Valorant superstar Jaccob ‘yay’ Whiteaker is taking a temporary break from VCT due to health-related reasons, as announced by BLEED Esports.
“After concluding the first split, yay has decided to take a temporary break for health reasons before coming back to competing,” BLEED announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account.
“We fully support his decision to prioritize his wellness and we’re all excited for more yay once he’s back in the zone. Till then, rest up yay!”
After concluding the first split, yay has decided to take a temporary break for health reasons before coming back to competing.We fully support his decision to prioritize his wellness and we’re all excited for more yay once he’s back in the zone.Till then, rest up,@yay!…pic.twitter.com/GbR9sJtKaT
During Kickoff, yayrevealedthat in his elimination match against Global Esports, he said his vision went “blurry” during the game which affected his performance in the match. It’s unknown at this time if his reasons for stepping away temporarily are related.
As yay steps down from BLEED, the team will need to replace him for Stage 2, however, they are yet to announce his replacement.
Yay made his name in VCT during his time with the ENVY/OpTic Gaming core, making multiple international LAN Grand Finals with a Masters trophy in the cabinet.
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BLEED’s first match in VCT Pacific Stage 2 will be on June 15 against Team Secret.
Jeremy Gan was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team. He is a journalism graduate and expertly covers CS:GO, Valorant, Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dota 2, as well as trending stories in Twitch and Kick streaming.
