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Clayster
Clayster 2024
Background Information
NameJames Eubanks
Country of Birth
United States
BirthdayMay 7, 1992 (age 31)
Residency
NA
North America
Competitive
TeamCarolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Royal Ravens
RolePlayer
Previous Role(s)
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SMG Support


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PlatformPC
Prev PlatformsPlayStation 4
Xbox 360
PSN IDClaaayster
XBL GamertagClayster sLays
Social Media & Links
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James "Clayster" Eubanks is a Call of Duty esports player, currently a player for Carolina Royal Ravens. He is a 2015, 2019, and 2020 World Champion and the 2015 World Championship MVP. He is well known for his time on compLexity, FaZe Clan, eUnited, and Dallas Empire.

Team History

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TeamStartEnd
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Logo stdsmkd??? 2007≈2007-??-??[2]??? 2008≈2008-??-??[1]≈1mo 26d
ejel
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Crowned Victoriouslogo stdCrowned Victorious??? 2008≈2008-??-??[4]??? 2008≈2008-??-??[3]≈5mo 14d
ejel
NA
Art of eXecutionlogo stdArt of eXecution??? 2008≈2008-??-??[5]≈Nov 2010≈2010-11-??≈2yr 4mo
ejel
NA
Team Violent Apprehensionlogo stdTva??? 2011≈2011-??-????? 2011≈2011-??-??[6]
ejel
NA
Logo stdFly Society??? 2011≈2011-??-??[8]??? 2011≈2011-??-??[7]≈4mo
ejel
NA
VVv Gaminglogo stdvVv Gaming??? 2011≈2011-??-??[10]??? 2011≈2011-??-??[9]≈3mo
ejel
NA
Team Obeylogo stdTeam Obey≈Aug 2011≈2011-08-??≈Sep 2011≈2011-09-??[11]≈1mo 3d
ejel
NA
OpTic Nationlogo stdOpTic NationOct 20122012-10-26[13]Nov 20122012-11-20[12]25d
ejel
NA
Team TaKeOverlogo stdTeam TaKeOver≈Nov 2012≈2012-11-20Dec 20122012-12-12[14]≈22d
ejel
NA
RoughNeXlogo stdRoughNeXDec 20122012-12-12[17]Jan 20132013-01-18[15]1mo 6d
ejel
NA
Thrust Nationlogo stdThrust NationJan 20132013-01-22[20]Feb 20132013-02-06[18]15d
ejel
NA
UNiTE Gaminglogo stdUNiTE GamingFeb 20132013-02-06[22]Apr 20132013-04-15[21]2mo 9d
ejel
NA
CompLexity Gaminglogo stdcompLexityApr 20132013-04-15[24]Dec 20132013-12-10[23]7mo 25d
ejel
NA
Team Kaliberlogo stdTeam KaliberDec 20132013-12-11[27]Jan 20142014-01-07[26]27d
ejel
NA
OpTic Gaminglogo stdOpTic GamingJan 20142014-01-07[29]Nov 20142014-11-06[28]9mo 30d
ejel
NA
Team Envylogo stdTeam EnvyNov 20142014-11-06Jan 20152015-01-172mo 11d
ejel
NA
Denial Esports NAlogo stdDenial EsportsJan 20152015-01-17Jun 20152015-06-16[30]4mo 30d
ejel
NA
FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe ClanJun 20152015-06-16[32]Jun 20172017-06-23[31]2yr 7d
ejel
NA
EUnitedlogo stdeUnitedJun 20172017-06-23[34]Oct 20192019-10-14[33]2yr 3mo
ejel
CDL
Dallas Empirelogo stdDAL EmpireOct 20192019-10-14[36]Sep 20202020-09-18[35]11mo 4d
ejel
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY Subliners
Sep 20202020-09-18[40]Aug 20222022-08-15[37]1yr 10mo
ejel
NA
WhateverItTakeslogo stdWhateverItTakesJun 20222022-06-13[44]Jul 20222022-07-01[42]18d
