Updated:
23 Aug 2024
Matthew Haag, commonly known by his gaming alias Nadeshot, is a former professional Call of Duty player who played for team OpTic Gaming. He is now the owner of an eSports team called 100 Thieves.
Let’s get onto some facts you probably didn’t about Nadeshot!
- Matthew Haag was born on August 3, 1992 in Palos Hills, Illinois.
- His father was in the carpentry business.
- His mother passed away in 2012 on October 6.
- Matthew began to compete in Call of Duty events at the age of 13.
- He became a pro Call of Duty competitor at 16 years old.
- His highest prize money winning was $400,000 at Call of Duty XP in 2011.
- Matthew was sponsored by Red Bull in 2013 and became brand ambassador for the company.
- He left Red Bull and became brand ambassador for Gfuel in 2017.
- Matthew worked at a McDonald’s before his gaming career took off.
- He enrolled in a two-year Business Studies course at Moraine Valley Community College after high school.
- Matthew is one of the richest eSports players.
- He attended Amos Alonzo Stagg High School.
- His estimated net worth is $2 million dollars.
- Matthew makes his money from sponsorship deals, tournament prizes and advertising revenue from video content
- Matthew has two other siblings.
- He has over three million subscribers on YouTube.
- In 2014 Matthew received “The Best eSports Player” award.
- Matthew helped to produce the book OpTic Gaming: The Making of eSports Champions.
- He was the Captain of OpTic Gaming for six years (2009-2015).
- Matthew earned a Gold Medal in 2014 on Call of Duty:Ghosts for the MLG X Games Invitational.
- Matthew owns an eSports organization called 100 Thieves.
- Matthew is on the short side of the height chart. 5’10” to 5’11” with shoes on.
- Matthew bought 2 brand new cars for christmas. One for his brother and one for his sister.
- Matthew met with owner of Cleveland Cavaliers and secured a multimillion dollar investment for his eSports team, Hundred Thieves.
- Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag has more than 1 million followers on Instagram and over 2 million on Twitter.