Yay – Age, Height, Net Worth, Family Status and Complete Biography

Family

Yay chooses to keep his family on the low down, not wanting them to be affected by his popularity. Because of this, there is no information on his parents or siblings, leaving fans in the dark.

However, people can deduce that he likely has a complicated relationship with his family. In some cases, he’s using his family members as a last resort to complain and rant about the toxic side of the Valorant community, and his lamenting has canceled plans with them. On the other hand, he’s counting his family as part of the battle he’s had to fight to get where he is. It’s plausible that his family didn’t support him in his journey to become a professional gamer.

Despite the success in his career, Jaccob doesn’t seem to have a significant other. 

Other Interests

Yay prefers to stay focused on his gaming career. He regularly posts on his Twitter after a match, letting his fans know the result of his efforts. Whenever he loses a game, he apologizes to his followers and promises to work harder. When he wins, he stays humble and gives insights into how they won.

Other than this, he hasn’t disclosed any other interests to his fans. However, he stays open with them and often cracks inside jokes.

His top priority is his professional gaming career, and he stays dedicated to his goal. He doesn’t even stream or upload videos as much as his peers to keep up with his devotion to the game.

Gaming Origins

There isn’t any information about when yay decided to game professionally, but chances are, he started playing video games at a young age. His talent in the activity must have spurred him to take the decision to pursue the career of a gaming professional.

When he joined OpTic Gaming, he tweeted, saying, “OpTic got me into esports, glad to be representing them now.” Meaning that we have the team to thank for creating such a formidable player.

Initially starting in the field of Counter-Strike: Global Offense, Yay climbed up the ladders and gained recognition. After Valorant came out, he shifted his focus and ground continuously to reach the top.

Yay has thus made a name for himself in the worlds of Counter-Strike: Global Offense and Valorant.

Professional Career

Yay started to chase his dream of gaming professionally in 2015 with Counter-Strike: Global Offense. Spending short stints at various teams, he polished his skills and gained mastery over the game. Just in 2015, he was part of Team Ignite, Mortality eSports, and Team Prospects.

Finally, in 2017, he joined compLexity Gaming and stayed with them until December 2018 as part of their active CS:GO roster. He played at the Electronic Sports League (ESL) and the FACEIT Pro League (FPL) and performed phenomenally. At this time, he was also streaming on Twitch through his old account, Yayisreal, which has now been deleted, likely after his switch to Valorant.

After that, he stayed as an inactive member till he left in March 2019. Yet again, he started going through teams such as MASSIVEimpact, Swole Patrol, and Orgless.

Then, in 2020, when Valorant came out, he tried the game out and liked the gameplay. He decided to switch to Valorant completely.

Yay joined Andbox in September 2020, then went to Team Envy in August 2021. Currently, he is part of OpTic Gaming’s Valorant roster, having joined them in February 2022. Since then, he has been a valuable member, helping his team win competitions one after the other.

Other than contending in tournaments with his team, he streams his gameplay for his fans on Twitch. Although he isn’t regular in his streams, he informs his followers through Twitter before every stream.

Yay continues to play Valorant for OpTic Gaming, and his skills have earned him the nickname El Diablo.

What Is Yay’s Net Worth?

There is no definite valuation of Yay’s net worth in 2022. However, he earns a hefty amount of money by participating in leagues and tournaments. Although he doesn’t stream much or upload many videos, he also gets income from Twitch and YouTube.

At the time of writing, Yay has 146K followers on Twitch and 46.7K subscribers on YouTube. The gamer also has 167.1K followers on Twitter, where he spends most of his time.

These large numbers allow him to attract brands as sponsors and serve to appeal to even more gaming enthusiasts.

How Much Does Yay Earn?

Infrequent streaming doesn’t mean any income. Through tiered subscriptions, tips, and Twitch cheer bits, he earns money on Twitch. He also accepts if his fans wish to bestow him with donations. Moreover, the advertisements he has on his streams result in extra money.

He is affiliated with Razer, Jack Link’s, Jack in the box, SCUF, Elgato, and Predator. These linked brands bring him revenue as well.

But his most significant income is through the various leagues and official tournaments he participates in.

Streaming Hours

Yay doesn’t usually stream and thus doesn’t have a fixed schedule for his Twitch streams. If at all, his streams often last 5 to 6 hours.

Official Handles

• Twitter
• YouTube
• Twitch

Achievements

Here is a short list of yay’s achievements as a Counter-Strike player below:

• In July 2015, he won 1st place in the CEVO Season 7 – North America Main competition, earning $3,644.
• Coming in 2nd place at the Fragadelphia 10 tournament, he won $7,500 in 2017.
• At the Americas Minor Championship – London 2018 tournament, his team came 1st, winning $30,000.
• Fragadelphia 12 saw him winning 1st place, taking home $18,250.

Next, here are his achievements from Valorant tournaments since 2020:

• He won 1st place in the CheckMate Gaming Tournament- North America, winning $200 in 2020.
• In the same year, he came 1st at the NSG x Renegades Invitational and won $6,000.
• In the Nerd Street Gamers – Monthly November competition, he won 1st place again, raking in $6,000.
• Yay won a grand sum of $15,000 in the VCT 2021: North America Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.
• Coming in 2nd at the VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters – Berlin in September, he won a whopping $125,000.
• In the VCT 2022: North America Stage 1 Challengers tournament, he came in 2nd, winning $32,000.
• Finally, in the VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters – Reykjavík, OpTic Gaming won 1st place, earning $200,000.

Trivia

There are various amusing facts about yay. Here is a compiled list of a few of them:

• Through a tweet, yay shaded the 100 Thieves team saying, “you can have all the talent in the world on a team, but if there’s a lack of respect for each other, it’ll eventually cause a split.”
• He has a great sense of humor. Adding child-like graphics in his Twitch About section and claiming graphic design is his part-time passion.
• He is nicknamed El Diablo by his fans and uses the monster emoji to represent himself.
• Yay wishes to play tournaments with a live audience soon – all with a goal of feeling the energy of the crowds.
• Some people accuse him of being a hacker, using cheats to play. However, yay dominates his opponents through raw talent, nothing else.
• yay has brought to light the toxic behavior of Valorant fans and their constantly changing minds.
• His streams aren’t clean, and he swears on camera.