JAKE
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JAKE
Player Information
Name:
Jacob Lyon
Nationality:
Born:
July 28, 1996 (age 29)
Status:
Active
Alternate IDs:
Sneaky, LLLLLLL
Approx. Total Winnings:
$19,650
Signature Heroes:
Game Appearances:
Links
History
| 2016-10-?? — 2017-01-13 |  -bird noises- |
| 2017-01-13 — 2017-03-06 | Hammers Esports |
| 2017-03-06 — 2017-08-23 | LG.E |
| 2017-10-31 — 2019-12-07 | Houston Outlaws |
| 2019-12-07 — 2021-01-21 |  Retired |
| 2021-01-21 — 2022-04-04 | Houston Outlaws |
| 2022-04-04 — 2022-12-27 |  HOU(Assistant Coach) |
| 2022-11-18 — 2023-06-12 | DM(Coach) |
| 2022-12-27 — 2024-04-05 | Retired |
| 2024-04-05 — 2024-07-11 | Gilbert's NM |
| 2024-05-17 — 2024-07-13 | YFP Pixies(Coach) |
| 2024-07-18 — 2024-08-04 | NTMR Rotation |
| 2024-08-04 — 2024-09-19 | NTMR.R(Coach) |
| 2024-09-20 — 2024-09-27 | Shout Tuah(Coach) |
| 2024-09-27 — 2024-10-08 | O3S(Assistant Coach) |
Jacob "JAKE" Lyon (born July 28, 1996) is an American Coach and Caster who last worked for O3 Splash.
He is also a desk analyst and caster for the Overwatch League and Overwatch Champions Series.
History
[edit]Raised in San Diego, California, Jake started playing Overwatch while in college at Denison University as part of -bird noises-, which quickly signed with Hammers Esports. After a few months the team’s contracts were bought out by Toronto-based Luminosity Gaming. While playing as part of one of the sister teams of LG, LG Evil, he also served on the 2017 World Cup Team USA. After the 2018 Overwatch League season, JAKE announced he would not tryout for Team USA in the 2018 World Cup. He then joined the casting desk alongside ZP for the latter half of Contenders North America Season 3 and the 2018 World Cup.
He rejoined the Houston Outlaws in 2021, initially as a player, but eventually moving to a coaching role through 2022. In the final season of the Overwatch League, he returned to the desk as an Analyst, also covering the 2023 World Cup later that year. While JAKE was ineligible to play in Overwatch Champions Series 2024 due to his status as a Blizzard employee,[1] he still returned to competitive play post-OWL by playing with Gilbert's Nightmare in FACEIT League and coaching YFP Pixies in Calling All Heroes.
Gear and settings
[edit]| Hardware[3] (list of) |
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| Mouse | Mousepad | ||
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Logitech G Pro Superlight |  |
Artisan Zero |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | |
|---|---|---|
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BenQ | 240 Hz |
| Keyboard | Headset | ||
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Vortex Pok3r 60% |  |
Sennheiser HD 598 |
| Last updated on 2023-07-03 (925 days ago). |
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Achievements
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-11 | 14th | A-Tier |  | FACEIT League Season 1 - NA Master Road to EWC |  | 2/13 | Grp S. | $1,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-04-18 | 1st | Misc |  | Flash Ops: Echo Showdown - NA |   (TT1) | 3 : 0 |  | $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-07-14 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier |  | Overwatch League 2019 - Stage 3 Playoffs |   | 0 : 3 |  | $25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-06-17 | 7th | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2018 - Regular Season | | 22/18 | Grp S. | $75,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-11-04 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier |  | Overwatch World Cup 2017 |  | 2 : 4 |  | $9,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-08-13 | 1st - 2nd | Qualifier | | Overwatch World Cup 2017 - Santa Monica Qualifier | | 3 : 0 |  | $9,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-07-02 | 7th - 8th | A-Tier |  | Overwatch Contenders 2017 Season Zero: North America |  | 0 : 3 |  | $1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-06-15 | W | Showmatch |  | Twitch Esports Arena 2017 | | 4 : 0 |  | $9,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-03-26 | 2nd | A-Tier |  | Overwatch Carbon Series | | 1 : 3 |  | $5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-22 | 1st | Monthly |  | Alienware Monthly Melee: January |   | 3 : 0 |  | $3,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | 