46 years old and still going strong though he’s not the only one
There’s a prevailing myth that eSports are a young person’s career where you’re considered over the hill once you reach your mid 20’s, but that’s not really the case when it comes to the fighting game community.
Bruce “FW|GamerBee” Hsiang made a few waves this week when he announced he had signed on with the big Taiwanese eSports team Flash Wolves, and some were surprised by his age.
Dexerto wrote up a report following the reveal claiming that Gamerbee is the oldest signed eSports competitor in the world in any genre at 46 years old, which is technically true but also not in a way.
The former Evo finalist responded to the story stating that Japanese Street Fighter pro FAV|Sako is right up there with him.
“Thanks @Dexerto for the post, actually @sakonoko from Japan also 46 years old(I am only 1 day older than him so not big difference), we both still fighting for our passion, imagine how funny if we met each other in the tournament now lol.”
Thanks @Dexerto for the post, actually @sakonoko from Japan also 46 years old(I am only 1 day older than him so not big difference), we both still fighting for our passion, imagine how funny if we met each other in the touranment now lol. https://t.co/QkikhFCNhY
— Bruce Hsiang ゲマビ (@GamerBeeTW) April 16, 2025
Gamerbee has been competing in fighting games for almost three decades now, but he really rose to prominence when he reached the grand finals at Evo 2015 in Street Fighter 4 when he was already 36 years old.
While he’s not found the same level of success in Street Fighter 6 yet, Hsiang has not lost his will and love for competing and remains one of Taiwain’s best players after all this time.
Gamerbee is not the only one battling the passage of time to stay in the game either considering Street Fighter 3: Third Strike sensation Hayao is 42 and still able to do the splits.
BST|Daigo Umehara is also 43 years old and recently announced he’s dedicating himself full time to compete at a high level again and put his streaming career in the backseat for a while.
Momochi is 39, Kazunoko is 37 now, GO1 is 37, CR|Dogura is 37, MOV is 39 and Rohto|Tokido is 39 too, and they’re all showing no signs of slowing down.
There’s plenty more examples looking around the FGC to show that at least in our genre, age really is just a number.
Source: Event Hubs
