VALORANT's Smiling Devil: The Story Of yay

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Every game has its superstars.
Every game has players who have raised the skill ceiling and pushed the boundaries of what’s possible.
Every game has one player who stands above the rest.
And in VALORANT’s young history, that player is Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker.
But El Diablo’s journey to the top of VALORANT wasn’t an easy one. It took nearly a decade for him to get to find himself at the top of the competitive mountain.
And this is the story of how he got there.
Written by: Niall McCrossan (@NiallMcCrossan)
Narrated by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Edited by: Connor Dunn (@ConnorDunn_)
Produced by: Danielle Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen) & Matt Massey
Thumbnail by: William "Magoo" O'keefe (@MagooMagoof)
Footage Credits: pastebin.com/zGzqs06i
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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[@jms7634]

As a gamer nothing beats the feeling when you're too good that they thought you're a cheater

[@weataku]

Until you get harassed for something that’s not your fault

[@jms7634]

@@weataku what do you mean by "until" thats a compliment bro. I mean if you're not cheating and they harass you for being too good that's more of a confident boost.

[@JustMokka]

B

[@Nydro9001]

@@jms7634 until you get kicked, banned, or griefed bro

[@thackthack177]

The reason why you can’t call out anyone for cheating, inflating the ego of internet weirdos

[@Zixle]

Sure he’s an aim god, the best player in Valorant, and boasts the most threatening nickname but I think we can all agree that we love him for his humble nature and drive to improve, not necessarily win

[@beastlyman2]

You know he broke FNS’s jaw cus he was mad they lost finals right?

[@lucifermorningstar8387]

@@beastlyman2 wait really?

[@joelo8673]

@@lucifermorningstar8387 it was a joke fns made on stream lol

[@cjdonato1455]

@@lucifermorningstar8387 clueless

[@infinitelol2119]

@@beastlyman2 bro its a joke lmfao

[@aiery5309]

2021: TenZ is the best player Valorant has ever seen 2022: yay is the best player Valorant has ever seen

[@chonk1005]

what kind of braindead people would think tenz as the best player

[@WeavyCS]

be real tenz was the best player for 4 months max been yay ever since. not saying tenz doesnt have the talent bc he can def be up there again

[@skyezblue3136]

​@@WeavyCS yeah,defo the team is the only thing holding him back rn

[@realburungijo]

@@WeavyCS YEAH, tenz is a robot he good but need clear instruction meanwhile yay is A.I that can improve his self in some situation

[@ying492]

@@skyezblue3136 tenz is flashy but defo not the best, top 30 maybe but not top 10

[@justrob1453]

What's scary about Yay, is if you wach his streams, he does not have the Zoomer aim and crazy agressive playstyle of Duelists we often see. His cross hair placement is one if not the best i have ever seen, his pushes are methodical his game sense/insticnt is INSANE and most of the time he does the little things like checking every corners and of course his consistency is Godly. What a player.

[@scherexyz]

No zoomer aim? Yay has the maybe the best mouse control in the world

[@justrob1453]

@@scherexyz Yeah i just said it, CROSS HAIR PLACEMENT. By zoomer aim im referring to the likes of Asuna, Zekken etc which are 17-18 that have crazy mouse movements.

[@scherexyz]

@@justrob1453 yay has way cleaner flicks then those two

[@bombbuddyw9308]

breh cryo is one hell of a zoomer yet has some of the most methodical aim

[@sngkedar]

real, yay and cryo just look like fucking surgeons with the clean ass aim

[@rocker10039]

Who is here after he joined DSG?? I'm crying man I pray for them to get to masters and dismantle every team.

[@andy-xz2uk]

aged like milk hahahhaha

[@lyte6880]

El Diablo is the true demon of Valorant

[@tomsung7684]

Death

[@papaya2850]

coca cola

[@officialhideyo]

2022 is over. 2023 probably gonna be someone else

[@tyquake513]

Better than tenz

[@kgt8742]

@@tyquake513 that's an absolute yes currently

[@bongalberttio318]

You know he is insane when his team got destroyed 3-13 and he is still pretty much toe-to-toe with the enemy's top fragger in score

[@jakegroot0906]

The fact that yay’s first CSGO team was with deph and shaz is funny cause none of them knew they’d be playing on some of the best teams in a completely different game, but here we are

[@phi1688]

Oh yeah that’s actually kinda funny

[@scooter_]

1:30 homie is cracked in val, and in legendary arena in Clash Royale. Truly a Gamer moment.

[@waet6386]

fr

[@nayeemrahman]

Clash royale ez U can easily get above 5000trophy without spending a dime

[@BreadAckerman]

Man is multi-tasking the records for the best

[@uttkarshtewari2532]

legendary arena wasn't hard back then

[@deveshanandsrivastava6218]

I love yay. He's humble, extremely talented and stays calm. A literal chad.

