BigTymeR

BigTymeR
Retired as Player
BigTymeR
Background Information
Name	Will Johnson
Country of Birth	; United States
Birthday	July 3, 1991 (age 34)
Residency	NANorth America
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠OpTic Gaming
Role	; Content Creator
Previous Role(s)	Player
Input	Controller
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Statistics

Match History

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

	Team	Start	End
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 Gaming	May 20122012-05-24^[5]	Dec 20132013-12-30^[4]	1yr 7mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠OpTic Gaming	Jan 20142014-01-05	Present	11yr 6mo ej
NA	⁠⁠NRG Esports	Jan 20202020-01-24^[7]	Nov 20212021-11-08^[6]	1yr 9mo ejel

	Team	Start	End
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 Gaming	May 20122012-05-24^[5]	Dec 20132013-12-30^[4]	1yr 7mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠OpTic Gaming	Jan 20142014-01-05	Feb 20142014-02-??	27d ejel
NA	⁠⁠OpTic Gaming	Feb 20142014-02-??	Present	11yr 5mo ej
NA	⁠⁠NRG Esports	Jan 20202020-01-24^[7]	Nov 20212021-11-08^[6]	1yr 9mo ejel

News

2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2020
2021

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⁠IXI

October (approx.), BigTymeR, Dodgers, and Sharp join. Whea7s leaves.

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NA	⁠⁠IXI	November (approx.), BigTymeR, JKap, Rambo, and SiDRoC leave. e
NA	⁠⁠OG	December 12 (approx.), BigTymeR and Rambo join.^[2] e

NA	⁠⁠OG	March (approx.), IntaKe, NaDeSHoT, SiDRoC, and Vengeance join. BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump leave. e
NA	⁠⁠apX.NA	March (approx.), BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump join. e
NA	⁠⁠apX.NA	May 24, BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump leave.^[3] e
NA	⁠⁠OG	May 24, BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump rejoin.^[5] e

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⁠OG

December 30, BigTymeR announces he will retire and become OpTic Gaming's coach after UMG Philadelphia 2014.^[4]

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NA	⁠⁠OG	January 5, BigTymeR retires and moves to coach. e
NA	⁠⁠OG	February, BigTymeR (Coach to Content Creator) changes position. e
NA	⁠⁠coL	April 17, Ace, BigTymeR, Bossnasti and TuQuick are drafted. e
NA	⁠⁠OG	July 11, BigTymeR, Bloodz, Fero and Rambo are drafted. e

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⁠NRG

January 24, BigTymer (Content Creator) joins.^[7]

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⁠NRG

November 8, H3CZ (Co-CEO), BigTymeR (Content Creator), Blake Cissel (Content Creator), Hitch (Content Creator), and Jorge Estrada (Content Creator) leave.^[6]

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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.

BigTymeR Tournament Results
Game	Date	Pl	Prize	Event	TeamDisplay	Roster
	2022-10-16	1	$ 14,000$ 14,000$ 14,000	The Off-Season Black Ops II Invitational	⁠⁠SCMP	Scump • BigTymeR • Arcitys • Prestinni
	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
Total Prize:USD 14,000

Media

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2014
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2019
2020
2021
2022

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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July 22, The Meeting That Changed Everything | The OpTic Preshow by OpTic Chicago on YouTube
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October 2, It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later | Will "Big TymeR" Johnson | The Eavesdrop Podcast Ep. 109 by HECZ on YouTube
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August 9, The Original Call of Duty Champions (2008-2011) by ClassicsGG on YouTube
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Gallery

Images

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Rosters

Xtravagant, MLG Nationals 2009, Left to Right: eGo, Sharp, BigTymeR, DodgeRs, Rambo
OpTic Gaming, MLG Columbus 2011, Left to Right: BigTymeR, Rambo, H3CZ, JKap, MerK
OpTic Gaming, MLG Columbus 2011, Left to Right: JKap, BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo
OpTic Gaming, MLG Orlando 2011, Left to Right: JKap, BigTymeR, MerK, ProoFy, Fwiz, H3CZ
OpTic Gaming, EGL 7 Blackpool, Left to Right: BigTymeR, Rambo, MerK, Scump
OpTic Gaming, Call of Duty Championship 2013, Left to Right: H3CZ, NaDeSHoT, Scump, MerK, BigTymeR