Zachary ‘Sneaky’ Scuderi is a dedicated gamer playing the AD Carry as part of the Cloud 9 LOL roster. Sneaky is mostly known for his gameplays on Ezreal, Graves and one of the few who choose to play the hero, Jayce.
Gaming aside, Zachary loves watching TV shows like Dexter, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. Sneaky’s all-time favourite movie is The Prestige about two magicians who compete against each for the ultimate illusion to win audiences.
Where it all began:
Zachary started his hobby of gaming with a Nintendo 64, playing games like Mortal Kombat, Super Mario and Banjo-Kazoole with his father. When he got a computer of his own, he began practicing the video games, Starcraft, Warcraft III, Heroes of Newerth and Dota 2. His aim was to be better at what he does by watching online streams of the gamers Hotshot and Voyboy to learn form them new strategies and abilities.
While Scuderi was studying Computer Science in college, he was already a part of Quantic Gaming trying to qualify for the LCS North America Season 3 match. Due to his commitments, Sneaky had to make a decision either to finish a degree or to pursue his passion in gaming. He did in fact choosing to be a professional player and eventually became a part of the Cloud 9 LOL roster.
The Team:
Cloud 9 League of Legends is an American esports association that was created in December 2012. The company supports a squad of professional gamers, Impact, Contractz, Jensen, Sneaky and Smoothie that compete in several events to hopefully bring success.
Competition Participation:
Scuderi has participated in the North American League Championship Series for the past four years since 2013. Sneaky and his team have qualified for the World Championship since 2014. Clouds 9 have also taken part at the 2016 NA LCS Spring and Summer tournaments as well as the IEM X Cologne.
Winnings:
Sneaky has achieved great results with Cloud 9 finishing in fifth place at the World Championship 2016; they lost to Samsung Galaxy scooping their highest prize of $268K.
Another amazing achievement for Sneaky and his unit was at the World Championship 2014. Cloud 9 reached the semi-finals against Fnatic, taking home a prize of $14K.