Local teen signs with professional esports organisation

Fifteen-year-old Kai van der Riet, a learner at Generation Schools Hermanus, recently signed as a professional Fortnite player with national esports organisation, The Punishers.

Founded by Bruce Wallett (Gogadad) and co-owned by Isabel de Sousa, the esports team is managed by one of South Africa's first big names in Fortnite, James ‘Hutchie OG’ Hutcheson.

Fifteen-year-old Kai van der Riet from Generation Schools Hermanus is an up-and-coming local Fortnite player who recently signed with The Punishers, a South African esport organisation.

PHOTO: Barbara Hayn

Kai’s esports journey took off in 2019 when he started playing competitively, his first major tournament being the Schools Cup which was held in Johannesburg.

This year, Kai continued honing his Fortnite skills and earned enough in tournament winnings to buy himself a new gaming computer. Kai’s future plans are to complete his IGCSEs at Generation School, and then to attend university to study computer science.

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