Evil Geniuses' Jake 'Stewie2k' Yip has been the talk of the town following his recent announcement that he was ending his time as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro player to pursue streaming with the aforementioned esports organisation. While that might lead you to believe that the 24-year old was finished with competitive gaming altogether, you'd be wrong. During a Twitch stream on August 11, just over two weeks after his retirement, Stewie2k revealed his ambitious plans to compete professionally at the top level of Valorant esports, even adding that he wouldn't be put off if there wasn't any initial interest from teams.
"Every day I'll be on stream. I'll be grinding ranked, [and] I'll be trying to get into scrims", Stewie2k revealed defiantly. "LCQ happens, Champions will happen, [then] off-season comes, [and] franchising comes... Even if I miss franchising, I'm down to keep streaming - watch and be the student of the game - and then get picked up."
Following on from this, Stewie2k added a hopeful "we'll see how it pans out" in regards to his upcoming attempts to get into a Valorant esports team in time for the start of 2023's partnered, region-based league - a system akin to Riot Games' League of Legends LEC and LCS competitions.
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