Ksharp | |
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Personal information | |
Name | Kyle Miller |
Born | (1984-08-21)August 21, 1984 (age 40) |
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 |
Kyle Miller (born August 21, 1984), better known asKsharp, is a retiredesports player who playedCounter-Strike 1.6,Counter-Strike Source, andCounter-Strike: Global Offensive. At the peak of Miller's career he played forTeam 3D.
Miller began hisCounter-Strike career in earnest with team X3 in 2001. He placed in second with X3 at WinterCyberathlete Professional League (CPL) in 2001, falling toNinjas in Pyjamas in the finals.[1]
In 2002 Miller, along with teammatesRonald "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 theWorld 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 theESEA League and Team 3D, and, in January 2007 he returned to Team 3D.[4] Team 3D then moved toCounter-Strike Source (CSS) to compete inDirecTV'sChampionship 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 competitiveCSS scene seemed uncertain. On December 26, 2008Jax Money Crew announced the signing of longtime 3D.NY Garozzo and So.[6] In 2008, Miller retired from top-level competition.[1]
Miller was born on August 21, 1984.[7] Ksharp lived inReston, Virginia prior to becoming a professional. After high school he decided to attendNorthern Virginia Community College instead of theUniversity of Tennessee so he could stay home and playCounter-Strike professionally.[2] He eventually dropped out of college because his classes conflicted with his tournament schedule.[8] His success allowed him to defer attendingcollege while earning a living as a gamer.[citation needed] He currently works at ESEA.[citation needed]