Our Mission
Esports has seen an incredible acceleration over the past several years. Professional leagues, tournaments, and pro opportunities are more common than ever and the idea of making a career out of gaming and esports is more reality now than ever. Our goal at GYO is to help esports continue its growth by focusing not on the stars of today, but rather the stars of tomorrow. We aren't looking for the best pros who have already made it... We're looking for the dreamers and gamers who want to take the next steps to go pro - we're looking for you!
Esports recruiting is a nightmareish landscape that our partners (colleges, pro organizations, and league/tournament organizers) recognize is a complete mess. They struggle to find talent and often have to sift through hundreds of smurf accounts, toxic candidates, and players who are unqualified to compete before they find even a single strong player. With our platform, we're helping them sort through this this mess by providing data from a fairly simple subset of players - those that want to be found! By joining GYO, you're telling recruiters, “Hey, look at me!" and oftentimes, that's half the battle.
To read more about our process, please check out our How Does GYO Work page to learn more. If you like what we're doing and you want to help, here are a number of ways you can help us support our goal of helping esports continue to grow by supporting the amateur and middle-tier players who are looking for their shot to make it to the big leagues.
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I feel extremely blessed most certainly. It has been absolutely incredible to receive a scholarship offer for playing a game I love - it's like a dream come true. I'm definitely going to be keeping up on GYO.
Nick H.
California, Age 17
Rocket League Scholarship
You never will really succeed if you keep hanging back. You got to go out and try things. You can’t always be skeptical about everything you see.
Danyel A.
Georgia, Age 17
Smite Scholarship
This is a good opportunity to get into the league scene and hopefully go pro, but also a great chance to get my college degree.
If you feel like you want to pursue this, then you really have to take that leap of faith and play to your best abilities.
Dustin C.
Georgia
League of Legends Scholarship
It was really cool to get these offers from both these places. I never really had that before. And if there were any opportunity to make something of my talents and video games, I would be all for it. I’m going to enjoy it while I can and earn my degree.
There’s no real downside to it (GYO). If you're going to be playing the game anyways, might as well get something out of it!
Noah S.
Wisconsin, Age 20
League of Legends Scholarship
I was SHOCKED! I didn’t think I even did this properly; I didn’t think I was going to get anything from this. Fast forward, and I woke up to an email that I had someone trying to contact me!
When I played ranked, I would occasionally get contacted by college recruiter, but nothing would happen. But through GYO, it's really good because it allows them to come see you and directly see your stats and find easier ways to contact me. It really helps your name get out there.
Luis A.
Kansas, Age 20
League of Legends Scholarship
Before GYO, I only opened my own doors to competing at my university. However, after one semester, I decided I needed a new home. GYO was a bridge for me to get my talent out of my box, and into the eyes of many.
I got contacted by five coaches for a number of colleges. Thank you GYO for helping me view myself in a new way and opening doors I couldn’t by myself.
Jaden D.
Nebraska, Age 19
League of Legends Scholarship
Show them! It doesn’t take much time! All you got to do is log on, play a few games, and your stats will speak for themselves! When you have places like GYO, take advantage of that!
The little time I have to play games, it definitely worth the time to invest in sites like GYO.
Arlay D.
Ohio
Overwatch Scholarship
