Kyle Miller (born August 21, 1984), better known as Ksharp, is a retired esports player who played Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. At the peak of Miller's career he played for Team 3D.
| Ksharp | |
|---|---|
 Miller in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Kyle Miller |
| Born | August 21, 1984 |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| Games | Counter-Strike 1.6 Counter-Strike Source Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Playing career | 2001–2008 |
| Role | AWPer |
| Team history | |
| 2001–2002 | X3 |
| 2002–2007 | Team 3D |
| 2007–2008 | New York 3D |
Career edit
X3 edit
Miller began his Counter-Strike career in earnest with team X3 in 2001. He placed in second with X3 at Winter Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) in 2001, falling to Ninjas in Pyjamas in the finals.[1]
Team 3D edit
In 2002 Miller, along with teammates Ronald "Rambo" Kim and Sean "Bullseye" Morgan, left X3 and were required by Craig Levine to form Team 3D.[2] On Team 3D, he won Winter CPL 2002. In 2004, they won the World Cyber Games (WCG) in San Francisco, and successfully defended the title in 2005. That same year, Miller won his third major championship.[1] Near the end of March 2006, Miller became an inactive member of Team 3D but remained a part of the team.[3] Miller continued working with ESEA of the ESEA League and Team 3D, and, in January 2007 he returned to Team 3D.[4] Team 3D then moved to Counter-Strike Source (CSS) to compete in DirecTV's Championship Gaming Series (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.[5] 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 longtime 3D.NY Garozzo and So.[6] In 2008, Miller retired from top-level competition.[1]
Personal life edit
Miller was born on August 21, 1984.[7] Ksharp lived in Reston, Virginia prior to becoming a professional. After high school he decided to attend Northern Virginia Community College instead of the University of Tennessee so he could stay home and play Counter-Strike professionally.[2] He eventually dropped out of college because his classes conflicted with his tournament schedule.[8] His success allowed him to defer attending college while earning a living as a gamer.[citation needed] He currently works at ESEA.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b c Vikan, Jonas (March 7, 2018). "A name considered as Counter-Strike royalty". ESL. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Kane, Michael (2009). Game Boys. Viking Press. ISBN 9780670018963.
- ^ Trevor Schmidt, "Moto takes over leadership of 3D Archived 2006-04-10 at the Wayback Machine", GotFrag eSports, 30 March 2006.
- ^ Trevor Schmidt, "The return of Ksharp? Doubtful Archived 2007-01-21 at the Wayback Machine", GotFrag eSports, 28 October 2006.
- ^ 3D.NY :: Championship Gaming Series Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ GotFrag eSports - Counter-Strike News Story - Jax Money Crew 2009 Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dave Geffon, "Ksharp Profile Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ Vargas, Jose Antonio (October 25, 2005). "Big Games Hunter". Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
External links edit
- Ksharp returns, 3D rebuilds, Amped eSports article.
- Ksharp on Twitter
