Yesterday, ZooMaa announced that he will be stepping down from competitive COD (Call of Duty). Here was his tweet announcement:
ZooMaa stepping down from competitive COD – Why?
According to his statement on the twitlonger post, ZooMaa addresses the fact that his injury is the main cause for him to stop competing. He mentions that even while he was playing for FaZe, he struggled with pains in his wrist and thumb. This led him into surgery, and a long process of health and mental recovery. He explained that this was one of the hardest challenges that he dealt with, leading to stress and anxiety.
ZooMaa’s career so far
In late 2019, with the franchising happening with the COD League, ZooMaa left FaZe and joined the New York Subliners (NYSL) which was his latest team. With NYSL, he won the home tournament of the COD League (Week 11 in New York). But it was only a one-time win, as the team had only managed to grab 3-4th or 5-6th places, leading to them finishing in 7-8th in the playoffs.
Before the franchising however, he spent most of his career representing FaZe Clan, and has had some of his most memorable moments with them.
Here are some of ZooMaa’s best achievements with FaZe Clan:
- 3rd at CWL Pro League Finals 2019 – 21st July 2019 – $200,000
- 1st in CWL Pro League Stage 1 Playoffs 2018 – 8th April 2018 – $200,000
- 3rd at CWL Championship 2018 – 19th August 2018 – $100,000
What’s next for him?
In the twitlonger he states the following:
“I’m not sure what the future holds and will explore all options as I love this game too much to walk away completely. I look at it as one door closing and another one opening.”
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Now this could mean that he might return sometime in the future, but it certainly won’t be in the near future. Maybe he returns to the game with plans of streaming full-time or even as a coach.
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