The Story of Nadeshot: The Self-Made Superstar

Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag's meteoric rise to super stardom began in the early days of Call of Duty, but through the trials and tribulations of his life and his unflinching determination, he hustled his way to becoming one of esports' most influential and recognizable figures. This is his story. Written and Narrated by: Josh Bury (@throwngauntlet) Edited by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett) Animations by: Christian Pearson Thumbnail images of Nadeshot courtesy of Red Bull Esports and 100 Thieves. Graphic Images of Nadeshot and Scump are courtesy of: RedBull Esports https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/tags/es... MLG www.MLG.com Image of Dan Gilbert and LeBron James Courtesy: Getty Images Sport / Ezra Shaw VLOGs of Nadeshot and OpTic Gaming:    / opticgaming      / nadeshot      / 100thieves   Scump: https://tinyurl.com/y9rqahcz Gameplay VODs: MLG (Major League Gaming)    / majorleaguegaming   Call of Duty / Activision    / callofduty   UMG Gaming    / umggaming   Additional Footage: True Sight: The International 2017 Grand Finals    • True Sight : The International 2017 Finals   Courtesy: Valve Corporation Samsung Galaxy vs. SKT Telecom T1 (Worlds 2017 grand finals)    / lolesports   Courtesy: Riot Games Official Call of Duty Player Profile - Matt "NaDeSHoT" Haag    • Official Call of Duty® Player Profile - Ma...   Courtesy: Call of Duty /Activision Young 'Call of Duty' player builds a career from gaming    • Young 'Call of Duty' player builds a caree...   Courtesy: Chicago Tribune MLG DALLAS 2010 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS    • MLG DALLAS 2010 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS   Courtesy: ImVidoL Call of Duty XP 2011 Grand Finals    • Video   Courtesy: Gamespot Kanye West fan footage at CoD XP 2011    • Video   Courtesy: Dominick DiNapoli Footage of Nade vs. Aches at UMG Chicago 2012    • Optic NaDeSHoT fights Aches after UMG fina...   Courtesy: Jordin Reynolds OpTic Gaming Results in 2012 www.esportspedia.com Courtesy: Esportspedia Travis Gafford interview w/ Nadeshot    • Nadeshot CELEBRATES 100 Thieves first plac...   Courtesy: Travis Gafford Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”). Check out theScore esports on Android and iOS: Android: http://thesco.re/esportsAndroidYT iOS: http://thesco.re/esportsiOSYT Follow us on Twitter:   / thescoreesports   Follow us on Facebook:   / thescoreesports   Follow us on Instagram:   / thescoreesports   Follow us on Snapchat: theScoreesports