Summit1g Explained

Summit1g
Birth Name:Jaryd Russell Lazar
Birth Date:23 April 1987[1]
Birth Place:Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.[2]
Channel Name:summit1g
Years Active:2012–present
Genre:Gaming
Followers:6.3 million
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Channel Name:summit1g
Years Active:2013–present
Subscribers:769 Thousand
Views:167 million
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Stats Update:June 8, 2023

Jaryd Russell Lazar, better known as summit1g, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional player. After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a well-known streamer on Twitch by streaming CS:GO and WarZ. He streams a variety of video games, such as Escape from Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto V, Sea of Thieves, Overwatch, DayZ, iRacing, Foxhole, Hearthstone and Rust.[3] [4]

Streaming on Twitch

In 2017, Lazar garnered widespread attention for surpassing Tom "Syndicate" Cassell's number of followers on Twitch. In 2018, Lazar's became the most-followed channel on the platform, surpassing Riot Games.[5]

In May 2018, Lazar streamed gameplay with internet personality Jake Paul and received complaints and criticism from fans due to Paul's recent controversial behavior.[6] Lazar told viewers, "I'm a little disappointed in chat. I had hoped the 1g squad to be a little bit different. I thought some people had a little bit thicker skin."[7]

In April 2020, Lazar made comments about Valorant, a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Riot Games. He claimed the game's closed beta was poorly managed, and that other streamers had manipulated Twitch's "Drops" system to receive game keys, giving them access to the closed beta to increase their viewer counts and the game's total number of viewers.[8] He later apologized on Twitter, then subsequently deleted the apology.

In May 2020, Lazar signed a multi-year contract with Twitch to provide content and partnership support.[9] [10] As of September 27, 2023, he has over 6 million Twitch followers, and is ranked its 28th most popular streamer.

As of July 2021, Lazar has regularly speedrun Max Payne 3 during his Twitch streams. He achieved a world record in its "Hardcore" category while streaming live on July 2, 2021.[11]

In 2023, him and EsfandTV were invited by One Championship to stream their very first MMA event held in the USA.[12]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryResult
2022The Streamer AwardsLegacy Award[13]
2023Best FPS Streamer[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 856203971064721408 . summit1g . Btw guys, today is my actual birthday, turning 27. Thanks. . Summit1g . April 23, 2017 . June 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Team. The G. FUEL. Summit1G Bio, Age, Real Name, Height, Setup, Settings, Merch, Twitter, Twitch & More. 2021-05-27. blog.gfuel.com. en. 2021-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210615071248/https://blog.gfuel.com/summit1g. dead.
  3. Web site: Duwe . Scott . PUBG was watched more than League of Legends on Twitch in August. 2020-06-14. dotesports.com. September 2017 .
  4. Web site: Webb . Kevin . The 10 most popular channels on Twitch. May 26, 2020. Business Insider. September 2017 .
  5. Web site: Wells . Jess . Who is Summit1g? Net worth, setup, settings, and more. The Loadout . May 26, 2020.
  6. Web site: Oxford . Nadia . Fortnite Streamer's Fans React Badly to Session with Jake Paul . US gamer . May 26, 2020 . June 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622082914/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/fortnite-streamers-fans-react-badly-to-session-with-jake-paul . dead .
  7. Web site: O'Brien . Lucy . Twitch Streamer's Audience Rebels Against Him After Fortnite Stream With Jake Paul. IGN . 10 April 2018 . May 26, 2020.
  8. Web site: Biswas . Souhardya . "Piece of s**t video game"- summit1g Lashes Out At Valorant's Twitch Streams. Essentially sports . 25 April 2020 . May 26, 2020.
  9. Web site: Woo . Ginny . Summit1G, Dakotaz And JoshOG Have Signed New Contracts With Twitch. Gamespot . May 26, 2020.
  10. Web site: Peters. Jay. Twitch signs multiyear deals with popular streamers Summit1G, Dakotaz, and JoshOG. May 26, 2020. The Verge. 26 May 2020 .
  11. Web site: Summit1g sets a new Max Payne 3 speedrun world record. Chalk. Andy. PC Gamer. July 2, 2021. July 4, 2021.
  12. Web site: Parker . Jason . "Funny how it relates to gaming" - EsfandTV compares MMA to grinding Scarab Lord in World of Warcraft. Sportskeeda . 6 May 2023 . May 6, 2023.
  13. Web site: Miceli . Max . All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards . Dot Esports . . 22 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Polhamus . Blaine . All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees . Dot Esports . . 20 February 2023.