Gaimin Gladiators midlaner Quinn "Quinn" Callahan announced his retirement from Dota 2 after nine years of competing professionally.

Quinn, 26, said in a YouTube video that the immense time commitment it takes to compete among the elite players in the world had become more than he's willing to continue with.

"I had already proved I could be the best and proved that we could be the best," Quinn said, per Esports Insider. "So the fire to endure the misery and endure the countless hours and missing birthdays, and weddings and spending time with family and friends, and opting out of all of that in favor of practicing and playing pubs and traveling and playing endless tournaments, that stopped feeling worth it to me."

Quinn began his professional career with OpTic Gaming in 2017 and also spe

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