Summit1g

About

Jaryd Russell Lazar (born April 23, 1987), better known as summit1g, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a well-known streamer on Twitch by streaming CS:GO and WarZ. He streams a variety of video games, such as Escape from Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto V, Sea of Thieves, Overwatch, DayZ, iRacing, Foxhole, Hearthstone and Rust.

In 2017, Lazar garnered widespread attention for surpassing Syndicate’s number of followers on Twitch. In 2018, Lazar’s became the most-followed channel on the platform, surpassing Riot Games.
In May 2018, Lazar streamed gameplay with internet personality Jake Paul and received complaints and criticism from fans due to Paul’s recent controversial behavior. Lazar told viewers, “I’m a little disappointed in chat. I had hoped the 1g squad to be a little bit different. I thought some people had a little bit thicker skin.”
In April 2020, Lazar made comments about Valorant, a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Riot Games. He claimed the game’s closed beta was poorly managed, and that other streamers…