5th - 6th | B-Tier |  | Calling All Heroes 2025 Championship |  | 2 : 3 |  | $1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-06-09 | 3rd | B-Tier |  | Calling All Heroes 2024-25 Challengers Series Major 1 |  | 1 : 3 | | $1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-04-30 | 2nd | B-Tier |  | Saudi Womens eLeague 2024 Major 1 |  | 1 : 4 |  | $3,199.65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-04-23 | 3rd - 4th | B-Tier | | Calling All Heroes Raidiant Heroes Major 1 |  | 1 : 3 |  | $1,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-12-19 | 2nd | B-Tier |  | Calling All Heroes Challengers Cup Final | | 0 : 4 |   | $5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-11-05 | 3rd | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2022 - Playoffs | | 0 : 3 |  | $350,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-10-16 | 6th | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2022 - Regular Season | | 15/-/8 | Grp S. | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-09-10 | 5th - 6th | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2022 - Summer Showdown | | 0 : 3 |   | $15,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-07-21 | 7th - 8th | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2022 - Midseason Madness | | 1 : 3 |   | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-06-04 | 5th - 6th | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2022 - Kickoff Clash | | 1 : 3 | | $15,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | S-Tier |   | Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals | Commentator/Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-08-03 | S-Tier | | Overwatch Champions Series 2025 Midseason Championship | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-11-24 | S-Tier | | Overwatch Champions Series 2024 World Finals | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-07-28 | S-Tier |   | Esports World Cup 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-11-04 | S-Tier | | Overwatch World Cup 2023 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-01 | S-Tier |  | Overwatch League 2023 - Playoffs | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-06-18 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2023 - Midseason Madness | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-10-10 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - Grand Finals | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-09-13 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2020 - Asia Playoffs | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-09-13 | S-Tier | | Overwatch League 2020 - North America Playoffs | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia
[edit]- He used to run the Mind Games blog.
- He used the names SneakyPolarBear and Sneaky in TF2 and early Overwatch.[4]
- Some of his hobbies outside of gaming include rock climbing and hiking.[citation needed]
- Is known for his capable solo-casting, especially during the OWL S3 match between the Florida Mayhem and Washington Justice during Week 15 on King's Row.[5]
- Is the first player to retire, become a caster for the Overwatch League, and then unretire.
Media
[edit]Features
[edit]- 2018-07-02 | PROfiles: Jacob "Jake" Lyon | Houston Outlaws Junkrat Master | Overwatch League Player Profile of Akshon Esports
Interviews
[edit]- 2018-05-03 | Houston Outlaws' JAKE Says Brigitte "Will Shake Things Up in a Way That it Will Benefit Us" by Nathan Fusco of DBLTAP
- 2018-04-03 | Meet 2 kids who get PAID to play video games ($50,000 minimum!) by Megyn Kelly of The Today Show
- 2017-11-17 | JAKE: “This is my chance to show people what I can do” by Overwatch League
- 2017-11-02 | Overwatch Team USA captain Jake Lyon predicts BlizzCon success. by Susie Kim of ESPN
Gallery
[edit]
Jake at World Cup 2017.
Jake during OWL Season 2 with the Houston Outlaws.
Jake on the OWL Season 4 Houston Outlaws
JAKE at the OWCS 2024 Dallas Major.
JAKE at the 2024 Esports World Cup.
JAKE at the OWCS 2024 Finals.
References
[edit]- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment; ESL FACEIT Group (2024-03-01). "Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Official Rules v1.2".
- ↑ [citation needed]
- ↑ Twitch stream
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Jake solocasting Yaki Echo play". 2020-05-16.