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Clayster

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Clayster
Eubanks in 2020
Current team
TeamVegas Falcons
RoleCoach
GameCall of Duty
LeagueCall of Duty League
Personal information
NameJames Eugene Eubanks
Nickname(s)Clay
BornMay 7, 1992
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Playing career2010?–2024
Coaching career2024–present
Team history
As player:
2015–2017FaZe Clan
2017–2019eUnited
2019–2020Dallas Empire
2021–2022New York Subliners
2022–2023Las Vegas Legion
2023–2024Carolina Royal Ravens
As coach:
2024–presentVegas Legion
Career highlights and awards
As player

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

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Eubanks is from Winchester, Virginia, and attended West Virginia University.[1] He is the son of former musician Jerry Eubanks.[2]

Career

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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

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  1. ^ Tsukayama, Hayley (May 1, 2015). "Five ways professional gaming is like any other sport". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "This is my dad 🤣". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Clayster: One of a Kind | eSportsNation". Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
Preceded by Call of Duty Championship winner
2015
With: Denial eSports:
Chris "Replays" Crowder
Dylan "Attach" Price
Jordan "JKap" Kaplan
Succeeded by