ejel
NA
Team Xposedlogo stdTeam XposedJul 20222022-07-01≈Aug 2022≈2022-08-??≈1mo 7d
ejel
CDL
Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLV LegionOct 20222022-10-07[46]Jun 20232023-06-21[45]8mo 14d
ejel
CDL
Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Royal RavensNov 20232023-11-09[47]Present4mo 8d
ej
TeamStartEnd
NA
Logo stdsmkd??? 2007≈2007-??-??[2]??? 2008≈2008-??-??[1]≈1mo 26d
ejel
NA
Crowned Victoriouslogo stdCrowned Victorious??? 2008≈2008-??-??[4]??? 2008≈2008-??-??[3]≈5mo 14d
ejel
NA
Art of eXecutionlogo stdArt of eXecution??? 2008≈2008-??-??[5]≈Nov 2010≈2010-11-??≈2yr 4mo
ejel
NA
Team Violent Apprehensionlogo stdTva??? 2011≈2011-??-????? 2011≈2011-??-??[6]
ejel
NA
Logo stdFly Society??? 2011≈2011-??-??[8]??? 2011≈2011-??-??[7]≈4mo
ejel
NA
VVv Gaminglogo stdvVv Gaming??? 2011≈2011-??-??[10]??? 2011≈2011-??-??[9]≈3mo
ejel
NA
Team Obeylogo stdTeam Obey≈Aug 2011≈2011-08-??≈Sep 2011≈2011-09-??[11]≈1mo 3d
ejel
NA
OpTic Nationlogo stdOpTic NationOct 20122012-10-26[13]Nov 20122012-11-20[12]25d
ejel
NA
Team TaKeOverlogo stdTeam TaKeOver≈Nov 2012≈2012-11-20Dec 20122012-12-12[14]≈22d
ejel
NA
RoughNeXlogo stdRoughNeXDec 20122012-12-12[17]Jan 20132013-01-18[15]1mo 6d
ejel
NA
Thrust Nationlogo stdThrust NationJan 20132013-01-22[20]Feb 20132013-02-06[18]15d
ejel
NA
UNiTE Gaminglogo stdUNiTE GamingFeb 20132013-02-06[22]Apr 20132013-04-15[21]2mo 9d
ejel
NA
CompLexity Gaminglogo stdcompLexityApr 20132013-04-15[24]Dec 20132013-12-10[23]7mo 25d
ejel
NA
Team Kaliberlogo stdTeam KaliberDec 20132013-12-11[27]Jan 20142014-01-07[26]27d
ejel
NA
OpTic Gaminglogo stdOpTic GamingJan 20142014-01-07[29]Nov 20142014-11-06[28]9mo 30d
ejel
NA
Team Envylogo stdTeam EnvyNov 20142014-11-06Jan 20152015-01-172mo 11d
ejel
NA
Denial Esports NAlogo stdDenial EsportsJan 20152015-01-17Jun 20152015-06-16[30]4mo 30d
ejel
NA
FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe ClanJun 20152015-06-16[32]Jun 20172017-06-23[31]2yr 7d
ejel
NA
EUnitedlogo stdeUnitedJun 20172017-06-23[34]Oct 20192019-10-14[33]2yr 3mo
ejel
CDL
Dallas Empirelogo stdDAL EmpireOct 20192019-10-14[36]Sep 20202020-09-18[35]11mo 4d
ejel
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY SublinersSep 20202020-09-18[40]Jul 20212021-07-19[48]10mo 1d
ejel
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY Subliners
Jul 20212021-07-19[48]Aug 20212021-08-12[49]24d
ejel
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY SublinersAug 20212021-08-12[49]Mar 20222022-03-18[50]7mo 6d
ejel
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY Subliners
Mar 20222022-03-18[50]Aug 20222022-08-15[37]4mo 28d
ejel
NA
WhateverItTakeslogo stdWhateverItTakesJun 20222022-06-13[44]Jul 20222022-07-01[42]18d
ejel
NA
Team Xposedlogo stdTeam XposedJul 20222022-07-01≈Aug 2022≈2022-08-??≈1mo 7d
ejel
CDL
Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLV LegionOct 20222022-10-07[46]Jun 20232023-06-21[45]8mo 14d
ejel
CDL
Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Royal RavensNov 20232023-11-09[47]Present4mo 8d
ej

