Jake "Stewie2k" Yip (born January 1, 1998) is an American professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. He is widely regarded as one of the hottest prospects in North America, despite having only played CS:GO since the summer of 2014. On January 11th 2016, Stewie joined Cloud9. Although the initial announcement that Stewie would be joining Cloud9 was met with criticism from both professionals and the public, such as Thorin criticizing the decision, Stewie soon became known as one of the best players in Cloud9. After Slemmy left Cloud9 n0thing revealed that Stewie was also IGLing for Cloud9.[1] He currently plays for Cloud9 as a rifler.