Professional player for Stromboli, Shadow has announced that he is retiring from competitive Rocket League. Here is his announcement:
Shadow retiring from competitive Rocket League – Who is he?
For all of you who don’t know, Daniel “Shadow” Manso is a 17-year-old Rocket League player from the United States. He started his RL career back in 2018 with Upper 90 Esports, although his stay was very short, as just 13 days later, he moved onto team Defiant. He then went back to Upper 90 Esports a couple months after, and later on in his career, represented Goat Patrol, Paradox, Charlotte Phoenix and recently Stromboli. He’s achieved $15,798 in total approximate esports earnings, and he was most successful with the Charlotte Phoenix lineup.
Here are some of his best achievements:
- 7th-8th at RLSS North America – $13,000
- 2nd in RLCS Season 9 North America RLRS – $10,000
- 3rd at RLCS Season 8 North America RLRS – $9,000
Community reaction
For the most part, many professional players in the North American scene have expressed that they are very sad to see such a young and talented player depart from the esport. Shadow being only 17 means that he still has so much more to offer. Who knows, maybe he might return at some point in the future…
Shadow has not yet announced his plans for the future, but we can expect that his main focus will be on content creation and streaming full-time.
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