Yay's New Valorant Team Confirmed?

Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker is currently an Optic Gaming player and he cemented his name as one of the best players in the world after consistently performing well on big stages

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Optic Gaming, failed to secure the spot for VCT 2023. This raised several questions including where the Optic players will land in 2023 to compete in the VCT 2023.

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According to reports, Yay will be joining Cloud 9 to compete in the VCT 2023.

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Yay with Optic gaming won the VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters – Reykjavík and finished 2nd on several occasions

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He also had some great numbers at Valorant Champions 2022 as he finished 2nd with most ACS and was one of the best players in the tournament.

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Cloud 9 roster have three active players, Nathan “leaf” Orf, Erick “Xeppaa” Bach, and the IGL Anthony “vanity” Malaspina

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