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Phil Watson (born 1 March 1988), known online as Ph1LzA or Philza, is an English Twitch streamer and YouTuber who is primarily known for his Minecraft hardcore series, where he tried to survive on the hardest difficulty mode of the survival Minecraft game. As of May 2024, he had 4.3 million followers on Twitch.[3]

Ph1LzA
Watson's Twitch and YouTube icon
Personal information
Born
Phil Watson

(1988-03-01) 1 March 1988 (age 36)
Origin Newcastle, England
NationalityBritish
Occupations
Spouse
Kristin Rosales
​
(m. 2020)​
Websiteph1lzamerch.com
Twitch information
Also known asPhilza Minecraft[1]
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genre
  • Gaming
Games
Followers4.3 million
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
GenreMinecraft
Subscribers3.03 millions[2]
Total views274.89 millions[2]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 13 May 2024

Early life edit

Phil Watson[4] was born on 1 March 1988.[4][5] He is from Newcastle, England.[4]

He worked in a retail job for more than a decade while making content on Twitch and YouTube before quitting his job to become a full-time content creator.[6]

Career edit

2006–2013: Early career edit

Watson created his YouTube account in 2006, and started his channel by uploading Halo 2 and Skate 2 content.[7] He created his Twitch (then Justin.tv) account "Philza" in 2009.[8]

2014–2019: Minecraft hardcore series and initial growth edit

Watson started his Minecraft hardcore series in 2014, where he played Minecraft with the hardest difficulty, including a difficult mob, and one-life per-game with no respawn.[9] Watson went viral in April 2019 after his then world record[4][9][10] for the longest-ever run of Minecraft's hardcore mode ended after five years, when he was killed by an aggravatingly fast baby zombie spawned in full gold enchanted armour, a spider, and a skeleton.[4][11][12][13] He describes the event as a life-changing moment in his career. He jumped from averaging 5–15 viewers to a new average of about 180 on his Twitch streams. He also quit his retail job and went full-time streaming as the result of the event.[14][6]

On 26 July 2019, Watson was featured in the official Minecraft series Meet a Minecrafter.[6]

2020–present: Continue growth edit

In October 2021, Watson appeared in the infamous Twitch leaks, which disclosed the top Twitch streamers' revenue from August 2019 to October 2021. Watson placed 47th on the list, with a reported payout of $1,364,215.61 for this time period.[15]

In 2023, Watson, along with fellow Twitch streamers and YouTubers TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot, Slimecicle, and Ranboo, started a new comedy group YouTube channel called The Sorry Boys. The channel mainly posted sketch comedy group vlog content.[16]

Philanthropy edit

In September 2021, Watson participated in a charity fundraising event held by fellow streamer and YouTuber Technoblade. Watson appeared as one of the "hunters" chasing Technoblade inside the Minecraft game. They managed to raise more than $324,000 for the Sarcoma Foundation of America.[17][18]

Personal life edit

Watson met his now-wife, Kristin Rosales, an American, on Twitch and began dating. They got married on 12 March 2020, at the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, California.[19]

Filmography edit

Web edit

Year(s) Title Role Episodes Ref.
2019 Meet a Minecrafter Himself 1 [6][20][21]

References edit

  1. ^ Richman, Olivia (25 January 2022). "Who is Philza Minecraft, the man behind Hardcore world?". win.gg. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "About Ph1LzA". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Philza - Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Minecraft player loses five-year-long game". BBC. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ @Ph1LzA (1 March 2021). "I don't about you, but I'm feeling 33🎵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b c d published, Wes Fenlon (10 April 2020). "Dying once in a videogame changed this streamer's life forever". PC Gamer. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Ph1LzA - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Philza - Streamer Overview & Stats". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b Duckworth, Joshua (30 April 2019). "5-Year Minecraft Run Ended By Zombie Baby". Game Rant. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  10. ^ published, Samuel Horti (28 April 2019). "This streamer's five-year run in Minecraft's permadeath mode comes to an agonizing end". PC Gamer. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  11. ^ Good, Owen S. (27 April 2019). "Five-year run in Minecraft hardcore mode ends with a whimper". Polygon. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ^ Plunkett, Luke (2 May 2019). "Five-Year Minecraft Game Ends With Shameful Death". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  13. ^ Connellan, Shannon (29 April 2019). "Dude's five-year 'Minecraft' game comes to an unfortunate end". Mashable. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  14. ^ published, Wes Fenlon (9 May 2019). "How it feels to die in a permadeath game after five years". PC Gamer. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  15. ^ Alex Tsiaoussidis, Max Miceli (14 July 2022). "Full list of all Twitch payouts (Twitch leaks)". Dot Esports. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  16. ^ "TommyInnit, Slimecicle, Ranboo, Ph1LzA, and Wilbur Soot say "Sorry" with new comedy group". Tubefilter. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  17. ^ Michael, Cale (26 September 2021). "Technoblade and the Minecraft community raise $323K for cancer research in under four hours". Dot Esports. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  18. ^ Lai, Glenn (28 September 2021). "'Minecraft' Youtuber raises over $300,000 for cancer research in under 4 hours". Happy Mag. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  19. ^ Karomo, Chege (28 April 2021). "How Philza and his wife Kristin met and the challenges they overcame before getting married". TheNetline. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  20. ^ Meet a Minecrafter: Ph1LzA. Minecraft. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ Howard, Kelsey (26 July 2019). "MEET A MINECRAFTER: A HARDCORE TRAGEDY". Minecraft. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

External links edit

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