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'''James Clayton Eubanks''' (born May 7, 1992), better known as '''Clayster''' or '''Clay''', was an American professional ''[[Call of Duty]]'' player for the [[Dallas Empire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/COD_Dallas/status/1183793377634074624|title="At this point in my career, that’s what I play for. Legacy." - Clayster|date=14 October 2019|accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> Clayster is one of the most recognized and popular pro players in CoD history. He was the [[Major League Gaming]] (MLG) [[X Games Austin 2014|X Games 2014]] gold medalist playing with the winning team [[OpTic Gaming]] and MVP of the [[Call of Duty Championship 2015]] playing with the winning team [[Denial eSports]]. Clayster would go an incredible 1400 days without a major win, until he and the eUnited squad won a thrilling double set best of 5 series in the finals of the [[2019 CWL Pro League]] to clinch the 2019 league championship and end the drought.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/13712-Call-of-Duty-Championships-Names-Clayster-First-ever-MVP|title="Clayster" of Denial eSports Named MVP of COD Championships|first=James|last=Heaney|date= 31 March 2015|website=[[Escapist Magazine]]}}</ref> He is from [[Winchester, VA|Winchester]], [[Virginia]] and attended [[West Virginia University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/05/01/five-ways-professional-gaming-is-like-any-other-sport/|title=Five ways professional gaming is like any other sport|first=Hayley |last=Tsukayama|website=[[Washington Post]]|date= May 1, 2015}}</ref> He also played for RoughNeX, Thrust Nation, UNiTE Gaming, compLexity Gaming, Team Kaliber, OpTic Gaming, [[Team EnVyUs]], [[Denial eSports]], [[FaZe Clan]], and eUnited.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://esports-nation.com/clayster-one-of-a-kind/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019012311/http://esports-nation.com/clayster-one-of-a-kind/ |archive-date=2015-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of July 2019, Clayster has won $452,148, of which more than $144,000 was won in ''[[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare]]''. He also runs a [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letsplayindex.com/channels/16564-clayster|title=Clayster - YouTube Channel Stats :: Let's Play Index|website=letsplayindex.com|access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref>