sOAZED
Family
He has a brother.
Name Origins
He chose 'sOAZ' randomly when he started playing Counter-Strike. It has no meaning.
Gaming Origins
sOAZED started playing video games when he was around four years old, when his father would play Wolfenstein with him on the PC. He spent his early teen years playing DotA, during which time he had dreamed of becoming a pro. He even participated in a few tournaments with other now familiar names, such as YellOwStaR.
However, in 2010 he discovered League of Legends (LoL) and realized that he enjoyed it more and that he was better at it than he was at DotA. He has been maining it ever since. He does play other games as well, though.
Prior to becoming a fulltime streamer, he was studying to become a chef. However, he dropped out before completing his first year in college as he wasn’t enjoying it.
Professional Gaming
Some of the Fnatic team members knew him from their DotA days and were also familiar with his LoL skills. So, when one of their team members couldn’t make it to their practices for a major tournament in 2012, they asked him to fill in for him with practices. They gelled well and he was invited to play as a sub for the other player. Although they didn’t perform well during that tournaments, the Fnatic members still felt that he would be a valuable asset to the team and invited him to replace the AWOL player. That marked the real beginning of his professional LoL career.
He also coaches for teams.
Income
Due to his professional commitments, he doesn’t have a set schedule.
Quotes
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[The most important qualities for a top-laner are] to know your matchup, know what you can do and not do, when you can trade and all this stuff, so I'd say knowledge about the game.
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You need to be in [the] top challenger [bracket] and you need to also be very luck to join a top team that will need your position… So, grind a lot and be nice.
