19-year-old Austrian David “aqua” Wang became World Champion in the online shooter Fortnite in 2019 and pocketed 1.5 million US dollars in prize money. Now he says he is receiving death threats because he slipped up during a stream and insulted a former partner.
This is aqua:
- David Wang (featured image, right) has long been among the international elite in Fortnite, with his shining moment in 2019: He was in top form at the Fortnite World Championship and won the Duo Championship with his partner, Norwegian Emil “Nyhrox” Berquest, winning 1.5 million US dollars in prize money.
- Shortly after that, however, the WM duo fell apart: aqua apparently ditched his Norwegian partner in search of a better gaming companion.
- Even now, the Austrian is again attracting attention for criticizing a former partner.
Streamer insults ex-partner live, didn’t know the stream was on
This is causing a stir: This week a Twitter clip circulated in which Aqua was with other streamers but didn’t realize he was live. In the clip, they discuss playing with Brit Mongraal, a former trio partner of aqua. However, the Austrian says:
“Oh shut up, I just don’t want to play with Mongraal. He sucks. […] I don’t care anymore, he triggered me.”
When others point out that aqua should calm down, as they are currently live streaming, aqua immediately gets nervous. The person who is streaming live should restart the stream and delete the recording.
But it was already too late, the clip was on the internet.
This is how Mongraal reacted: The 17-year-old known for his outbursts Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson reacted surprisingly calmly: He wrote that this is just how the Fortnite scene is. Things always go on behind backs, especially in such friend groups. No one ever tells you anything to your face, insults always come behind your back.
That’s just how it goes: “Please delete the clip, turn off the stream” (via twitter).
Mongraal explained that since leaving his clique in Fortnite, he has been constantly mocked by top players. He is an easy target because he’ll never find out without contacts.
However, he doesn’t care about it all that much anymore. Aqua can now win 3 tournaments in a row with his old trio, Mongraal doesn’t care. He only plays Fortnite now because he gets so many positive messages from fans.
However, people should stop sending hate messages to aqua. That’s a thing between them.
This is what aqua says: He feels the effects of his comments in the stream on Twitter. He says he is receiving “thousands of death threats just because he called someone shit.” For him, these are just outraged fanboys of Mongraal.
Aqua then posts some tweets from people who insult him and urge him to take his own life or die painfully.
The most shocking message shared by the 19-year-old involves death and rape fantasies against the father, mother, and sister of the Austrian – announcing that they will “joyfully fly to Austria” to commit the atrocities.
What’s behind this: Apparently, Mongraal and aqua, along with the player “Noah,” recently planned to compete in Fortnite esports as a trio. However, the trio didn’t seem to work out and quickly dissolved.
The incident shows that the interactions among Fortnite players are immature, even though so much money is at stake in this area. The fans also seem to have no boundaries when someone sins against their “idol.” This is concerning.
For some parents, the high prize money in Fortnite is an incentive to get the best out of their son:
Fortnite instead of school: Father raises son to be a pro-gamer since he was 3
