Thabo “Yvng Savage” Moloi seen during a shoot in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 17, 2020. // Mpumelelo Macu/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202007240084 // Usage for editorial use only //
Unfold to feature rising esports star Thabo ‘Yvng Savage’ Moloi
Unfold, featuring VS Gaming Festival 2018 FIFA champion and Africa’s first Red Bull pro-gamer esports Athlete, Thabo ‘Yvng Savage’ Moloi is out now.
Thabo “Yvng Savage” Moloi seen during a shoot in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 17, 2020. // Mpumelelo Macu/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202007240084 // Usage for editorial use only //
The Red Bull Media House has released a brand new episode of their esports documentary series, Unfold, featuring VS Gaming Festival 2018 FIFA champion and Africa’s first Red Bull pro-gamer esports Athlete, Thabo ‘Yvng Savage’ Moloi.
Unfold uncovers stories behind some of the biggest names in esports and gaming.
Unfold features Thabo ‘Yvng Savage’ Moloi
In the newest episode of the Unfold series Yvng Savage shares exclusive insights into his incredible journey from learning and practising on a second-hand copy of FIFA to winning his first tournament, at only 16 years of age.
The episode also features interviews with special guests including Goliath Gaming co-founder and team manager, Michele Brondani
“Yvng Savage is passionately waiting to prove himself on the international stage…and I can say with absolute certainty when he does get that chance, he’s going to shock the world,” Brondani says of Moloi.
The Unfold series has previously featured prominent names such as, Nemanja “huNter” Kovač, Tsunehiro “Gachikun” Kanamori and Amer “Miracle-” al-Barkawi.
Insight into the life of an esports pro
Unfold reflects on Moloi’s gruelling training regime leading up to his first competition, where he spent three months in isolation, blocking out friends and family, and delves into how Yvng Savage burst onto the esports scene. After dominating his first-ever competition, the VS Gaming Festival in 2018, Yvng Savage beat an impressive 512 players, solidifying his spot as one of the best up and coming FIFA players in the world. Following his first win, Goliath Gaming spent “a few days after the tournament searching for Yvng Savage on social media and Google, but couldn’t find anything about him.” It wasn’t until Thabo reached out to fellow pro-FIFA player and Goliath Gaming talent, Julio ‘Beast’ Bianchi asking as to why Goliath hadn’t approached him yet, that the impressive youngster was finally signed. The cameras gleaned insights into Yvng Savage’s personal life – his close relationship with his mother, the unfortunate passing of his father at a young age, and consequently becoming the sole provider for his family.
