dogdog
Gaming Origins
dogdog played Halo as a child and then switched to various MOBAs as a teen, but when he was in college, he found them to be too time-consuming, so he started looking for an alternative. HearthStone seemed interesting to him, so he joined the Alpha test phase. But he became good at Arena, won many packs and ended up becoming too invested in it. He soon gained recognition for his skills, largely due to his modest stream channel.
Professional Gaming
dogdog was approached to join CompLexity Gaming in 2013. In October 2015, he switched to Team Liquid and has been representing them ever since. He graduated from college a couple of months later and decided to take a year to try out streaming full-time before pursuing a regular career. He has maintained his position among the top Legendries on HearthStone, as well as his viewership and generally streams informative content that will help his viewers to improve their game.
He left Team Liquid to focus on content creation in August 2019.
Income
dogdog is estimated to have around 2,800 Twitch subscribers. This would net him between $7,000 - $9,800 USD per month. This excludes his earnings from tournaments, tips, sponsorships and his salary from Liquid, the last of which is said to minimally be at $100,000 USD annually.
Streaming Hours
His hours are inconsistent, but he tends to stream several times a week from around 20:00 UTC onwards for between 3 - 11 hours.
Accomplishments
- 1st - USA WESG Qualifiers - 2017
- 1st - ONOG Circuit Feature Tournament #2 - 2016
- 1st - CN vs NA Challenge - 2015
- 1st - Archon Team League Championships - 2015
Quotes
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Anyone who wants to become a professional eSports player needs to stream their gameplay, because that's how eSport companies scout new talent.