Seth Abner is an American professional “Call of Duty” player who is best known by the online alias “Scump.” He took over as captain of the well-known eSports organization “OpTic Gaming” in 2015 from Matthew Haag. Abner has competed in numerous video game competitions and has won two gold medals in “Major League Gaming” (MLG). In August 2017, he captured his first “Call of Duty World Championship,” which caused his fame to soar. Several gaming brands, including “Turtle Beach,” “Brisk Mate,” “Gymshark,” and “Loot Crate,” have supported him. Through his gaming career, Abner has so far been able to make a respectable sum of money. He won a staggering $261,250 in 2017 by taking first place in the “Call of Duty World League Championship.” Seth Abner is a well-known figure outside of the gaming community on social media. His YouTube channel has more than 2.3 million subscribers, compared to more than 2 million followers on his verified Twitter account.
Early Childhood & Life
The United States’ Kristen and Shawn Abner welcomed Seth Abner into the world on June 30, 1995 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Former Major League Baseball outfielder Shawn, who played for the Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres, is his father. ‘Cumberland Valley High School,’ where Seth Abner attended classes, awarded him a 2013 diploma. Instead of going to college after high school, he decided to pursue a career in gaming.
Career of Seth Abner
In 2011, Seth Abner began working for the eSports company Quantic LeveraGe. The following 2012–2013 season saw him team up with “OpTic Gaming.” After a brief stint with the ‘League of Legends’ squad ‘Apex Gaming,’ he returned to ‘OpTic Gaming’ for the ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ season. He competed with ‘OpTic Gaming,’ finishing ninth at the ‘MLG Fall Championship’ and thirteenth at the ‘UMG Philadelphia’ tournaments, respectively. After that, he declared his intention to join “Team EnVyUs,” which at the time included players like Goonjar, Merk, and ProoFy. His time with ‘Team EnVyUs’ did not last long, though, and he soon joined ‘OpTic Gaming’ once more. Seth Abner subsequently joined the 2014 “Call of Duty Championship.” His ‘OpTic Gaming’ squad, which included players like MBoZe, Clayster, and NaDeSHoT, took third place. In the ‘MLG X Games Invitational,’ where ‘OpTic Gaming’ won the competition, his team was then invited to take part. Abner received a lot of the credit for his team’s triumph and was even presented with a gold medal.
Seth Abner took over as “OpTic Gaming”‘s new captain in 2015, after Matthew Haag. ‘OpTic Gaming’ won two ‘Pro League Regular Season’ triumphs and six championship victories under Abner’s captaincy before the season was over. The squad was then eligible to compete in the Austin, Texas-based “MLG Pro League Season 2 Playoffs” after winning the second season of the league. Abner became the only eSports competitor to win two back-to-back ‘XGAMES’ gold medals during the playoffs when he earned his second gold medal. Abner stated at the start of the next season (Call of Duty: Black Ops III) that his team will remain the same. He contributed to his team’s victory in the 2016 “Call of Duty World League Stage One Finals” in April. The ‘Call of Duty World League Championship’ in 2017 saw him take first position after he had finished last in the previous four championship events. Abner is the second-most successful player in “Call of Duty” history with 26 major championship victories. He had amassed $572,368 in prize money from events worldwide as of April 2018.
Job in Social Media
Millions of people follow Seth Abner on various social media sites. There are more than 2.3 million subscribers and 466 million views on his YouTube account. Seth Abner is actually one of the most well-known gaming YouTubers in the US. On Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch, he is also well-liked. His Instagram page has more than 473,000 followers compared to his Twitter page’s over 2 million.
Personal & Family Life of Seth Abner
California’s Los Angeles is home to Seth Abner. He was dating ‘Call of Duty’ videos streamer KenZ, who is also a Twitch streamer. He has a good relationship with his former baseball player father, Shawn Wesley Abner. He enjoys spending time with Jordan, his brother.
Net worth of Seth Abner
The estimated net worth of Seth Abner is about $1 million.