{"id":9001,"date":"2022-10-24T21:26:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T21:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/24\/from-his-hospital-bed-this-young-valorant-player-demolished-the-opposing-team\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T21:26:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T21:26:47","slug":"from-his-hospital-bed-this-young-valorant-player-demolished-the-opposing-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/24\/from-his-hospital-bed-this-young-valorant-player-demolished-the-opposing-team\/","title":{"rendered":"From his hospital bed, this young Valorant player demolished the opposing team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hockey players are notoriously tough. Whether it’s getting stitched<\/a> up between periods so they can get back on the ice or pulling their own teeth out with their bare hands after eating a high stick, they have a well-deserved reputation for playing through just about anything. Based on a recent performance by Valorant collegiate player Nishil Shah, we might soon have to start according the same respect to esports players.<\/p>\n

Shah plays varsity esports for Old Dominion University<\/a> in Norfolk, Virginia. But on the cusp of his first College Valorant<\/a> match (CVal), a medical emergency sent him to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The opposing team refused to reschedule the match, according to a tweet<\/a> from esports reporter Jake Lucky, and so the ODU team agreed to go ahead, with Shah playing from his hospital bed\u2014and they won the best-of-three contest in dominant fashion, 2-0.<\/p>\n

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When u got to play ur first cval match from the hospital but we take the W. @ODU_Esports @JakeSucky pic.twitter.com\/Hx0i7224oDOctober 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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Shah’s accomplishment quickly came to the attention of several esports pros, who congratulated him for his effort and the outcome. “What a gamer, glad he’s all good now,” Skyler “Relyks” Weaver tweeted<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But imagine refusing to reschedule over a medical emergency and then still losing 13-1 and 13-3.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Riot Games also took notice, and awarded Shah a gun buddy (a cosmetic accessory) and some Valorant points for his effort.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Riot Games (via Twitter))<\/span><\/p>\n

Playing from the confines of a hospital bed wasn’t the only challenge facing Shah in his match. He said on Twitter that he was playing “on 60 fps with so much packet loss<\/a>,” and that his mouse pad\u2014which you can see in the picture\u2014is his sister’s laptop cover<\/a>. He also had to take a break mid-match, so the medical staff could “put some shots in me real quick.” That’s hardcore.<\/p>\n

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Probably the sickest player comms of all timeMid series from his hospital bed, Collegiate Valorant player @nishil08 needed a 5 minute break after a 13-1 stomp to “get some shots” in him and an IV change \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/l4idLt0sISOctober 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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As for the team they beat\u2014West Virginia Wesleyan College\u2014one of Shah’s teammates said they’re “getting a lot of hate for not rescheduling,” but didn’t appear to harbor any hard feelings\u2014which I suppose is easier to do after you’ve come out on top.<\/p>\n

“I feel bad for all the backlash they are getting on Twitter,” Mitch tweeted<\/a>. “We beat them convincingly and that should be enough imo.”<\/p>\n

For its part, WVWC tweeted a GG after the match, which\u2014not unsurprisingly\u2014was not as well received.<\/p>\n

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NISHIL OWNS YOU pic.twitter.com\/psMX81qNWMOctober 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nishil, by the way, has apparently recovered: Another teammate, Nick, said on Twitter<\/a> that “he is fine now.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]From his hospital bed, this young Valorant player demolished the opposing team<\/p>\n

Hockey players are notoriously tough. Whether it’s getting stitched<\/a> up between periods so they can get back on the ice or pulling their own teeth out with their bare hands after eating a high stick, they have a well-deserved reputation for playing through just about anything. Based on a recent performance by Valorant collegiate player Nishil Shah, we might soon have to start according the same respect to esports players.<\/p>\n

Shah plays varsity esports for Old Dominion University<\/a> in Norfolk, Virginia. But on the cusp of his first College Valorant<\/a> match (CVal), a medical emergency sent him to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The opposing team refused to reschedule the match, according to a tweet<\/a> from esports reporter Jake Lucky, and so the ODU team agreed to go ahead, with Shah playing from his hospital bed\u2014and they won the best-of-three contest in dominant fashion, 2-0.<\/p>\n

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When u got to play ur first cval match from the hospital but we take the W. @ODU_Esports @JakeSucky pic.twitter.com\/Hx0i7224oDOctober 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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Shah’s accomplishment quickly came to the attention of several esports pros, who congratulated him for his effort and the outcome. “What a gamer, glad he’s all good now,” Skyler “Relyks” Weaver tweeted<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But imagine refusing to reschedule over a medical emergency and then still losing 13-1 and 13-3.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Riot Games also took notice, and awarded Shah a gun buddy (a cosmetic accessory) and some Valorant points for his effort.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Riot Games (via Twitter))<\/span><\/p>\n

Playing from the confines of a hospital bed wasn’t the only challenge facing Shah in his match. He said on Twitter that he was playing “on 60 fps with so much packet loss<\/a>,” and that his mouse pad\u2014which you can see in the picture\u2014is his sister’s laptop cover<\/a>. He also had to take a break mid-match, so the medical staff could “put some shots in me real quick.” That’s hardcore.<\/p>\n

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Probably the sickest player comms of all timeMid series from his hospital bed, Collegiate Valorant player @nishil08 needed a 5 minute break after a 13-1 stomp to “get some shots” in him and an IV change \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/l4idLt0sISOctober 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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As for the team they beat\u2014West Virginia Wesleyan College\u2014one of Shah’s teammates said they’re “getting a lot of hate for not rescheduling,” but didn’t appear to harbor any hard feelings\u2014which I suppose is easier to do after you’ve come out on top.<\/p>\n

“I feel bad for all the backlash they are getting on Twitter,” Mitch tweeted<\/a>. “We beat them convincingly and that should be enough imo.”<\/p>\n

For its part, WVWC tweeted a GG after the match, which\u2014not unsurprisingly\u2014was not as well received.<\/p>\n

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NISHIL OWNS YOU pic.twitter.com\/psMX81qNWMOctober 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nishil, by the way, has apparently recovered: Another teammate, Nick, said on Twitter<\/a> that “he is fine now.”<\/p>\n

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