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Logo stdSMKD2007 (approx.), Clayster joins.[2]
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Logo stdSMKD2008 (approx.), Clayster leaves.[1]
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Crowned Victoriouslogo stdcV2008 (approx.), Clayster and EKLiP5E join.[4]
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Crowned Victoriouslogo stdcV2008 (approx.), Clayster and EKLiP5E leave.[3]
NA
Art of eXecutionlogo stdaoX2008 (approx.), Clayster joins.[5]
NA
Art of eXecutionlogo stdaoXNovember (approx.), Clayster, Crowster, Punisher, and Surved leave.
NA
Team Violent Apprehensionlogo stdTVA2011 (approx.), Clayster and Crowster join. Clayster leaves.[6]
NA
Logo stdFLY 2011 (approx.), Clayster joins.[8]
NA
Logo stdFLY 2011 (approx.), Clayster leaves.[7]
NA
VVv Gaminglogo stdvVv2011 (approx.), Clayster joins.[10]
NA
VVv Gaminglogo stdvVv2011 (approx.), Clayster leaves.[9]
NA
Team Obeylogo stdOBEYAugust (approx.), BreeZy, Clayster, ePiSoDe, and TriZy join.
NA
Team Obeylogo stdOBEYSeptember (approx.), Clayster leaves.[11]
NA
OpTic Nationlogo stdONOctober 26, Clayster, NaDeSHoT, and TwiZz join.[13]
NA
OpTic Nationlogo stdONNovember 20, Clayster, KruMP, NaDeSHoT, and TwiZz leave.[12]
NA
Team TaKeOverlogo stdTKONovember 20 (approx.), Clayster, KruMP, PHiZZURP, and TwiZz join.
NA
Team TaKeOverlogo stdTKODecember 12, Clayster leaves.[14]
NA
RoughNeXlogo stdRNXDecember 12, Clayster, IntaKe, Parasite, and Rambo join.[17]
NA
RoughNeXlogo stdRNXJanuary 18, MoonstruK, OpTioN, and Plazma join. Clayster leaves.[15][16]
NA
Thrust Nationlogo stdTHRUJanuary 22, Censor, Clayster, FEARS, and Saints join.[20]
NA
Thrust Nationlogo stdTHRUFebruary 6, Bobby joins. Clayster leaves.[18][19]
NA
UNiTE Gaminglogo stdUNiTEFebruary 6, Clayster joins. Bobby leaves.[22]
NA
UNiTE Gaminglogo stdUNiTEApril 15, Clayster leaves.[21]
NA
CompLexity Gaminglogo stdcoLApril 15, Clayster and Mr X (Coach) join. TuQuick leaves.[24][25]
NA
CompLexity Gaminglogo stdcoLDecember 10, Karma joins. Clayster leaves.[23]
NA
Team Kaliberlogo stdtKDecember 11, Clayster joins.[27]
NA
Team Kaliberlogo stdtKJanuary 7, Clayster leaves.[26]
NA
OpTic Gaminglogo stdOGJanuary 7, Clayster joins.[29]
NA
OpTic Gaminglogo stdOGNovember 6, FormaL joins. Clayster and ProoFy leave.[28]
NA
Team Envylogo stdENVYNovember 6, Clayster joins.
NA
Team Envylogo stdENVYJanuary 17, Team agrees to trade with Denial Esports NAlogo stdDenial Esports. Saints and ZooMaa join. Clayster and JKap leave.
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Denial Esports NAlogo stdDNLJanuary 17, Team agrees to trade with Team Envylogo stdTeam Envy. Clayster and JKap join. Saints and ZooMaa leave.
INT
March 29, Clayster is awarded the Call of Duty Championship 2015 MVP.
NA
Denial Esports NAlogo stdDNLJune 16, Attach and Clayster leave.[30]
NA
FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZeJune 16, Attach and Clayster join. Huke and SlasheR leave.[32]
NA
FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZeJune 23, Gunless joins. Clayster leaves.[31]
NA
EUnitedlogo stdeUJune 23, Clayster joins. Gunless leaves.[34]
NA
EUnitedlogo stdeUOctober 14, Clayster leaves.[33]
CDL
Dallas Empirelogo stdDALOctober 14, Clayster joins.[36]
CDL
Dallas Empirelogo stdDALSeptember 1, Clayster becomes restricted free agent.[51]
CDL
Dallas Empirelogo stdDALSeptember 9, C6, Clayster, Huke, iLLeY, and Shotzzy's contracts are extended.[52]
CDL
Dallas Empirelogo stdDALSeptember 18, Clayster leaves.[35]
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNYSeptember 18, Clayster joins. Mack and ZooMaa will remain with the team.[40][41]
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNYJuly 19, Diamondcon moves to starting roster.
Clayster moves to substitute.[48]
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNYAugust 12, Clayster moves to starting roster.
Diamondcon moves to substitute.[49]
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNYSeptember 1, Asim, Clayster, HyDra, and Mack's contracts are extended.[53]
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNYMarch 18, PaulEhx joins.
Clayster moves to substitute.[50]
NA
WhateverItTakeslogo stdWITJune 13, 2ReaL, Brack, Clayster, FeLo, Veohz (Coach), and Sharp (Analyst) join.[44]
NA
WhateverItTakeslogo stdWITJuly 1, Clayster and FeLo leave.[42][43]
NA
Team Xposedlogo stdTXJuly 1, Clayster, Davpadie, FeLo, Venom, and 7omm1 (Coach) join.
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Team Xposedlogo stdTXAugust (approx.), Clayster, FeLo, Prestinni, and 7omm1 (Coach) leave.
CDL
New York Sublinerslogo stdNYAugust 15,
Clayster, Revan (Coach), and JP Krez (Analyst) leave.[37][38][39]
CDL
Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVLOctober 7, Clayster, Prolute, and TJHaLy join.[46]
CDL
Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVLJune 21, Clayster leaves.[45]
CDL
Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCARNovember 9, Clayster, GodRx, Gwinn, and ReeaL join.[47]

