Ksharp
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Kyle "ksharp" Miller (born August 21, 1984)[1] is an electronic sports player who played Counter-Strike 1.6 and moved to Counter-Strike Source. His success allowed him to defer attending college while earning a living as a gamer. Miller has since retired from professional Counter-Strike.
Career
Miller entered the American Counter-Strike (CS) players scene with the teams "CK3" and "NHG", but he made a name for himself with the team "X3". While Miller prefers using the automatic rifles the M4 and AK-47 in CS, he is best known for his sniping skills with the AWM (referred to as the AWP by most Counter-Strike players).
Miller, along with clanmates Ronald "Rambo" Kim and Sean "Bullseye" Morgan, left X3 and formed Team 3D (Desire, Discipline, and Dedication) which would later be renamed 3D.NY after the team was drafted into the Championship Gaming Series. He has won two Cyberathlete Professional League tournaments with X3 and one with Team 3D. He also has several CAL-Invite championships under his belt, as well as two World Cyber Games championships.
Near the end of March 2006, Miller became an inactive member of Team 3D but remained a part of the team.[2] Miller continued working with ESEA and Team 3D, and, in January 2007, returned to Team 3D. [3] Team 3D has moved to Counter-Strike Source and is currently slated to compete in DIRECTV's CGS, with a roster of Kyle 'Ksharp' Miller, Jon "Juan" Mumm and Nick "nicKn0iT" Nowakowski (both from Team Pandemic), Mikey 'method' So, Sal 'Volcano' Garozzo , manager and coach Dave 'Moto' Geffon.[4] With the folding of the CGS, it threw all the players into limbo, as the future of the competitive CSS scene seemed uncertain. On December 26, 2008 Jax Money Crew announced the signing of 3D.NY mainstays Garozzo and So.[5] With the effective breakup of 3D.NY, no announcements have been made regarding the future of Miller's career.
Tournament victories
- 1st Place Speakeasy Cyberathlete Professional League (X3)
- 1st Place 4 Year Cyberathlete Professional League (X3)
- 1st Place Cyberathlete Professional League Invite (X3)
- 1st Place World Cyber Games USA 2002 (3D)
- 1st Place Cyberathlete Professional League Winter 2002 (3D)
- 1st Place World Cyber Games USA 2003 (3D)
- 1st Place Cyber X Games USA 2003 (3D)
- 1st Place AMD ZipZoomFly Ultimate Area (3D)
- 1st Place World Cyber Games USA 2004 (3D)
- 1st Place World Cyber Games 2004 (3D)
- 1st Place Electronic Sports World Cup USA 2004 (3D)
- 1st Place DigitalLife NY (3D)
- 1st Place DigitalLife GGL AmeriCup 2005 (3D)
- 1st Place World Cyber Games USA 2005 (3D)
- 1st Place World Cyber Games 2005 (3D)
- 4th Place Electronic Sports World Cup 2006 (3D)
- 2nd Place WSVG Finals 2006 (3D)
League victories
- 1st Place Domain of Games Season 2 (CK3)
- 1st Place Domain of Games Season 3 (X3)
- 1st Place CAL-Invite Season 1 (X3)
- 1st Place CAL-Invite Season 2 (X3)
- 1st Place CAL-Invite Season 5 (3D)
- 1st Place CAL-Invite Season 7 (3D)
- Various 2nd Places in CAL-Invite (3D)
Notable team-mates
- Sean "Bullseye" Morgan
- Ronald "Rambo" Kim
- Dave "moto" Geffon
- Ognian "steel" Gueorguiev
- Jonny "boms" Quach
- Sal "Volcano" Garazzo
- Erik "da_bears" Stromberg
- Alex "Jaden" Moore
- Mike "smeez" Bell
- Dave "kane" Cannon
- Jimmy "LiN" Lin
- Jon "juan" Mumm
- Nick "n0iT" Nowakowski
References and footnotes
- ^ Dave Geffon, "Ksharp Profile"
- ^ Trevor Schmidt, "Moto takes over leadership of 3D", GotFrag eSports, 30 March 2006.
- ^ Trevor Schmidt, "The return of Ksharp? Doubtful", GotFrag eSports, 28 October 2006.
- ^ 3D.NY :: Championship Gaming Series
- ^ GotFrag eSports - Counter-Strike News Story - Jax Money Crew 2009
External links
- Big Games Hunter, a Washington Post article about Miller
- Ksharp returns, 3D rebuilds, Amped eSports article.