BigTymeR

BigTymeR
Player has retired.
BigTymeR
Background Information
Name	Will Johnson
Country of Birth	; United States
Birthday	July 3, 1991 (age 30)
Residency	NANorth America
Competitive
Role	; Streamer
Previous Role(s)	Player
Social Media & Links
Team History
??? 2009 - Nov 2010	⁠⁠Xtravagant
Feb 2011 - Mar 2012	⁠⁠OpTic Gaming
Mar 2012 - May 2012	⁠⁠apeX eSports NA
Jun 2012 - Jan 2014	⁠⁠OpTic Gaming
Jan 2014 - Jan 2014	; ⁠⁠OpTic Gaming
Jan 2014 - Sep 2019	; ⁠⁠OpTic Gaming
Jan 2020 - Present	; ⁠⁠NRG Esports

Will "BigTymeR" Johnson is a retired Call of Duty player. He retired from competing on January 5th, 2014.^[1] His most notable teams were Xtravagant and OpTic Gaming.

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 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.

BigTymeR Tournament Results
Game	Date	Pl	Prize	Event		Roster
	2020-10-02	4		Elgato Off-Season Series 2020 Modern Warfare 2	⁠⁠MERK	MerK • Rambo • BigTymeR • ACHES
	2020-04-02	8		NRGFAM Feud 2020	⁠⁠GUNL	Gunless • Super • BigTymeR
	2019-07-31	5 - 6		MWR Content Creator Tournament v1	⁠⁠OMoO	H3CZ • Di3seL • Hutch • BigTymeR
	2016-10-29	5 - 6		OpTic Hitch's MW2 Farewell Tournament	⁠⁠IXI	BigTymeR • Rambo • JKap • MerK • CouRage
	2015-06-12	2		MLG Black Ops 2 5K Throw Back Tournament	⁠⁠OG	BigTymeR • Scump • MerK • JKap
	2014-10-30	2		OpTic Gaming Advanced Warfare Pre Launch Showcase	⁠⁠ATLA	BigTymeR • MBoZe • ProoFy • Ricky
	2014-06-07	1		MLG X Games Invitational 2014 VIP Exhibition	⁠⁠BIGT	BigTymeR • Rambo • VIP 1 • VIP 2
	2014-01-05	9 - 12		UMG Philadelphia 2014	⁠⁠OG	BigTymeR • Scump • NaDeSHoT • Ricky • Flamesword
	2013-12-29	5 - 8		MLG GameBattles 2000 Series 2013-12-29	⁠⁠OG	BigTymeR • Scump • NaDeSHoT • Ricky
	2013-12-08	9 - 16		MLG GameBattles 2000 Series 2013-12-08	⁠⁠OG	BigTymeR • Scump • NaDeSHoT • JKap

Media[]

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2021

June 14, OpTic Hour Season 2 Episode 2- The champions by OpTic Gaming on YouTube
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February 14, Gunnar CoD LAN Pro Player Interview-BigTymer with CompetitiveGamingOD on YouTube
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May 31, apeX NA returns to OpTic by Gravi7y on SK Gaming
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October 25, OpTic Gaming Interview with Merk, BigTymer and EGL Josh with eSportsLive Network on YouTube
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July 14, Gfinity 2013 Interviews: OpTic Gaming - NaDeSHoT and BigTymeR with Mantrouse on YouTube
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January 10, ESR Player Profile: Optic Big Tymer, community response, and his bright future. with MajorLeagueGaming on YouTube
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August 16, The Return | OpTic BigTymer by Revitalize on YouTube
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November 11, TOP 5 BigTymeR Moments in Call of Duty Black Ops 2 by Dexerto on YouTube
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November 12, 6050 Russell Drive Special (ft Nadeshot, Scump, & BigT) | The Eavesdrop Podcast Ep. 9 by H3CZ on YouTube
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September 28, What Impact Did Black Ops 2 Have on the Competitive Scene? with Esports Stadium on Twitch
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September 28, What's It Going to Be Like Watching compLexity Roster? with Esports Stadium on Twitch
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September 28, Players Give Marriage Advice to Slacked with Esports Stadium on Twitch
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September 28, Why Did You Chose Your Team for This Event? (R&L) with Esports Stadium on Twitch
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December 4, BigTymeR opens up about the challenges he's faced over the last 9 months by Bill Cooney on Dexerto
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November 25, Formal Moves in With Scump? | Optic Podcast #2 by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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December 23, Scump Rips Off Mr. Beast | The OpTic Podcast Ep. 5 by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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December 30, Will No Anti-cheat Affect Call of Duty League 2021? | OpTic Podcast #6 by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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January 1, OpTic 2020: A Year in Review by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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January 4, Millionaire Esports Athlete Reacts to His Retirement | OpTic Reacts by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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February 11, OpTic Preshow Ep. 1 (Atlanta Home Series) by TacticalRab on YouTube
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February 24, Optic Pre-show (Super Week) | Ranking Rival CDL Teams by OpTic CHI on YouTube
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March 20, Nadeshot Is Back! Optic Pre-show Toronto Home Series Ft. Zooma by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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March 25, Tailgate Drinking Stories | OpTic Pre Show by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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April 8, Scump Is Losing His Mind | The OpTic Preshow Major II by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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May 2, The Game Has Changed | The OpTic Preshow by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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May 6, CDL Rostermania + Tier List | The OpTic Preshow by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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May 14, The Final Online Major of 2021 | The OpTic Preshow by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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May 28, SCUMP REACTS TO BROKEN AR'S | The OpTic Preshow by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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June 5, Answering the Most Difficult Questions | The OpTic Preshow by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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July 18, This Tier List Will Get Us in Trouble | Optic Preshow by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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Gallery[]

Redirects

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References

↑ Retiring from Call of Duty.... - youtube.com
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Nadeshot's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 apeX NA returns to OpTic sk-gaming.com
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 twitter.com
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 apeX NA returns to OpTic sk-gaming.com
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 NRG's Tweet twitter.com

References[]

[1] Retiring from Call of Duty.... - youtube.com

[News.2F2010-12-12_ref_1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Nadeshot's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2012-05-20_ref_2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 apeX NA returns to OpTic sk-gaming.com

[News.2F2013-12-29_ref_1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 twitter.com

[News.2F2012-05-20_ref_3-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 apeX NA returns to OpTic sk-gaming.com

[News.2F2020-01-19_ref_44-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 NRG's Tweet twitter.com

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