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From Gaming Foe to Pro: 60-Year-Old Mom Becomes Counter-Strike Star
- •Zhong Juanjuan, 60, once pulled her son from internet cafes; now her son cuts the internet to stop her gaming.
- •Known as ‘Auntie Juan’ and ‘Meizhou Gun Grandma,’ she started gaming at 54 and has over 8,000 hours of gameplay.
- •She became a Counter-Strike enthusiast, practicing diligently to improve her aim and reactions.
- •Zhong has played alongside professional Counter-Strike players and even eliminated Team Spirit star Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets in a match.
- •Her hobby transformed into a second career with over 500,000 social media followers and her son now manages her operations.
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Zhong Juanjuan started playing video games in 2020 after retiring at age 54 and developed a passion for Counter-Strike. Known online as "Meizhou Gun Grandma," she accumulated over 8,000 hours of gameplay and built a following of more than 500,000 users through her daily livestreams.
In a 2024 online exhibition match, Zhong played alongside and against prominent Counter-Strike professionals, including Team Spirit star Danil "donk" Kryshkovets. Chinese reports noted that she successfully eliminated donk during the course of the match.
Her son Suode left his job to work with his mother full-time, managing her technical equipment, video editing, messages, and commercial tasks. Ironically, after once needing to be dragged home from internet cafes as a teenager, he now cuts off the home internet at midnight to stop her from gaming too late.