[@chugxtreme]

chads are not humble

[@deveshanandsrivastava6218]

@@chugxtreme Yay and TenZ are the biggest chads in Valorant scene.

[@btchpls6363]

I am here after the DSG Announcement of Yay. He's amazing wow. ALso a lovable guy!

[@drewbertmonoy282]

Imagine being the COD team that passed up the chance of bringing up yay

[@polaroid123]

as a loud fan, I watched that final in Istanbul and I have to say it, yay played amazingly, optic played like I never seen, congrats to yay on the new team!

[@SyedZayanAhmed]

This channel literally helps me a lot in knowing a professional player from zero to an absolute hero, Amazing work done by the editor, voiceover artist and in finding the information 💕

[@AlphaDark4739]

DSG Yay is going to be fun to watch

[@andy-xz2uk]

did not age well lmao

[@avoidthevo1d]

Yay, finally we got a documentary on the El Diablo himself

[@nutcracker4202]

They had one about him like last year lmfao

[@pancakeval1504]

@@nutcracker4202 yeah im straight up tabbing in from one to the other and its just the same script lol

[@nutcracker4202]

@@pancakeval1504 mfer saying "Finally" like he's been waiting, yet doesnt even know they already had one about him, or could be a fake fan💀

[@carrottan3580]

now its time for redemption arc w DSG!

[@andy-xz2uk]

what happened?

[@cgwhite29]

as someone who lives in indiana... he really didnt have much else to do other than game.. FACTS!

[@cu7695]

Welcome to DSG my man. You're gonna have fun

[@JamminJoey]

These are the stories I love to hear from theScore. Storys of players facing and overcoming adversity. These storys fill me with so much joy and the imagine theScore paints couldn't be more true and beautiful.

[@TJay145]

I remember The Story of TurboPulsa

[@haiseee3566]

the humblest demon in valorant

[@Fluskar]

In Yay we trust

[@mukuro8033]

Nats vs Yay was a glorious era.

[@whimsabo]

He's an AI if you watch his streams you'll know what I mean he's so consistent and reliable, he delivers when his teams need him the most *"All hail El Diablo"* 👹

[@benjys1901]

Congrats on 2 mill

[@riseomi2004]

Keep these coming ❤️❤️❤️

[@aa4a-a4]

This guy seems like such a dork and I love it

[@kag3mav639]

I was hoping you say this is the best story of the el diablo.

[@Hollowdude15]

Yay is so cool and awesome video man :]

[@threetree7737]

Tenz is like the creator of valorant pro and yay is the guy who raises the bar so high every other team can’t compete

[@harish123]

I mean tbh Before chamber he was not that great. What did his team won before Chamber. I think it is the meta which decides who the best players are. The entirety of 2022 was Chamber Meta and Yay was the best Chamber this he was the best player of 2022.

[@zactan7356]

@@harish123 bro there were 3 tournaments before chamber and he was a finalist in one of them XD

[@DevynPlaysGames]

as a cs fan, so happy to see yay succeed. such a good guy

[@App2day]

Yashwatthama “yay” Yadav is an Indian professional Valorant player for Optic, an American electrical sports ( e-sports) organization. He is also known as El Diablo aka the demon because of his mafia connections in his hometown, Haryana.

[@WrathHowler]

lol XD

[@singleyfps]

optic as an org should have definitely made franchising their fan base is insane in all games.

[@goldenbekfast4301]

This is the thing tho. Next year, Yay will probably be considered OK, but not the best. In the world of sports, younger players with more talent always surpass old favorites, and in the world of esports, this happens very fast.

[@williampabiona7060]

Yes, it happens. The most important thing is he already made his name to the top and people in esports community especially in fps games already recognized him.

[@dyeluke7236]

I don’t think he will be considered “ok”. He will at least be considered very very good

[@shxdow0967]

Bro he's been proven to be consistent, he may not be the best, but atleast he'll considered very gud.

[@superleidz]

That smile

[@axelelfarkh1199]

This script reminds me of a phoned in essay you’d make in 9th grade

[@supuraisu8270]

YAY Ive beeen waITING FOR THIS

[@QuailAims]

Thats my goat🐐

[@juritalin9079]

since im watching esport i never liked a player so much like yay he is the absolute goat

[@xerxesZinc]

The Story of Anders: Voice of CSGO and Story of Dimitri would be epic as next two :D

[@loverboi143]

I like the way yay said "like" gazillion times in this video

[@heyyylallu7228]

Subroza praising Yay made me smile so hard ❤️

[@Tizzz815]

The optic destroyer aspas

[@cissslewhynot8915]

i love this storys

[@NUMBER1KIRKCOUSINSGLAZER]

The goat

[@ArnMerchant]

yay a yay video 😁

[@lauprayer3808]

DSG YAY.

