NRG\u2019s dizzy explains why he\u2019s retiring from professional Apex Legends One of the biggest names in Apex Legends esports, Colby \u2018dizzy\u2018 Meadows, has parted ways with NRG Esports and retired from competitive play in order to \u2018focus on new pursuits.\u2019 Despite having only launched in 2019, Respawn Entertainment\u2019s Apex Legends has already lost one of its biggest esports superstars as dizzy has stepped away from the competitive scene. In a December 10 announcement, dizzy revealed he would be no longer be competing at the professional level in Apex Legends. Looking to start a new chapter in his life, the former pro has parted ways with NRG Esports and will be focusing primarily on streaming the battle royale title and \u201cexpanding his content.\u201d Throughout a lengthy statement, the popular player elaborated on his surprising decision and explained what led to his departure from the competitive side of Apex Legends. \u201cWhen Apex Legends was announced and released, I dropped everything and focused on grinding it out. I was just doing what I love to do,\u201d he expressed. \u201cSome of you may have noticed that over the past few months my stream has been inconsistent. I\u2019ve had some personal challenges and really needed to decide what my passion was going to be.\u201d \u201cI have finally made my decision,\u201d he asserted, outlining that he will no longer be \u201ccompeting professionally\u201d in Apex Legends but will instead shift his efforts towards streaming. After a month-long break from Twitch, dizzy is set to make his return to the platform on December 11. \u201cCatch me tomorrow for my return stream,\u201d the statement concluded. Having actively competed since the inception of competitive Apex, dizzy achieved a wide array of first-place finishes throughout a number of major events and made a name for himself with his highly aggressive playstyle. From bursting onto the scene in the North American Twitch Rivals competitions and stomping consecutive weekly Code Red tournaments, to his most recent victory at TwitchCon 2019 which netted him $60,000, dizzy was in rarified air at the very top of the competitive Apex scene. Having amassed a following of over 700,000 fans on Twitch and just under half a million subscribers on YouTube, the flashy plays and engaging personality of dizzy clearly struck a chord within the Apex Legends community. \u201cHe won the hearts of fans all across the world, and helped NRG explode into the apex scene,\u201d NRG stated in an announcement of dizzy\u2019s departure from the organization. \u201cAfter much consideration, he has decided to take a step back and retire from competitive Apex Legends.\u201d this year @dizzy became a breakout star. he won the hearts of fans all across the world, and helped NRG explode into the apex scene. after much consideration, he has decided to take a step back and retire from competitive apex legends. thank you for everything\u2764\ufe0f#NRGfam forever pic.twitter.com\/xCXlZAETwK \u2014 NRG (@NRGgg) December 11, 2019 One of the best to ever compete in the battle royale title, it\u2019s evident that dizzy won\u2019t be parting ways with the game entirely. With a focus on streaming and content creation moving forward, fans will still be regularly treated to insane gameplay and remarkable FPS skills through his Twitch broadcasts and YouTube videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NRG\u2019s dizzy explains why he\u2019s retiring from professional Apex Legends One of the biggest names in Apex Legends esports, Colby \u2018dizzy\u2018 Meadows, has parted ways with NRG Esports and retired from competitive play in order to \u2018focus on new pursuits.\u2019 Despite having only launched in 2019, Respawn Entertainment\u2019s Apex Legends has already lost one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}