Biography[]

Modern Warfare 2[]

Clayster started playing competitive Call Of Duty in 2007. In 2009, during the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 era, Clayster proved he was a top player by achieving a spot at the MLG National Championship 2009. In 2010, during the Black Ops season, he competed at both MLG Dallas as well as MLG Raleigh. Due to his academic commitments at West Virginia University, Clayster took a while off of competitive gaming to fully focus on his education. In 2012 Clayster started playing competitive gaming again during Black Ops 2 and he experienced almost unbelievable success.

Black Ops II[]

During Black Ops 2 Clayster played for OpTic Nation, RoughNeX, Thrust, and UNiTE. After placing top 24 at the 2013 Call of Duty Championship with UNiTE, Clayster would get his biggest opportunity yet; the chance to join compLexity. Clay joined a line-up of ACHES, TeePee, and Crimsix going into the MLG Spring Championship, and the team went all the way to the Grand Finals to then face the juggernaut team, Fariko Impact. Here, compLexity became the "Impact Killers" and started one of the most dominant dynasties in Call of Duty history. During his time as a member of compLexity, he and his teammates experienced incredible success, winning seven of the final eight events of the Black Ops 2 season.

Ghosts[]

After winning the first event of Call Of Duty: Ghosts, Clayster was dropped from compLexity due to personal issues within the team. Team KaLiBeR, who had lost Goonjar to EnVyUs, took the opportunity to pick up Clayster to join Sharp, Neslo, and Theory for the Call Of Duty: Ghosts season. Clayster's first event with Team KaLiBeR, saw the team make it to the grand final against his old team compLexity. Despite Clayster's desire to beat his old team, he and the squad lost the series, going home with a 2nd place finish. After the event, with a flurry of roster changes in the community, it was announced that Clayster had left Team KaLiBeR to join the OpTic Gaming squad alongside NaDeSHoT, Ricky, and Parasite for the remainder of the Ghosts season. Unsurprising to many fans of competitive Call of Duty, this roster did not last; a conflict of opinions and personalities, combined with all-too-similar play-styles saw both Ricky and Parasite leave to join Curse LV. OpTic Gaming took this opportunity to pick up MBoZe and Saints to complete the roster with NaDeSHoT and Clayster. Saints did not last long either, however, and former OpTic player, Scump, rejoined shortly after he had left. With this roster they found reasonable success placing 3rd at the 2014 Call of Duty Championship. After the World Championship and PAX East, there was another flurry of roster changes which resulted in MBoZe becoming the new captain of the revived OpTic Nation pro team and ProoFy taking his place on OpTic Gaming alongside Clayster.

The team placed 8th at UGC Niagara, and were invited to attend the first MLG X Games Invitational. Here, OpTic Gaming performed at a higher level, advancing all the way through their bracket to face off against Team KaLiBeR in the Grand Final. In a Game 5 of Search and Destroy on Sovereign, Clayster secured a 6-4 win in a 1v1 with Goonjar, and cemented his place in history as one of the first Call of Duty Gold Medallist's. Following X Games, Clayster and OpTic Gaming were off to MLG Anaheim. They went into this event full of confidence off the back of their 1st place finish at X Games as well as gaining the second seed after finishing second in the MLG League. They fought off all the competition 3-0 until they faced Evil Geniuses (formerly known as compLexity) in the winners final, which they lost 3-0. They won the losers final against TCM 3-0 to face Evil Geniuses in the Grand Final, but crashed out in the second best of 5 in the continuation match. This left them placing a very respectable 2nd. Clayster and OpTic Gaming then traveled to London to compete at Gfinity 3. Here, along with many other top teams, OpTic Gaming had a poor weekend finishing 5th-8th. Clayster himself performed exceptionally well in the Sovereign Search and Destroy of their knockout match against Epsilon, but they were unable to close the win out, losing the series 3-2. After Gfinity 3, the team were looking to bounce back at UMG Dallas, but were still unable to replicate their form from X Games and MLG Anaheim. The team placed 4th after losing to OpTic Nation. UMG Nashville was next up and the OpTic Gaming roster was hoping to place well in the tournament. However, that was not the case. They ended the tournament placing 5th-6th.

