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The Silver Snipers

Five Swedish pensioners test their aim at a professional eSports tournament, and try to prove that gaming is for everyone.

The booming global gaming industry is dominated by young people. But five pensioners who call themselves the 鈥淪ilver Snipers鈥漚re proof of gaming鈥檚 wider appeal. Trending follows the team as they head to DreamHack, a professional eSports tournament in Sweden.

Not only is gaming a hobby that connects them with their grandchildren鈥檚 generation, but it鈥檚 also helped them through some tough times in life.

They鈥檙e keen to shoot their virtual enemies, and they have plenty of young fans, but can the Silver Snipers take down their arch rivals from Finland, the Grey Gunners?

Presenters: Jonathan Griffin and Natalia Zuo
Producer: Lee Kumutat
Editor: Mike Wendling

Image caption: A team photo of the Silver Snipers / Credit: 大象传媒

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23 minutes

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Mon 2 Jul 2018 03:06GMT

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  • Fri 29 Jun 2018 21:06GMT
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