Wirtual
Wirtual | |
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| Born | Øyvind Iversen |
| Occupation(s) | Video game streamer, YouTuber |
| Twitch information | |
| Channel | |
| Followers | 566,000 |
| YouTube information | |
| Channels | |
| Subscribers | 2.02 million |
| Views | 574 million |
| Last updated: 2025-10-27 | |
Øyvind Iversen,[1][2] known online as Wirtual, is a Norwegian video game streamer and YouTuber known primarily for playing and competing in the TrackMania racing game series, as well as being a co-host for the Red Bull Faster tournament.[3] He won the Best Speedrun Streamer award at the 2023 Streamer Awards.[4]
Career
[edit]Iversen is an avid Trackmania player, who makes content about the game and has participated in various Trackmania competitions and events.[5][6]
In 2021, Iversen and a community member known as "donadigo" launched an investigation on Burim "riolu" Fejza, a Trackmania player suspected and later confirmed to be cheating using slow motion to achieve more precise turns.[5] The investigation prompted Nadeo, the developer of Trackmania, to intiate a widespread cheating investigation throughout various games within the franchise and effected the creation of the fan-made competition patch, designed to make cheating more difficult.[7][8][9] Later in July, Iversen participated in the Summer Games Done Quick event, where he played Trackmania blindfolded.[10]
In 2022, Iversen participated in the community-hosted Deep Dip event, where players raced to complete a very difficult map in the form of a tower with no checkpoints, where he finished in second place.[6][11] In 2024, he took part in the Deep Dip II event featuring a similarly designed (though more difficult) tower map, though he later decided to bow out of the competition, citing the overwhelming difficulty and time investment negatively affecting him.[1][6] In 2025, Iversen participated in the Deep Slip event, which featured an ice-themed Deep-Dip-style tower map, becoming the first player to complete the map 12 days after the event began.[12][13][14] He has also released multiple videos on his YouTube channel covering the Deep Dip map.[6][15]
In July of 2022, Iversen released a Trackmania map called Midori as an attempt to create a map for the daily competition, Track Of The Day. Iversen also gave a $1000 prize pool in a time attack mode to encourage people to beat the target time that he set. Iversen revealed that he had used an analog keyboard to drive inputs at a specific percentage not normally possible by the game's standard controls. Nadeo clarified in a social media post that using software to set specific steering values was an unfair advantage and was thus not allowed.[16]
In 2023, Iversen participated in the online amateur chess tournament for streamers, PogChamps.[17] He won 5 points in the group stage and won the consolation bracket.[18]
In 2025, Iversen co-hosted and broadcast the Red Bull Faster tournament organized by Red Bull.[2][19][20]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Streamer Awards | Best Speedrun Streamer | Nominated | [4][21][22][23] |
| 2022 | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Won | |||
| 2024 | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Caldwell, Brendan; Caldwell, Brendan (2024-06-04). "They have been racing for a month". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ a b Nicholson, Jonno (2025-01-24). "Red Bull launches Trackmania tournament at Milton Keynes F1 HQ". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ "Red Bull Faster". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
Hailing from Norway, Øyvind 'Wirtual' is a renowned Trackmania player, commentator and tournament organiser. You can find him on Twitch and YouTube.
- ^ a b Taifalos, Nicholas; Michael, Cale (2024-02-18). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ a b Beckhelling, Imogen (2021-05-25). "Top-ranked Trackmania players cheated by slowing down their games". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ a b c d Stanton, Rich (2024-06-06). "Trackmania players have been trying to complete a challenge map so ludicrously hard there's a $30,000 prize for reaching the top, and over a month after release no-one's done it". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Clayton, Natalie (2021-05-25). "Cheating allegations catch up with some of Trackmania's fastest drivers". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Nelson, Will (2021-07-13). "'Trackmania' developers use 400,000 records to find major cheating logins". NME. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Zirkler, Dennis (2025-03-17). "Der schlimmste Cheater der Welt ist ein Deutscher – und jetzt hat er wieder für einen Skandal gesorgt". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ O'Connor, Alice (2021-05-19). "Summer Games Done Quick schedule includes blindfolded Trackmania". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Behler, Christian (2024-06-28). "Trackmania Deep Dip II: The Most Difficult Challenge in Gaming?". SUPERJUMP. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Bailey, Dustin (2025-07-18). ""I can't move my hands": After 92 hours, 264 attempts, and 12 days of grinding, Trackmania player beats 4-hour ice gauntlet after his opponent in the $3,800 race had finally gone to sleep". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Семак, Николай (2025-07-16). "Стример наконец прошёл карту Deep Slip в Trackmania — впервые в мире! — Игромания". Igromania.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Henderson, Tom (2025-07-16). "Streamer Becomes World's First to Complete Trackmania Map 'Deep Slip' in 92 Hours". Insider Gaming. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Caldwell, Brendan (2024-06-11). "Someone finally beat the hardest racetrack ever made in Trackmania, and it only took them 220 hours to finish". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Trackmania [@Trackmania] (2023-12-13). "Late November, Wirtual highlighted a grey area regarding the use of external tools to set a custom analog profile to have better controls of the SnowCar with his analog keyboard. This is a complex situation, and we would like to clarify what's allowed or not" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Team (CHESScom), Chess com (2023-07-24). "PogChamps 5 Lineup Revealed Feat. xQc, Tyler1, QTCinderella And More, Action Starts July 26". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ Pinhata (PedroPinhata), Pedro (2023-08-18). "CDawgVA Delivers Swindle Of The Century To Become The Fifth PogChampion". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ Popko, John (2025-02-27). "Top Trackmania Players to Compete in Red Bull Faster Event". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (2025-01-29). "New Trackmania Tournament "Red Bull Faster" Announced". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ "The Streamer Awards". The Streamer Awards. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Polhamus, Blaine (2022-03-13). "All 2022 Streamer Award Winners". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Snavely, Adam (2023-03-12). "Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2025-08-31.