With the Season 3 Playoffs steadily creeping upon them, OpTic Gaming wanted to make sure that they ended the Ghosts season strongly. They went into the tournament seemingly off their game. It was the last match of the night and OpTic Gaming performed poorly against Denial, losing 2-3. The next day, however, OpTic Gaming were rejuvenated, not dropping a single map the entire day against Rise and OpTic Nation. On Championship Sunday, OpTic Gaming were looking to carry the momentum from the previous day into their match with Most Wanted. However, Most Wanted proved they were the better team, beating OpTic Gaming 3-0, eliminating them from the tournament in 4th place at the last event of Ghosts.

Advanced Warfare[]

After the Ghosts Season 3 playoffs, OpTic Gaming announced that they had dropped Clayster and ProoFy. Along with the community generally, Clayster was upset about the decision. However, his departure was dignified, thanking the OpTic organization and the fans for their continuous support throughout his 10-month tenure on the team. With almost every top team offering him a spot on their roster, Clayster made the decision to join EnVyUs, trading places FormaL who joined OpTic. The decision made his fans, and EnVyUs fans, very pleased, hoping that the team could potentially be a force within the community. Surprisingly though, the EnVyUs squad did not do as well as they would have expected at the first Advanced Warfare event, MLG Columbus, where they ended up placing 5th-6th.

Despite the poor start, EnVyUs, in only the 2nd week of playing in the league, became the first team to beat the Columbus Champions, FaZe who were yet to lose a league match. EnVy were unable to carry this momentum forward though, and concluded with a 9-12th placing at UMG Orlando 2015. Over the coming weeks, EnVy squad had a patchy stage in the League, moving up the leaderboard until 17 January 2015, when Clayster was traded to Denial, to play alongside JKap for ZooMaa and Saints.

Denial proved to be Clayster's strongest team since his time in Black Ops 2 days with compLexity. As Clayster recalls in his "RosterMania" recap video on YouTube, it all started when they decided to play some league matches together and convincingly won a number of maps against OpTic, the dominant team at the time. He went on to explain that as the roster continued to play in league matches together, they recognized the immense potential of their roster: Clayster, Attach, Replays, and JKap. The team finished the first season of the MLG CoD League in 2nd place, trailing their rivals OpTic Gaming. At the MLG Pro League Season 1 Playoffs, Denial fell first round in the Winners' Bracket against nV. However, Clay and the team showed great resilience in the losers bracket, defeated team after team to finally face OpTic in the Finals. They fell to OpTic 3-0, finishing in 2nd. Denial's run at the NA Regional Finals was similar. They fell to Revenge 3-0 in the second round of Winners, considered one of the biggest upsets in the tournament. Yet again, Clay leads his team through an impressive run in the losers bracket, where they also won the rematch against Revenge, defeating them 3-0 this time. They climbed to the Grand Final to face OpTic for the second time, losing 3-0 again. This time, however, they kept the series much closer, losing the Hardpoint by only 7 points, taking Search and Destroy to Round 11, and losing 2-point Uplink game.

Finally, the time came for the Call of Duty Championship 2015. The team had a shaky start, as they fell 3-2 to Prophecy who won 3 straight maps, concluding their pool with the 2nd seed. Things began to look even more grim when the Championship Bracket was released, and Denial was pitted to face off against none other than OpTic, in the first round. However, Denial avoided defeat, playing exceptionally and taking the series vs. OpTic with a convincing 3-1 map count. After handing OpTic their first loss at a LAN tournament in the past 2 events, Denial gained the confidence to begin a strong performance in the Winner's Bracket. Bucking their usual trend of falling early in the tournament, they continued their run with a 3-0 over Team Kaliber and a 3-1 against Automatic Reload, earning a spot in the Winner's Bracket Finals to face Revenge. Clayster and the team won this match 3-2, before defeating Revenge again in the Grand Finals by the same scoreline. Denial was crowned champions, winning Clayster his first ring, $100,000 and the MVP award.

Black Ops 3[]

Clayster and his team were invited to Totino's Invitational, a single-elimination tournament taking place a week and a half after the game’s release. FaZe fell short to Team Kaliber in the first round, losing 2-0, eliminating them from the tournament with a 5th-8th finish. Unfortunately, this set a precedent for the rest of Black Ops 3 for the team. Next, they were invited to the Invitational CWL Stage 1 Qualifier. Placed in group A, alongside the returning compLexity, albeit with a new roster, Happy Hour, and the former OpTic Nation roster, now simply known as Nation. FaZe won both their matches against Happy Hour and compLexity, granting them a spot in the upcoming CWL Stage 1 NA Online League.