[@andy-xz2uk]

what happened?

[@maadb7754]

the greatest in the world

[@LESUNPO0P3D]

i love optic

[@Ascendeus]

3:38 WHAT A SCREEN! You got 'yay', 'ShahZam', and their coach Ron "Rambo" Kim 😳

[@randomcloud224]

i heckin love yay 😍

[@simulatednerd]

ur amazing yay

[@samuelclark8064]

I first heard of him as 'The Ranked Demon', El Diablo.

[@kiway2702]

YAAAAAY

[@xpercade8926]

imagine being the cod team that kicked yay finding out man became a world champion in valorant

[@andy-xz2uk]

yeah they're laughing now 😂

[@rcxsmic]

🔥

[@therealatomic6170]

I struggle with my mental health too, so I love it to see that he has success

[@r_e046]

Hope you're doing good homie

[@therealatomic6170]

@@r_e046 ye I‘m doing good man, thank you. Hope you do great, and yeah I never gave up. Around the time I wrote this comment I started swimming and working out and now I’m jacked and a little bit proud of myself. I‘m very happy someone answered me after all this time, and I still remember the day writing the comment

[@streetwaxtv]

I can't believe he's from my small city !!!

[@wintersval]

YAY

[@bishallimbu6763]

Best player

[@rachillin118]

DIABLOOOO

[@shivam_sadh]

I feel like I have seen this before

[@sykokat]

he rocked fns lmao

[@CallumIsOK]

I swear watching every one of "The story of" somewhere shahz or Dephh have been on the same team as the person the video is about

[@HanaganYT]

here before a milli

[@kadirhanyuksel1001]

Every yay video we need a ''like'' word count KEKW

[@lucky7dxl490]

Take a shot every time yay says "like"

[@MrIliched]

EL DIABLITOOOO 😈😈😈

[@sngkedar]

who’s here after yay got booted off C9 :/

[@ysnowyyy-1176]

yea i hope he finds a team

[@brentpaulnoel2393]

Can you do Shaiiko's story? He just one his first international title

[@georgietorrance]

now I see why his announcement for C9 has this 12:05

[@cndl7488]

pls do "The Alpaca's Dance: The Story Of Deft" next

[@user-jz8rz6gj8r]

yay looks like if mini ladd and dapr had a baby

[@xomcs8676]

yes, yay is insane.. but man aspas is so fucking good..

[@winterinho_]

pog video

[@bunszheider376]

OpTic Yay ⚘️💜

[@hii8143]

Yay

[@lazyfoodie6828]

Y’all should do one about paper rex

[@crazykash4977]

0:51 you are not alone

[@gappyspins]

El goat

[@dontmindme8924]

Wonder how yay will use chamber after his nerf

[@TheMCmace]

,,now that you have the trophy in your hands, how does it feel?,, -ähhhhh good

[@bradbester2259]

Is this a reupload?

[@tj-cq4gh]

is this a reupload?

[@rpchn5698]

After Jett nerf, TenZ also got nerf, i wonder if Chamber nerf will nerf Yay too

[@dock996]

His smile is creepily similar to Perkz's smile... Is there a secret we aren't aware of? 🤔

[@hanscarls1798]

Goat things fam

[@Lominati]

you need to do one of zbra

[@abboodd2350]

story of marved next pls

[@jojo2440]

Tenz is cracked but not consistent, Yay is consisntently cracked

[@Yeerok]

I remember watching gambit win that tournament I was high off edibles 😂

[@suhwanist]

yay is so cute

[@NorseNoahJ]

Yay is the most socially awkward gamer on the planet

[@DEVILONBOTHSHOULDERS]

think the player yay reminds me the most of is guardiaN

[@pshkenzo7973]

good

[@HappyVLR]

yay ong

[@MayDawn519]

Today I learned I played COD with Yay when I was 12 and we're from the same city

[@s2-railgun718]

Lol did you call him a cheater?

[@MayDawn519]

@S2-Railgun idk it was a decade ago, his cod name is just familiar and his family lived in my neighborhood if it's the right Whiteaker family. If I'm correct he's got a brother 3 or 4 years younger.

[@n1nfy]

Still waiting for the story of Jinggg or f0rsaken

[@omarikhwan8815]

The Simple Of Valorant

[@debilich356]

Somebody counted how many times yay said "like" in the enterview?

[@R4z0xR_1st_Comment_Enthusiast]

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