SPREADING HIS WINGS
Barely more than a year after he first encountered the game, Nand Torfs was crowned X-Wing world champion. The Belgian pro looks back on his journey and explains why he wants money and competitive gaming to stay separate
In the summer of 2015, Nand Torfs played his first game of X-Wing with his nephew and friend. Instantly, the Star Wars dogfighting hit took a hold on him; that November, the Belgian gamer sat down to follow the fourth annual world championship. It made an impression.
“I really wanted to go into competitive play,” he recounts now.
“I had to look for a community, because there were the three of us – if you play with only one or two other persons you’ll have had enough of it after a while, because you’re always playing the same list against the same guy. I found a community and there I could play against other people and play tournaments as well.”