Clayster attended UMG South Carolina 2016, where FaZe fell victim to the single-elimination Game 7, losing to a determined Team Liquid in the quarterfinals, giving Clayster another disappointing finish. The team completed Stage 1 with a 15-7 record, securing the #3 seed for the Stage 1 Playoffs. In the first round, they came up against compLexity yet again, sweeping them 4-0. However, FaZe’s victory was short-lived, after their matchup against a strong Rise Nation, where they lost 4-0, placing 3rd-4th. The team then traveled to Paris to compete at ESWC 2016. They finished the group stage with a flawless record, sweeping PuLse Gaming and Exertus eSports for a spot in the playoffs. However, as they had experienced numerously already throughout the season, they fell short in the first round, losing 0-3 against a strong Splyce roster, placing 5th-8th.

At MLG Anaheim Open 2016, FaZe exited pool play with a disappointing 1-2 record, sending them to the losers bracket, where they began an almost legendary losers bracket run. First defeating Echo Fox 3-1, then pulling off the reverse sweep against two of the best EU teams at the time, Splyce and Infused. The outlook was positive for FaZe, but they lost 3-1 to Rise for a 4th place finish. FaZe completed the controversial Stage 2 with a 13-9 record, securing the third seed to face Dream Team at the Stage 2 Playoffs. However, FaZe yet again disappointed, losing to Dream Team in Game 7, for another 5th-8th finish.

At MLG Orlando Open 2016, FaZe finished pool play with another flawless 3-0 record. However, they were beaten into the loser's bracket, where they progressed until facing the in-form Team EnVyUs. Clayster personally had a very poor performance, notably in the game 4 Stronghold CTF, finishing the map with a kills-deaths record of 4-22. Clayster apologized publicly on twitter for the performance, claiming he was unaware he was playing so poorly.

The FaZe Clan qualified for the 2016 Call of Duty World League Championship - the biggest tournament ever played in Call of Duty at that time. Clayster and the team performed excellently in pool play, not dropping a single map going into the winners' bracket. Their performances continued in bracket play, defeating Team Infused 3-0 in the first round. The team had high expectations going into Day 3, however, they were sent into the losers bracket, by eventual winners EnVyUs. FaZe came up against Millenium, with MiRx in place of Swanny, as the latter was unable to attend the event. FaZe won the series 3-1, to set up a match against Splyce once more. The match went to an intense Game 5 Search and Destroy, which FaZe lost 6-2, after less than satisfactory performances from Enable (3-8) and Clayster himself (4-5). FaZe finished the championship event in 7th-8th, netting them $50,000 in prize money.

Infinite Warfare[]

FaZe started the Infinite Warfare season well, winning the PlayStation Experience Invitational. This event was not attended by many of the top North American team's however, such as OpTic on 2016 champs EnVyUs. Regardless, Clayster and his teammates had shown they were comfortable with the new Call of Duty title, and their outlook for the season looked bright. At the first major event of the year, CWL Las Vegas, the team performed well again, beating OpTic and Splyce 3-1, to reach the the semi-final against Rise Nation. FaZe lost the match 3-1, placing them in losers bracket. They defeated Allegiance 3-1, before ultimately falling to Cloud 9 3-2 in a close match, placing FaZe 3rd at the event. FaZe performed worse at the next event, CWL Atlanta, only managing a 5-6th finish, after losing to OpTic Gaming for the first time in an elimination match at a LAN event since Advanced Warfare. The team faired better at CWL Paris, reaching the final where they again faced OpTic. The match got off to a false start, with technical issues forcing a stop to the first Hardpoint, while FaZe were up 42-13. However after the restart, OpTic won the match with a convincing 3-0 scoreline, consigning FaZe to 2nd place. Clayster was visibly upset during the loser interview, and was reported to have thrown his medal in frustration, although he later denied this claiming he threw it into the crowd for a fan to catch.

