The young DOTA 2 superstar Syed 'Suma1L' Hassan confirmed on his Twitch.tv stream that he has quit school to continue playing DOTA 2 professionally full time. At only 16 years old he is one of the youngest professional DOTA 2 players in the world. His win at TI5 with his team Evil Geniuses secured him over $1m personally and the record for the youngest International winner.
The manager of Evil Geniuses, Charlie Yang, also confirmed on ask.fm that the Pakistani sensation will definitely be leaving the mainstream education system. He said that himself and the Evil Geniuses organisation had cosulted with Suma1L's parents to make sure they made the best decision.
The EG manager stated: "Rather than him missing chunks of public school in a curriculum that doesn't interest him amongst peers that he can't relate to, we decided that it would be better for him to be in an environment and system that caters to his unique schedule. He will be getting a GED. We do plan on having a private tutor for that".
Suma1L has made his name over the last year as one of the best mid laners in the world, crushing nearly every single matchup he is given. He has stated in numerous interviews that he has real passion and drive for the game. He aims to be the very best in the world and it looks like he is headed straight to the top spot.
With the TI5 win and first place at DAC earlier in 2015, Suma1L is on an incredible run in his newfound American home. Leaving school can only enhance is performance by giving him a proper regimen. We can expect even more big things from the wonder kid going into 2016.