{"id":5746,"date":"2022-12-09T12:18:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/09\/yay-wins-the-best-esports-athlete-at-the-game-awards-2022-esports\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T12:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:29:00","slug":"yay-wins-the-best-esports-athlete-at-the-game-awards-2022-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/09\/yay-wins-the-best-esports-athlete-at-the-game-awards-2022-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"Yay wins the Greatest Esports Athlete at The Sport Awards 2022 \u2013 Esports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-pinned-choke\">\n<p><span>Yay wins the Greatest Esports Athlete at The Sport Awards 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"icon lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" alt=\"Yay wins the Best Esports Athlete at The Game Awards 2022\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/21154632\/Valorant-32x32.png\" decoding=\"async\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/21154632\/Valorant-32x32.png.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon lazy\" alt=\"Yay wins the Best Esports Athlete at The Game Awards 2022\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/21154632\/Valorant-32x32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\n                                            Printed: <time>Dec 9, 2022 7:18 am<\/time><br \/>\n                         Up to date: <time>Dec 9, 2022 7:19 am<\/time><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\"><description><\/p>\n<p>Yay wins the title of one of the best esports athelte at The Sport Awards 2022<\/p>\n<p>            <\/description><\/p>\n<p>Former OpTic Gaming duelist, Jaccob \u201cyay\u201d Whiteaker received the Greatest Esports Athlete of the yr award at The Sport Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There have been 5 nominees within the Greatest Esports Athlete class. Yay received the class over different large names together with Jeong \u2018Chovy\u2019 Ji-Hoon, Lee \u2018Faker\u2019 Sang-Hyeok, Finn \u2018Karrigan\u2019 Andersen and Oleksandr \u2018S1mple\u2019 Kostyliev. Yay was the one skilled Valorant participant within the checklist of nominees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">received Greatest Esports Athlete of the yr from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegameawards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@thegameawards<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>its loopy to be chosen amongst so many different proficient arduous working people in esports so I&#8217;m perpetually grateful<\/p>\n<p>all I can say is thanks to the neighborhood and all of the individuals who I&#8217;ve met that helped me right here now \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qul3TIaWuZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Qul3TIaWuZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 yay (@yay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yay\/status\/1601022948164268032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-yay-a-year-of-dominance\">Yay! A yr of dominance\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Nicknamed the \u2018El diablo\u2019 for his spectacular performances all through the previous yr, Yay has been the most effective gamers within the Valorant esports scene. Greatest recognized for his Chamber gameplay, Yay would usually flip the tide of a spherical on its head serving to OpTic get essential spherical victories.<\/p>\n<p>OpTic Gaming completed received VCT Masters Reykjavik earlier this yr. In addition they completed third at VCT Masters Copenhagen and ended their season with a runners-up at VCT Champions Instanbul. The North American org misplaced to LOUD within the Grand Finals however Yay continued to dominate. His victory as one of the best esports athlete at The Sport Awards is no surprise.<\/p>\n<article class=\"preview\">\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n            <a class=\"fall-back-click\" href=\"https:\/\/esports.gg\/news\/valorant\/optic-yay-fns\/\"><\/p>\n<h3>OpTic Yay: &#8220;The thing with FNS as a leader is doesn&#8217;t complain about his problems or health. Despite his own personal struggles, he&#8217;s able to rally the team and lead by example&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>            <description><\/p>\n<p>He talks about the team&#8217;s surprise Brimstone + Icebox pick against XSET.<\/p>\n<p>            <\/description>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-post-optic-yay\">The Post-OpTic yay\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"755\" alt=\"OpTiC Yay hugging the VCT Masters Reykjavik trophy after winning the first Challengers event of 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-102414 lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1024x755.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1536x1132.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1568x1155.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1024x755.jpg.webp\" srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1024x755.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-300x221.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-768x566.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1536x1132.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1568x1155.jpg.webp 1568w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik.jpg.webp 2048w\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1024x755.jpg\" alt=\"OpTiC Yay hugging the VCT Masters Reykjavik trophy after winning the first Challengers event of 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-102414 lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1536x1132.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik-1568x1155.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/cdn.esports.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/26063747\/OpTiC-Yay-with-Reykjavik-Trophy-VCT-Masters-Reykjavik.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Yay won the title of the best esports athlete at The Game Awards. Jaccob \u201cyay\u201d Whiteaker of OpTic Gaming appears onstage with the VALORANT Masters Finals trophy in hand on April 24, 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff\/Riot Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OpTic Gaming failed to secure a franchise spot in Riot Games Valorant. The upcoming season will start with a VCT kickoff eventi in Brazil next year. The event will see all 30 teams participating in the Lock in tournament.<\/p>\n<p>After OpTic failed to secure franchising, yay was without doubt one of the most sought after players on the market. After several weeks of suspense, the former Counter-Strike player revealed he was joining Cloud9.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full Cloud9 Valorant roster:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nathan \u201cleaf\u201d Orf<\/li>\n<li>Erick \u201cXeppaa\u201d Bach<\/li>\n<li>Anthony \u201cvanity\u201d Malaspina<\/li>\n<li>Jordan \u201cZellsis\u201d Montemurro<\/li>\n<li>Jaccob \u201cyay\u201d Whiteaker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While Yay is known best for his Chamber gameplay, Riot recently brough significant nerfs to Chamber in Valorant patch 5.12. It will be interesting to see how yay adapts to these changes. Riot also introduced Harbor a water-manipulating India-based agent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cloud9 will participate in the Red Bull Home Grounds #3 tournament that kicks offo on December 9. The Valorant off-season event features a $100,000 prize pool and features top tier teams including Cloud9. 100Thieves, Vitality and more.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to esports for the latest Valorant news and updates<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-block\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rohan - Content Editor\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/666d193215ab853919ce48593eb633c6?s=66&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rohan - Content Editor\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/666d193215ab853919ce48593eb633c6?s=66&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><br \/>\n                <\/figure>\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<h3>Rohan<\/h3>\n<p>Started esports with Dota, moved to CS, then OW, back to Dota 2 and now a bit of Valorant. &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nI love city-building games, have spent hours in Cities:Skylines only to have the traffic defeat me. &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nLove travelling, an admirer of fine movies, writing a sci-fi novel in spare time and coding (Javascript)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/esports.gg\/news\/valorant\/yay-best-esports-athlete-the-game-awards\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Yay wins the Greatest Esports Athlete at The Sport Awards 2022 Printed: Dec 9, 2022 7:18 am Up to date: Dec 9, 2022 7:19 am Yay wins the title of one of the best esports athelte at The Sport Awards 2022 Former OpTic Gaming duelist, Jaccob \u201cyay\u201d Whiteaker received the Greatest Esports Athlete of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3881,1632,546,47,106,3880],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5747,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746\/revisions\/5747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}