As most sports shut down amid a global health crisis, Ben Creanor's is ramping up.
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The talented video gamer is a month out from his second season in the national high school META E-Sports competition.
And as COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, there is no better time to train.
"There is definitely more people online now that things have halted," he said.
"All the best players are playing, so it's pretty good to be matched up against guys who know what they are doing."
The Damascus college student us pumping eight hours a day into the popular title NBA2K - way too many if you ask his mother, who worries he is sending McDonald's broke.
But no amount of hours is too many for the teenager, who is hell-bent on rectifying last year's agonising loss in the META E-Sports final at Margaret Court Arena.
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"I got out to a comfortable lead but my opponent ended up coming back towards the end of the third quarter," he said.
"I actually watched back the game the other day and watched all the mistakes I made, and am working on ways I can improve that this time around."
Creanor lost the game by three points. Despite the disappointment, he said the experience was one of the most amazing of his life.
Luckily, this year's season is going ahead as planned.
Commencing in May, he will play 12 games over a twelve week span from home in the hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.
More interestingly, the sport has become a source of comfort for Creanor, who has been able to use his skills as a way to socialise in a time of social isolation.
"Everyone is at home but you can go online and meet people," he said.
"I've met players from Melbourne and Sydney who play really well, and I've been able to learn off them.
"Even my normal mates get on and we play against each other."
Despite his love of gaming, it's nothing compared to the real thing says Creanor.
As an avid basketball fan in real life, the teenager said it's been hard not being able to watch basketball on TV.
"Even though NBA2K is based off the NBA it doesn't give the real experience," he said.
"And when the Ballarat Miners pulled out of the NBL1 season, that really hit me hard as well."