TOP GAMER graduates cum laude

Written by: CPUT Marketing and Communications Department

South African ever to qualify

The 24-year-old, who hails from Uitsig, graduated to loud applause this morning with an Advanced Diploma in Accountancy, which he passed cum laude

What makes the day even more special for Bianchi is that he is also jetting off to London where he will compete in the FIFA Team Of The Season (TOTS) Cup. It was only through a visa delay that he was able to attend his graduation.

“I’m very honoured and grateful to be here. It’s a momentous occasion and I always wanted to celebrate it, especially after the difficult Covid period,” he said.

Bianchi said that as a teenager his entire focus was on football as he realised that the sport was an opportunity for him to grow outside of his surroundings. As he got older, he began to realise that his football dreams might not materialise as he was starting to feel the strain of injuries and the impact on his education. While he had “had numerous club offers coming in” he was also starting to discover the world of competitive FIFA online.

He said his PlayStation allowed him to become immersed in the world of FIFA and he started to realise he was extremely good at the game.

Bianchi began to compete in regular competitions around the country and he was noticed by one of South Africa’s biggest gaming organisations, Goliath Gaming, He was soon signed to the professional team and went on to claim a multitude of firsts for a South African FIFA player. But he never neglected his studies dedicated Mondays to Thursdays to his studies and weekends to gaming.