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Who is LiL Poison
Born May 6th 1998 Victor De Leon III a.k.a LiL Poison, is the Youngest Professional Gamer in the World. His face has been broadcasted to millions and his exposure continues to grow through television, online and published media. He started video gaming at the age of two years old. LiL Poison started competing at the age of 4 years old at a local New York Halo Tournament. At the age of six MLG recruiters signed LiL Poison as a Pro Gamer and officially made LiL Poison the youngest signed professional gamer in the world. At 7 years old LiL Poison proved to the world that his title of, professional gamer wasn’t just a fluke. At the largest free-for-all competition ever held, he placed 2nd out of 550 other contestants, losing only to his Uncle and mentor, Poison. At the age of 9 years old LiL Poison competed in a one versus one Boost Mobile Challenge and qualified for the Championships in Las Vegas. He entered the event seated 1st place out of over 3500 gamers. He placed 3rd place overall. Besides the Boost Challenge LiL Poison has participated in three one verses one challenges in 2007 and was unbeaten at every event in which over 200 challengers participated.
LiL Poison has appeared on many respectable media including:
The New York Times – Front Page
The Wall Street Journal – Front Page
The NY Post
60 Minutes News – Two different segments
Latina Magazine – Top 20 Latino of 2007
And many more which you can review on his website http://www.lilpoison.com One of LiL Poisons biggest accomplishments is being featured in the Guinness World Record Book 2008 and the Guinness Gaming Edition 2008. He is titled the Youngest Pro Gamer known in the World.H
LiL Poison’s Documentary Massive productions, is currently producing a full-length documentary on LiL Poison, intended for theatrical release and due out early next year. Please contact bethearl@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more about the project or if you're looking to obtain game play footage for broadcast.
External links
- LilPoison.com - The Official Site Of LiL Poison
- He’s 9 Years Old and a Video-Game Circuit Star New York Times, June 7, 2007
- Game boy, 8, sells skill for thousands Daily Telegraph
- Young pro video gamers grossing six-figures as industry spikes The Mercury News
- The highest level: Video gaming pros take next big step: to televised league and tournament play Rocky Mountain News
- Transcript: Game Wars 60 Minutes


