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Retired as Player
BigTymeR
Background Information
NameWill Johnson
Country of Birth
United States
BirthdayJuly 3, 1991 (age 34)
Residency
NA
North America
Competitive
TeamOpTic Gaming
Role
Content Creator
Previous Role(s)Player
InputController
Social Media & Links

Will "BigTymeR" Johnson is a former Call of Duty esports player who retired from competing on January 5th, 2014.[1] At the time of his retirement, he had the most Major wins (9) and player earnings ($135,000) of any player in Call of Duty esports history. He is well known for his time on OpTic Gaming where he won the first $1 million dollar tournament (Call of Duty XP) and also on Xtravagant, where he won the 2009 MLG National Championship.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:Yes|No
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
NA
Xtravagant≈Oct 2009≈2009-10-??≈Nov 2010≈2010-11-??≈1yr 1mo
ejel
NA
OpTic Gaming≈Dec 2010≈2010-12-12[2]≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-??≈1yr 2mo
ejel
NA
apeX eSports NA≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-??May 20122012-05-24[3]≈2mo 23d
ejel
NA
OpTic GamingMay 20122012-05-24[5]Dec 20132013-12-30[4]1yr 7mo
ejel
NA
OpTic Gaming
Jan 20142014-01-05Present11yr 6mo
ej
NA
NRG Esports
Jan 20202020-01-24[7]Nov 20212021-11-08[6]1yr 9mo
ejel
TeamStartEnd
NA
Xtravagant≈Oct 2009≈2009-10-??≈Nov 2010≈2010-11-??≈1yr 1mo
ejel
NA
OpTic Gaming≈Dec 2010≈2010-12-12[2]≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-??≈1yr 2mo
ejel
NA
apeX eSports NA≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-??May 20122012-05-24[3]≈2mo 23d
ejel
NA
OpTic GamingMay 20122012-05-24[5]Dec 20132013-12-30[4]1yr 7mo
ejel
NA
OpTic Gaming
Jan 20142014-01-05Feb 20142014-02-??27d
ejel
NA
OpTic Gaming
Feb 20142014-02-??Present11yr 5mo
ej
NA
NRG Esports
Jan 20202020-01-24[7]Nov 20212021-11-08[6]1yr 9mo
ejel

News

  • 2009
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  • 2021
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IXIOctober (approx.), BigTymeR, Dodgers, and Sharp join. Whea7s leaves.
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IXINovember (approx.), BigTymeR, JKap, Rambo, and SiDRoC leave.
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OGDecember 12 (approx.), BigTymeR and Rambo join.[2]
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OGMarch (approx.), IntaKe, NaDeSHoT, SiDRoC, and Vengeance join. BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump leave.
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apX.NAMarch (approx.), BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump join.
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apX.NAMay 24, BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump leave.[3]
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OGMay 24, BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump rejoin.[5]
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OGDecember 30, BigTymeR announces he will retire and become OpTic Gaming's coach after UMG Philadelphia 2014.[4]
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OGJanuary 5, BigTymeR retires and moves to coach.
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OGFebruary, BigTymeR (Coach to Content Creator) changes position.
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coLApril 17, Ace, BigTymeR, Bossnasti and TuQuick are drafted.
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OGJuly 11, BigTymeR, Bloodz, Fero and Rambo are drafted.
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NRGJanuary 24, BigTymer (Content Creator) joins.[7]
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NRGNovember 8, H3CZ (Co-CEO), BigTymeR (Content Creator), Blake Cissel (Content Creator), Hitch (Content Creator), and Jorge Estrada (Content Creator) leave.[6]

Biography

BigTymer began his Call of Duty competitive career during the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare days; making his name known on Xtravagant; better known as "IXI" for winning the MLG National Championship 2009. Remaining with Xtravagent until Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 rolled around, BigTymeR with his teammate Rambo, made a decision to change teams and heading over to OpTic Gaming.

Teaming up with ProoFy, MerK and Rambo, BigTymeR made a few plays under the OpTic Gaming name during Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops. However, even after winning $400,000 under the OpTic Gaming name at Call of Duty XP, BigTymeR decided that he needed a change soon into Modern Warfare 3. So, along with Rambo, Scump and MerK; the squad made a short switch to the apeX.NA name during Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Leaving apeX.NA only after a few events, BigTymeR made his way back home to OpTic Gaming, only to team up with NaDeSHoT, Scump and MerK. Since his move back to OpTic Gaming, BigTymeR has remained under the OpTic Gaming name. Late in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 season, OpTic Gaming released their long time captain and teammate MerK, only to have BigTymeR take over as their newest captain for OpTic Gaming's 2014 season. However, big things changed for OpTic Gaming at the beginning of 2014; BigTymeR announced that following his attendance at UMG Philadelphia 2014, he would be retiring from competitive Call of Duty to take over as OpTic Gaming's coach for the remainder of the 2014 season but soon after Major League Gaming announced that coaches were no longer allowed in team booths at events.

Trivia

  • BigTymeR won 9 major tournaments
  • BigTymeR held the record for the "Highest-Earning Call of Duty Player" until he was passed by Karma.
  • BigTymeR was in the Guinness Book of World Records 2013 for both of the above accomplishments.

Achievements

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Minimum place
Tournament tier
BigTymeR Tournament Results
GameDatePlPrizeEventTeamDisplayRoster
2022-10-161$ 14,000$ 14,000$ 14,000 The Off-Season Black Ops II InvitationalSCMP Scump •  BigTymeR •  Arcitys •  Prestinni
2020-10-024 Elgato Off-Season Series 2020 Modern Warfare 2MERK MerK •  Rambo •  BigTymeR •  ACHES
2020-04-028 NRGFAM Feud 2020GUNL Gunless •  Super •  BigTymeR
2019-07-315 - 6 MWR Content Creator Tournament v1OMoO H3CZ •  Di3seL •  Hutch •  BigTymeR
2016-10-295 - 6 OpTic Hitch's MW2 Farewell TournamentIXI BigTymeR •  Rambo •  JKap •  MerK •  CouRage
2015-06-122 MLG Black Ops 2 5K Throw Back TournamentOG BigTymeR •  Scump •  MerK •  JKap
2014-10-302 OpTic Gaming Advanced Warfare Pre Launch ShowcaseATLA BigTymeR •  MBoZe •  ProoFy •  Ricky
2014-06-071 MLG X Games Invitational 2014 VIP ExhibitionBIGT BigTymeR •  Rambo •  VIP 1 •  VIP 2
2014-01-059 - 12 UMG Philadelphia 2014OG BigTymeR •  Scump •  NaDeSHoT •  Ricky Flamesword
2013-12-295 - 8 MLG GameBattles 2000 Series 2013-12-29OG BigTymeR •  Scump •  NaDeSHoT •  Ricky
Total Prize:USD 14,000

Media

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  • 2022

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