“Better crosshair placement than me” - Fans left in disbelief as elderly female Twitch streamer shows off her skills in Valorant

The Twitch community is in awe of the remarkable Valorant skills of an elderly streamer. The Japanese-speaking woman, whose account is known as Matagi Snipers or マタギスナイパーズ on the platform, has over 16.7K followers. While gaming is often seen as a young person's domain, the fact that the content creator is dominating the game is proof that age is just a number.

The clip of Matagi Snipers dismantling her enemies in the popular FPS shooter game Valorant naturally stirred up a lot of reactions within the community. One user on r/LivestreamFail remarked that the streamer's aim was sharper than their own:

Elderly lady's gaming skills on Valorant blow away the Twitch community

While gaming, particularly Twitch streaming, has traditionally been linked with the younger generation, the platform is also home to elderly individuals who are quite skilled in playing various titles.

One of these streamers is Matagi Snipers, also known as マタギスナイパーズ, who recently showcased her fragging skills on Valorant during a broadcast last week. She eliminated four enemies in a matter of seconds. Unfortunately, she couldn't quite clutch it as the last remaining enemy took her down in the game.

Nonetheless, the gameplay was impressive enough for the members of r/LivestreamFail to be invested, with many expressing that her performance was commendable even for a regular player.

Some also mentioned that the current generation might take over gaming in a few years:

A few users also praised the old lady's polite behavior. The gaming sphere is notoriously plagued by many toxic individuals. Seeing the Twitch streamer be courteous was a refreshing sight for many:

Another user pointed out that Matagi Snipers is actually a collective of elderly Japanese gamers, with the eldest player being as old as 75 years (per the website:

Speaking of streaming, Twitch star Blaire "QTCInderella" is set to return with the next edition of the Streamer Awards on February 17, 2024. Like previous years, this iteration of the event includes a category dedicated to FPS (first-person shooter) streamers. The list includes gamers such as Tarik and TenZ.

About the author

Shreyan is an esports and gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, focusing on streamer content. He holds a Master's degree in English Literature, and journalism was the most logical next step for him. Although titles like FIFA 08 and GTA San Andreas acted as the catalyst for his love of video games, the exponential growth of the streaming community also propelled his interest in the genre. He also has a prior work experience of 2 years.

Shreyan considers factual and accurate content to be the most important as a creator and a reader. He ensures this by double checking every piece of information in his articles and sourcing it from streamers directly rather than depend on third parties. His works have caught the attention of the heavyweights, with the PR team of Sidemen (a YouTube group he’s been following since his teenage days) and Chess.com reaching out to him for sending exclusive press releases.

Shreyan would love to drop into the virtual world of FIFA/EA FC and explore it further but, he would recommend playing Red Dead Redemption 2 to gaming skeptics for its top-tier gameplay, story and characters. During his downtime, he enjoys balancing his interests in reading, watching films and sports, and of course, playing video games.

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