GamerBee, a Street Fighter veteran who’s been competing for years and years at this point, just got picked up by an org at the age of 46.
The stigma around people aging out of esports after competing for just a few years is slowly starting to go away. And, though games like Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, and other legacy esports have players in their late 20s/early 30s still competing, no esport is like fighting games. This is particularly true in the case of Street Fighter.
Considering Hayao swept the EVO Awards for his Street Fighter: Third Strike run at the age of 42 and Daigo is still actively competing at 43, the old men of the SF community are still holding their own at the top level.
Meanwhile, Flash Wolves have chosen to sign GamerBee, a previous Evo Finalist in Street Fighter IV. He’s been playing for a while, but is still actively travelling to participate in tournaments for Street Fighter 6.
His efforts have been rewarded, with him getting signed at the age of 46. This makes GamerBee the oldest esports pro to ever get signed to a major organization.
GamerBee becomes oldest esports professional at 46
Born in 1979, GamerBee was considered an older guy even when he was one of the absolute best players in the world. He was 36 years old when he made it to the Evo Grand Finals in 2015, and he was one of the most dominant players to ever touch Street Fighter IV.
With him having a podium finish at several majors at the time from Dreamhack to Evo to official Capcom events, GamerBee was on fire. The only players he lost to were absolute all-time greats like Tokido and Daigo.
Now, almost 10 years later, he’s still striving to be the best. GamerBee has officially joined Flash Wolves, Taiwan’s biggest esports organization.
In Taiwan, everyone knows the Flash Wolves when it comes to esports teams. As one of Taiwan’s top esports organizations, they’ve had top players in games like League of Legends, Arena of Valor, and Hearthstone.
They are undoubtedly a representative team in the Taiwanese esports… pic.twitter.com/a2otcEFrwb
— Bruce Hsiang ゲマビ (@GamerBeeTW) April 14, 2025
They’re mainly known for their excellence in mobile esports like Arena of Valor and Honor of Kings these days, but their League of Legends team had a truly legendary couple years in the mid 2010s with some of the best underdog runs in history. Now, GamerBee will be bringing Taiwan back to the global stage with Street Fighter 6.
“I believe that with their support, I can focus more on training and competition, and strive for even greater goals!” GamerBee said in his announcement.
Considering he’s been participating in video game competitions since he was a teenager, the fact that he’s still determined to compete after all this time is unprecedented in esports.
He’s been actively competing in Capcom Pro Tour and other events to this day for Street Fighter 6, falling just short of qualifying for global events and narrowly losing to strong players like Oil King, Chris Wong, and Xian.
It remains to be seen if GamerBee can have a strong showing in 2025 now that he’s backed by the biggest esports org he’s ever been a part of.
Street Fighter isn’t just ruled by old players, though, the new kids on the block are also making their mark. 15 year-old prodigy Blaz just won $100k at Capcom Cup 11 for his second place finish.
