Biography

Jacky “Stewie2K” Yip (born January 7, 1998) is an American professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who plays for Evil Geniuses as the in-game leader and an entry fragger. He is one of the most decorated players in North America, despite having only played CS:GO since the summer of 2014. On January 11, 2016, he joined Cloud9; although the announcement was met with criticism from both professionals and the public, Stewie2K soon became known as one of the best players in Cloud9. After 2 years on the roster and a Major title under his belt, he decided to move on and join Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo’s leadership in SK Gaming–MIBR. Following months of up-and-down results, he returned to his North American roots and joined Team Liquid. In 2019, he won the second Intel Grand Slam, becoming the first and currently only North American player to win both a Major and an IGS trophy.

Trivia

• Can speak Cantonese conversationally.
• Got his name when he and his friends decided to name themselves after Family Guy characters.
• Has a player profile of his backstory from the FACEIT London Major 2018.
• Was named the MVP of DreamHack Open Denver 2017 by HLTV.
• Was named the MVP of iBUYPOWER Masters 2017 by HLTV.

CS:GO

CS:GO Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO for short) is a computer game from the genre of online tactical shooters. It was developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment and is the fourth part of the Counter-Strike series. The game was released on August 21, 2012 for Windows, Linux, macOS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A release for the PlayStation 3 in Europe failed to materialize for unknown reasons. Global Offensive achieved a Metascore of 83 points. Since September 14, 2017, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has also been available in China via the Perfect World client. In December 2018, the game was switched to a free-to-play model, which drew criticism.