Clayster
| Clayster | |
|---|---|
 Eubanks in 2020 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | Vegas Falcons |
| Role | Coach |
| Game | Call of Duty |
| League | Call of Duty League |
| Personal information | |
| Name | James Eugene Eubanks |
| Nickname(s) | Clay |
| Born | May 7, 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2010?–2024 |
| Coaching career | 2024–present |
| Team history | |
| As player: | |
| 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 |
| As coach: | |
| 2024–present | Vegas Legion |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Clayton Eubanks, better known as Clayster or Clay, is an American professional Call of Duty coach and former player. He is currently a coach for the Vegas Falcons of the Call of Duty League (CDL). Eubanks announced his retirement as a player on October 23, 2024.
Early life
[edit]Eubanks is from Winchester, Virginia, and attended West Virginia University.[1] He is the son of former musician Jerry Eubanks.[2]
Career
[edit]Eubanks 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, eUnited, Dallas Empire, New York Subliners, Las Vegas Legion, and Carolina Royal Ravens.[4] On October 23, 2024, Eubanks announced his retirement from professional Call of Duty.
On November 14, 2024, Eubanks joined the Vegas Falcons as a coach.
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.