Trivia[]

  • For a long time people thought Clay's first name was actually Clayton, but that wasn't the case, Clayton is in fact his middle name. His first name is actually James.
  • Clayster is considered the hype-man on all of his past teams.
  • With OpTic Gaming in 2014, Clayster took home 1 of the first 4 XGAMES Gold Medals in all of esports.
  • Clayster was crowned MVP of CoD Champs 2015, leading Bracket Play with a 1.31 K/D
  • Clayster was one of six players to be a part of the compLexity/Evil Geniuses dynasty; winning a total of 7 events with this dynasty.
  • Clayster was the first CoD player to win every championship accolade.
  • Clayster was one of six players to compete on both, OpTic Gaming and OpTic Nation.
  • Clayster is the most successful Modern Warfare 2 player with over $15,000 in prize money.
  • Clayster is one of two players to participate in every million-dollar tournament.[54]
  • Clayster is the player with the longest time between two major championship victories with 1400 days between 2015-09-20 (MLG Pro League 2015 Season 3 Playoffs) and 2019-07-21 (CWL Pro League 2019 Playoffs).
  • Clayster was a 2016, 2017, and 2018 CWL Pro League All-Star.
  • Clayster is the only player to win a World Championship on each of the three main Call of Duty developers' games (Sledgehammer, Treyarch, and Infinity Ward).
  • Clayster and Crimsix become the first console esports players to win over $1 Million in prize money.
  • Clayster is one of three players to win back-to-back Call of Duty World Championships. (2019 and 2020)
  • Clayster is one of four players to win a Call of Duty World Championship on both a boots-on-the-ground and exo movement Call of Duty.
  • According to Hastr0, the Dallas Empire invested over $500K into Clayster for the 2020 season.

Achievements[]

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Minimum place
Tournament tier
Clayster Tournament Results
GameDatePlPrizeEventTeamDisplayRoster
2024-01-287 - 8$ 7,500$ 7,500$ 7,500 Call of Duty League 2024 - Major 1Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Clayster •  Gwinn •  TJHaLy •  FeLo Saintt
2024-01-2111 Call of Duty League 2024 - Major 1 QualifiersCarolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Clayster •  Gwinn •  TJHaLy •  FeLo ReeaL GodRx Saintt
2023-11-283$ 15,000$ 15,000$ 15,000 150K GGCS Kickoff FinalsLogo stdSRCR Clayster •  Aydan •  Falco •  iBuLieVe
2023-11-219 - 12 The Flank Invitational 2Logo stdSNOO Snoopy •  Capsidal •  Clayster •  GodRx
2023-11-203 150K GGCS Kickoff TF-141 DivisionLogo stdSRCR Clayster •  Aydan •  Mango •  Falco
2023-11-109 - 16 CheckMate Gaming $4000 4v4 S&D Kickoff 2023-11-10Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Clayster •  GodRx •  Gwinn •  ReeaL
2023-11-105 - 8 CODAgent x Convoy Gaming $3000 4v4 S&D Kickoff 2023-11-10Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Clayster •  GodRx •  Gwinn •  ReeaL
2023-11-103 - 4 GameBattles $1000 4v4 S&D 2023-11-10Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Clayster •  GodRx •  Gwinn •  ReeaL
2023-11-105 - 8 CODAgent $1000 4v4 HP Kickoff 2023-11-10Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR Clayster •  GodRx •  Gwinn •  ReeaL
2023-09-242 The Off-Season 2ACHESlogo stdACHE ACHES •  Clayster •  Crimsix •  John
Total Prize:USD 22,500

