Lil Poison
Victor De Leon III (Lil Poison) | |
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Lil Poison | |
Status | Active |
Date of birth | May 6, 1998 |
Hometown | Long Island, New York |
Nationality | United States |
Current team | Independent |
Organizer | Victor De Leon II |
Games |
Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Call of Duty Halo Reach |
Official website |
Victor De Leon III aka Lil Poison is a professional electronic sports player. He is recognized by Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest professional video game player. Born on May 6, 1998 in Long Island, New York, Lil Poison became the youngest pro gamer at the age of 6 years old when a gaming league signed him as a professional gamer. Lil Poison is enrolled in the 2008, 2009, 2010 Guinness Book of World Records and the Guinness Book of World Records Gamer's Edition.
Lil Poison's game of choice is Halo but has competed for the following games:
- Which include national leagues, local events, and challenges. Lil Poison has appeared in media appearances such as 60 Minutes, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Latina, G4Tv, Nickelodeon, Mickey and many more.
The HBO Latino Film Festival premiered Lil Poison, a documentary film filmed and directed by Beth Earl (Massive Productions). The film is about the life of Victor De Leon III (aka Lil Poison) in how he started and continues video gaming around the country as well as his family and personal life.
References
LilPoison.com
Guinness Book of World Records Gamers Edition
First News London
NY Times
G4Tv
MSNBC
HBO Latino Film Festival