Summit1g
| Summit1g | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | Jaryd Russell Lazar April 23, 1987[1] | ||||||
| Died | Error: Need valid birth date (second date): year, month, day | ||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Twitch information | |||||||
| Channel | |||||||
| Years active | 2012-present | ||||||
| Followers | 6.1 million | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
| Channels | |||||||
| Years active | 2013–2022 | ||||||
| Genre | Gaming | ||||||
| Subscribers | 711,000 | ||||||
| Total views | 126 million | ||||||
| |||||||
Last updated: September 2, 2022 | |||||||
Jaryd Russell Lazar, better known as summit1g, was an American Twitch streamer and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a well-known streamer on Twitch by streaming CS:GO and WarZ. He currently streams a variety of video games, such as Escape from Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto V, Sea of Thieves, Overwatch, DayZ, iRacing, Foxhole, Hearthstone and Rust.[3][4]
Streaming on Twitch
In 2017, Lazar garnered widespread attention for surpassing Tom "Syndicate" Cassell's number of followers on Twitch. In 2018, Lazar's became the most-followed channel on the platform, surpassing Riot Games.[5]
In May 2018, Lazar streamed gameplay with YouTuber Jake Paul and received complaints and criticism from fans due to Paul's recent controversial behavior.[6] Lazar told viewers, "I'm a little disappointed in chat. I had hoped the 1g squad to be a little bit different. I thought some people had a little bit thicker skin."[7]
In April 2020, Lazar made comments about Valorant, a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Riot Games. He claimed the game's closed beta was poorly managed, and that other streamers had manipulated Twitch's "Drops" system to receive game keys, giving them access to the closed beta to increase their viewer counts and the game's total number of viewers.[8] He later apologized on Twitter, then subsequently deleted the apology.
In May 2020, Lazar signed a multi-year contract with Twitch to provide content and partnership support.[9][10] As of December 9, 2021, he has over 6 million Twitch followers, and is ranked its 17th most popular streamer.
As of July 2021, Lazar has regularly speedrun Max Payne 3 during his Twitch streams. He achieved a world record in its "Hardcore" category while streaming live on July 2, 2021.[11]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Legacy Award | Nominated | [12] |
See also
References
- ^ Summit1g [@summit1g] (April 23, 2017). "Btw guys, today is my actual birthday, turning 27. Thanks" (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2021 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Team, The G. FUEL. "Summit1G Bio, Age, Real Name, Height, Setup, Settings, Merch, Twitter, Twitch & More". blog.gfuel.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Duwe, Scott. "PUBG was watched more than League of Legends on Twitch in August". dotesports.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Webb, Kevin. "The 10 most popular channels on Twitch". Business Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Wells, Jess. "Who is Summit1g? Net worth, setup, settings, and more". The Loadout. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Oxford, Nadia. "Fortnite Streamer's Fans React Badly to Session with Jake Paul". US gamer. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Lucy. "Twitch Streamer's Audience Rebels Against Him After Fortnite Stream With Jake Paul". IGN. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Biswas, Souhardya. ""Piece of s**t video game"- summit1g Lashes Out At Valorant's Twitch Streams". Essentially sports. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Woo, Ginny. "Summit1G, Dakotaz And JoshOG Have Signed New Contracts With Twitch". Gamespot. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Peters, Jay. "Twitch signs multiyear deals with popular streamers Summit1G, Dakotaz, and JoshOG". The Verge. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (July 2, 2021). "Summit1g sets a new Max Payne 3 speedrun world record". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.