James Clayton Eubanks, better known as Clayster or Clay, is an American retired professional Call of Duty player. Eubanks announced his retirement on the 23rd October 2024.
| Clayster | |
|---|---|
 Eubanks in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | James Eugene Eubanks |
| Nickname(s) | Clay |
| Born | 7 May, 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| Game | Call of Duty |
| Playing career | 2010?–2024 |
| Team history | |
| 2015–2017 | FaZe Clan |
| 2017–2019 | eUnited |
| 2019–2020 | Dallas Empire |
| 2021–2022 | New York Subliners |
| 2022–2023 | Las Vegas Legion |
| 2023–2024 | Carolina Royal Ravens |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life
editEubanks is from Winchester, Virginia, and attended West Virginia University.[1] He is the son of former musician Jerry Eubanks.[2]
Career
editEubanks was the Major League Gaming (MLG) X Games 2014 gold medalist, playing with OpTic Gaming, and MVP of the Call of Duty Championship 2015, playing with Denial eSports. Eubanks went 1,400 days without a major win, until he and the eUnited squad won the finals of the 2019 CWL Pro League to clinch the 2019 league championship and end the drought.[3]
He has played for RoughNeX, Thrust Nation, UNiTE Gaming, compLexity Gaming, Team Kaliber, OpTic Gaming, Team EnVyUs, Denial eSports, FaZe Clan, and eUnited.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tsukayama, Hayley (May 1, 2015). "Five ways professional gaming is like any other sport". The Washington Post.
- ^ "This is my dad 🤣". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Heaney, James (31 March 2015). ""Clayster" of Denial eSports Named MVP of COD Championships". Escapist Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Clayster: One of a Kind | eSportsNation". Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2016-02-03.