“I’m gay, black, a fury – pretty much everything a Republican hates – and the best esports player of the year, I guess.”
With an acceptance speech like that, it’s no surprise that people might be wondering who Dominique “SonicFox” McLean is. The short answer is that the winner of Best Esports Player at the 2018 Game Awards is an absolute fighting game machine. The four-time EVO champion has destroyed his competition in games like Injustice: God’s Among Us, Mortal Kombat X, and more recently Dragon Ball FighterZ. And he’s done it all while sporting a set of blue ears.
One of the most notable things about SonicFox, compared to other esports champions, is his ability to not only flex into other games but to dominate in them. He also has a tendency to play large character pools or even stick to those often considered weaker like his Joker choice for Injustice 2. At only 20 years old, he’s one of the most successful players of all time, and is commonly believed to currently be the highest-paid fighting game esports champ around.
Source: IGN.com Who Is SonicFox, the esports Champion Who Stole the Show at The Game Awards?