Yay obtained a US$1M provide from an APAC crew

It’s open season forward of the VCT 2023. With simply 10 teams in each of the three international leagues, a surprising collection of expertise is now available on the market, hoping to safe a spot on one of many partnered groups.

Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker is undoubtedly one of the crucial sought-after free brokers, following a yr the place he established himself as arguably the most effective participant on this planet. And with large numbers at each single worldwide LAN he attended, he’s additionally one of the crucial constant.

All eyes are actually watching to see the place the 24-year-old is headed subsequent. In a current stream, the OpTic Gaming star dropped some cryptic hints about his future, together with a daft US$1 million provide he had obtained from an unnamed APAC crew.

Yay is probably staying in North America for VCT 2023

However whereas yay had mentioned that he was open to affords from the EMEA area as properly, he has mentioned that it’s possible he’ll stay in North America for the Americas league.

“It’s not EMEA, I’ll let you know guys that a lot,” he instructed his viewers on stream, earlier than clarifying that he hasn’t signed something.

“I did get 1,000,000 per yr provide from APAC,” he added. “However I’m most likely not going to do this one, sadly.”

The OpTic participant spoke at higher size concerning the provide in an interview with esports journalist Richard Lewis, hinting at a reluctance to maneuver all the best way the world over to Asia.

“It’s additionally a scenario the place you need to discover a crew you wish to play on,” he defined. “Nevertheless it’s additionally a query of whether or not I might discover happiness.”

“My aspiration is to win championships. I wish to depart one thing behind. I need different folks to have a look at it and be impressed to meet their very own passions.”

All of OpTic’s gamers are at the moment searching for new opportunities as free agents. Their franchising disappointment was one of many most shocking for North America, particularly contemplating the crew’s standing as the highest North American roster in Valorant and their unimaginable success this yr.

Nevertheless, previous aggressive efficiency was not a key consideration in Riot Video games’ determination, which is why so most of the world’s greatest gamers are actually looking for a brand new house.

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