Stress

Jeremy "Stress" Shoy is a Canadian player for free agent best known for his time on Team Solstice and Fatal Ambition.

Biography

Born in May 1994, Stress has been an avid gamer ever since he was able to hold a controller. He started playing Halo during Halo 2's lifespan, but did not start competing until Halo: Reach, attending local LANs with notable Canadian players such as Mad Max, Burton and Krizen. He competed at his first major tournaments in Halo 4, and skipped Halo 2: Anniversary due to being in college. He has since returned to competing and has made a name for himself as one of the top Canadian talents in Halo 5: Guardians.

Halo 4

Stress attended his first major tournament at UGC Niagara 2013, finishing 3rd with teammates Nick Blains, DPS Goose and IrEgption. He competed at his first major American tournament at AGL 7 Knoxville, placing top 24 with teammates Deathy, Sacrifice and Rage. He made a name for himself in the online PGL Season 1, finishing 2nd alongside JesseUnleashed, OmegA and Veldex. Replacing Veldex with Playajoe, the same team attended RTX 2014 as NightHawks. They had a strong event, defeating notable teams such as Reality Check, eLevate and VwS Legendary before losing to Vas'Avi, a team consisting of veteran pros. In the Losers' Bracket, they upset the veteran Reign 812 roster and made the Grand Finals, where they lost the extended series against Vas'Avi 6-3. Despite the disappointment stemming from the loss, Stress and his team proved they could hang with the best with their 2nd place finish.

Halo 5: Guardians

Despite his blooming success in Halo 4, Stress did not compete in Halo 2: Anniversary. He returned to competition with the release of Halo 5, immediately finding success with a new NightHawks roster alongside JesseUnleashed, OmegA and rising amateur Swipuh at Iron Games Daytona 2015. Going into the Championship Bracket with losses only to the daunting Daytona roster and the Elam brothers' Liquid Vibe, NightHawks ultimately took 3rd place after victories over the Cratos/Suspector's lead Crowd Pleasers, The Aquarium, and losses to Fatal Ambition, and two series against Daytona.

Stress then got to compete in a more comfortable setting at the biggest Canadian Halo event in years - EGLX 2016. For the event, Stress joined Fatal Ambition alongside Burton and veteran players Blaze and TiZoXiC. Outside of a loss to Flawless in pool play, Fatal Ambition were nearly perfect at the event, taking 1st place with a victory over Earthroot Gaming in the finals.

Much later in the season after Halo World Championship 2016 had blown over, Stress joined Team Solstice alongside Kaiss, Xrossfade and Blaze. Solstice had a disappointing event, unable to advance out of Pool Play after losses to Weedmaps Gaming, Earthroot Gaming and Team Randa.

Making a minor team change, the squad went ahead and picked up Top Ducky to replace Blaze. They then attended the next event in the season, HCS Orange County 2016. After a loss to 3sUP in the Open Bracket, Solstice were tasked with defeating CPR eSports to qualify for the Open Circuit Finals at HCS Las Vegas 2016. They were successful in doing so, taking a dominant 3-0 win. The tournament wasn't over however, as they were then placed in the Championship Bracket to fight for money and pride. They were first defeated by Ego Rangers before 3sUP returned to finish the job, resulting in a top 12 finish for Solstice.

Solstice made changes moving toward the next event - UGC St. Louis 2016. They replaced Xrossfade and Top Ducky with Nebula and Sprawl. The change showed improvement in their performance, as they ultimately finished in the top 8 at the event, losing out to only to teams of established pros and a game 5 series to Scion eSports.

Following UGC, Solstice made more changes, replacing Nebula and Sprawl with Galaxy and a returning Xrossfade. Solstice had a rough event at HCS Las Vegas 2016 as they were unable to defeat 6S Gaming or BitterSweet during the Open Circuit Finals placing 7th. In a other disappointing showing in the Championship Bracket which they automatically qualified they were again defeated by the likes of Team Liquid and again 6S Gaming.

At the next event, UMG Daytona 2017, Stress had the chance to work with veteran players such as ROB THE TURTLE, Hoaxer, and rising AM Ferro2Clutch. Their team failed to work together as well as they would have liked and the result was a 21st-24th placing.

Trivia

• Stress is known for being a very friendly tall person.
• Stress has been shown to be a very avid streamer.

Team and Tournament History

Game	End Date	Event	Place	Team Prize	Team	Teammates (Coach)
	October 22, 2017	DreamHack Denver 2017	C727 - 34	-	⁠⁠Iceberg Esports	Dallay • Yiws • Common
	July 24, 2017	DreamHack Atlanta 2017	C929 - 36	-	⁠⁠GQ	SyuR • Lion XL • InStiiNcT
	May 14, 2017	UMG Daytona 2017	C121 - 24	-	⁠⁠Levitate Gaming	Hoaxer • ROB THE TURTLE • Ferro2Clutch
	November 20, 2016	HCS Las Vegas 2016	B313 - 16	-	⁠⁠Team Solstice	Kaiss • Xrossfade • Galaxy
	October 28, 2016	UGC St. Louis 2016	A77 - 8	$500	⁠⁠Team Solstice	Kaiss • Nebula • Sprawl
	October 7, 2016	HCS Orange County 2016	A99 - 12	-		Top Ducky • Kaiss • Xrossfade
	September 4, 2016	2050 Chattanooga	A99 - 16	-	⁠⁠Team Solstice	Blaze • Kaiss • Xrossfade
	May 1, 2016	EGLX 2016	A11	$6,000	⁠⁠Fatal Ambition	Blaze • Burton • TiZoXiC
	November 1, 2015	Iron Games Daytona 2015	A33	$1,000	⁠⁠NightHawks	JesseUnleashed • OmegA • Swipuh
	July 6, 2014	RTX 2014	A22	$2,500	⁠⁠NightHawks	JesseUnleashed • OmegA • Playajoe
	June 9, 2013	AGL 7 Knoxville	B717 - 24	-	⁠⁠-	Deathy • Sacrifice • Rage
	May 5, 2013	UGC Niagara 2013	A33	$400	⁠⁠-	Nick Blains • DPS Goose • IrEgption