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Post-Match Interviews

DateTournamentMatchLink
2024-02-25Call of Duty League 2024 - Major 2 Qualifiers
SEASeattle Surgelogo std
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Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR
2024-01-26Call of Duty League 2024 - Major 1
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
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Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR
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2023-12-10Call of Duty League 2024 - Major 1 Qualifiers
LVLLas Vegas Legionlogo std
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Carolina Royal Ravenslogo stdCAR
Link
2023-05-26Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 5
LVLLas Vegas Legionlogo std
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Seattle Surgelogo stdSEA
Link
2023-05-06Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 5 Qualifiers
LVLLas Vegas Legionlogo std
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New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2023-04-15Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 4 Qualifiers
FLAFlorida Mutineerslogo std
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Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVL
Link
2023-03-31Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 4 Qualifiers
BOSBoston Breachlogo std
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Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVL
Link
2023-03-10Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 3
LAGLos Angeles Guerrillaslogo std
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Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVL
Link
2023-02-17Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 3 Qualifiers
LATLos Angeles Thieveslogo std
vs
Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVL
Link
2023-01-28Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 2 Qualifiers
LVLLas Vegas Legionlogo std
vs
OpTic Texaslogo stdTEX
Link
2022-12-17Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 1
MINMinnesota RØKKRlogo std
vs
Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVL
Link
2022-12-11Call of Duty League 2023 - Major 1 Qualifiers
MINMinnesota RØKKRlogo std
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Las Vegas Legionlogo stdLVL
Link
2022-01-22Call of Duty League 2022 - Kickoff Classic
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
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Boston Breachlogo stdBOS
Link
2021-08-19Call of Duty League Championship 2021
CHIOpTic Chicagologo std
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New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2021-06-19Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 4 Major
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
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Florida Mutineerslogo stdFLA
Link
2021-06-06Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 4
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
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Dallas Empirelogo stdDAL
Link
2021-05-15Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 3 Major
ATLAtlanta FaZelogo std
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New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2021-05-08Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 3
LATLos Angeles Thieveslogo std
vs
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2021-04-25Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 3
ATLAtlanta FaZelogo std
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New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2021-04-03Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 2
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
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Toronto Ultralogo stdTOR
Link
2021-03-27Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 2
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
vs
London Royal Ravenslogo stdLDN
Link
2021-03-21Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 2
LATLos Angeles Thieveslogo std
vs
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2021-03-06Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 1 Major
LAGLos Angeles Guerrillaslogo std
vs
New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2021-03-05Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 1 Major
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
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Florida Mutineerslogo stdFLA
Link
2021-02-28Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 1
NYNew York Sublinerslogo std
vs
Seattle Surgelogo stdSEA
Link
2021-02-23Call of Duty League 2021 - Stage 1
LDNLondon Royal Ravenslogo std
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New York Sublinerslogo stdNY
Link
2020-08-30Call of Duty League Championship 2020
DALDallas Empirelogo std
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Atlanta FaZelogo stdATL
Link
2020-08-29Call of Duty League Championship 2020
ATLAtlanta FaZelogo std
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Dallas Empirelogo stdDAL
Link
2020-08-22Call of Duty League Championship 2020
DALDallas Empirelogo std
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Toronto Ultralogo stdTOR
Link
2020-07-25Call of Duty League 2020 Week 13 - Toronto
DALDallas Empirelogo std
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Florida Mutineerslogo stdFLA
Link
2020-07-24Call of Duty League 2020 Week 13 - Toronto
FLAFlorida Mutineerslogo std
vs
Dallas Empirelogo stdDAL
Link
2020-04-11Call of Duty League 2020 Week 5 - Dallas
TORToronto Ultralogo std
vs
Dallas Empirelogo stdDAL
Link
2020-03-09Call of Duty League 2020 Week 4 - Los Angeles
DALDallas Empirelogo std
vs
Minnesota RØKKRlogo stdMIN
Link
2020-03-08Call of Duty League 2020 Week 4 - Los Angeles
OGLAOpTic Gaming Los Angeleslogo std
vs
Dallas Empirelogo stdDAL
Link
2020-02-08Call of Duty League 2020 Week 2 - London
DALDallas Empirelogo std
vs
Seattle Surgelogo stdSEA
Link
2019-08-18Call of Duty World League Championship 2019
eUEUnitedlogo std
vs
OpTic Gaminglogo stdOG
Link
2019-07-05CWL Pro League 2019
eUEUnitedlogo std
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OpTic Gaminglogo stdOG
Link
2019-06-03CWL Pro League 2019
100T100 Thieveslogo std
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EUnitedlogo stdeU
Link
2019-05-28CWL Pro League 2019
eUEUnitedlogo std
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Enigma6 Grouplogo stdE6
Link
2019-05-05CWL London 2019
eUEUnitedlogo std
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Team Envylogo stdENVY
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2019-05-03CWL London 2019
eUEUnitedlogo std
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FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe
Link
2019-03-28CWL Pro League 2019
eUEUnitedlogo std
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Red Reservelogo stdRED
Link
2019-03-01CWL Pro League 2019
eUEUnitedlogo std
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Splycelogo stdSPY
Link
2019-02-19CWL Pro League 2019
E6Enigma6 Grouplogo std
vs
EUnitedlogo stdeU
Link
2017-07-29CWL Global Pro League 2017 Stage 2 Playoffs
OGOpTic Gaminglogo std
vs
EUnitedlogo stdeU
Link
2017-07-28CWL Global Pro League 2017 Stage 2 Playoffs
eUEUnitedlogo std
vs
Enigma6 Grouplogo stdE6
Link
2017-05-27CWL Global Pro League 2017 Stage 1 Playoffs
OGOpTic Gaminglogo std
vs
FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe
Link
2016-08-05MLG Orlando Open 2016
FaZeFaZe Clanlogo std
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CompLexity Gaminglogo stdcoL
Link
2016-04-03CWL Pro Division 2016 NA Stage 1 Playoffs
FaZeFaZe Clanlogo std
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CompLexity Gaminglogo stdcoL
Link
2015-12-06CWL Pro Division 2016 NA Invitational Qualifier
FaZeFaZe Clanlogo std
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CompLexity Gaminglogo stdcoL
Link
2013-10-19MLG Fall Invitational 2013
coLCompLexity Gaminglogo std
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OpTic Gaminglogo stdOG
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