.
Streaming Hours
He doesn’t have a set schedule.
Quotes
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[In order to improve your gameplay during intense battles,] you just have to stay calm and clear minded. There isn’t much I can really say to help you in these situations but the dumb plays will go away with experience. Just keep scrimming and you will find yourself being able to clutch more.
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I think what separates a good player from a good competitive player is the decision making and communication. You can be very good at the game and destroy people in 1v1's but you will not be able to win games without a brain. Also, two good players can be a duo but if they cannot talk to each other in tense situations they just won't succeed.