Professional Call of Duty player retires at 25 due to thumb injury

A professional Call of Duty player was forced to retire at 25 due to a thumb injury, say it ‘breaks’ his heart to have to go away from the game.

Thomas ‘ZooMaa‘ Paparatto announced he will have to retire of the esports scene in an emotional Twitter statement in which he explains that the pain is playing through ‘just not possible anymore’.

The the 25-year-old New York Subliner player written: “I am retiring and will no longer be competing in the competitive Call of Duty in the foreseeable future.

“Not sure if many of you remember it, but a few years back FaZe, I struggled with weakness in my thumb / wrist and had to have surgery.

“The process of getting well again was one of the hardest things I ever had to do physically and mentally, which led to a lot of stress and anxiety.

“Unfortunately, the injury returned, making it difficult for me to compete at the highest level against some of the best players in the world. Playing through the weakness and pain in my hand is just not possible anymore.

“I do not enjoy competing if I do not have the ZooMaa everyone knows and loves and feels like it is not fair to myself or my team to go through it all again, which could possibly cause more damage to my hand.“

Paparatto said he had met ‘so many wonderful people’ through esports, and forged friendships that he would ‘cherish’ for the rest of his life.

He prosecute: “It breaks my heart to step away from a game in which I put my heart and soul every day for eight years. Just tearing to write it, but I do not know what else to do.

“It was an incredible run … I’m not sorry about anything and I’m thankful that I had a long play career doing what I would like to do at such a high level. ‘

Thank you supporters, friends, family and ‘past and present’ team members for their support, Paparatto added: “I’m not sure what the future holds and will explore all options as I’m too fond of this game to walk away completely. I look at it as one door and another opens.“

Many other gamers have commented on Paparatto’s heartbreaking message to wish him all the best for the future CoD World Champion Attach said: “It was hard to read. I’m so sorry it happened, Duo. I know you’re going to crush it in everything you decide to do next. It was an honor to work with “and make so many memories. If you ever need anything, I’ll always be here for your brother.”

Team Envy’s Bradley ‘aPG’ Laws also wrote: ‘Terrible to hear, but wish you all the best in the next and a speedy recovery brotha.’