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Personal Information
| Full Name | Jaccob 'yay' Whiteaker |
| Date of Birth | September 9, 1998 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Current Team(s) | |
| Role | Sniper |
Yay: A Brief Biography
| Player Information | |
| Full Name | Jaccob Whiteaker |
| Nationality | United States |
| Age | 23 (born September 9, 1998) |
| Playing Career (Years) | 2020-Present |
| Team | OpTic Gaming |
| Role | Sniper |
Jaccob ‘yay’ Whiteaker is an American Valorant player who currently represents the North American side OpTic Gaming. The 23-year-old player is the primary sniper of his team. He is also known as ‘El-Diablo’ among the Valorant fans and the community.
Playing Career:
Yay started his playing career back in 2014 when he was in his early teens (15 yrs). He used to play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive back then. In 2020, yay decided to switch to Valorant and pursue a career as a pro Valorant player. He has already played for several teams like Andbox, Team Envy and OpTic Gaming.
| History | |
| Date | Team |
| 2020-09-17 — 2021-08-05 | together we are terrific |
| 2021-08-05 — 2022-02-10 | Team Envy |
| 2022-02-10 - Present | OpTic Gaming |
Settings, Hardware and Gears:
Mouse Settings
| DPI | 800 |
| Sensitivity | 0.27 |
| eDPI | 216 |
| Zoom Sensitivity | 1 |
| Crosshair Settings | |
| Primary | White-Off-Off |
| Inner Lines | On-1-4-2-0-Off-Off |
| Outer Lines | Off-Off-Off |
| Crosshair Code | 0;P;c;1;o;1;0l;3;0o;5;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0 |
| Hardware and Gears | |
| Monitor | ZOWIE XL2546 |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro X Superlight |
| Mousepad | Razer Strider |
| Keyboard | Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 |
| Headset | Razer BlackShark V2 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| GPU | ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 |
Achievement:
| Date | Placement | Tier | Event Name | Result | Prize |
| 2022-07-23 | 3rd | S-Tier | VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen | Lost 1:3 against FunPlus Phoenix | $85,000 |
| 2022-06-26 | 2nd | A-Tier | VCT 2022: NA Stage 2 Challengers | Lost 1:3 against XSET | $32,000 |
| 2022-04-24 | 1st | S-Tier | VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik | Won 3:0 against LOUD | $200,000 |
| 2022-03-27 | 2nd | A-Tier | VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers | Lost 2:3 against The Guard | $32,000 |
| 2021-12-07 | 9 - 12th | S-Tier | Valorant Champions 2021 | Lost 1:2 against X10 CRIT | $20,000 |
| 2021-09-19 | 2nd | S-Tier | VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters Berlin | Lost 0:3 against Gambit Esports | $125,000 |
| 2021-08-15 | 3rd | A-tier | VCT 2021: NA Stage 3 Challengers | Lost 2:3 against 100 Thieves | $15,000 |
