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Ksharp

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Kyle "Ksharp" Miller (b. 1984) is a professional Counter-Strike (CS) player. His success has allowed him to defer attending college while earning a living as gamer. Kyle currently plays for Team 3D.

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Ksharp at work

Career

Miller had started his professional career at the age of 14. Miller broke into the American CS scene with CK and NHG, but it was with X3 (eXtreme 3) that he made a name for himself. His precise play in de_dust2 against iwa (Issues with Authority) led to the back of the B bomb site being designated the "Ksharp spot" by players around the world. Miller, along with clanmates Ronald "Rambo" Kim and Sean "Bullseye" Morgan, left X3 and formed Team 3D (Desire, Discipline, and Dedication). He has won three Cyberathlete Professional League tournaments with X3 and two with Team 3D. He also has several CAL-Invite championships under his belt, as well as two World Cyber Games championships. While Miller prefers using the automatic rifles the M4 and AK-47, he is best known for his sniping skills with the AWP.

Imitators

Miller's popularity is such that some Counter-Strike players often attempt to impersonate him online. However, they cannot duplicate his WON ID number (1335) nor his Steam ID (0:0:1626), so most players are not fooled by the name-change.

Techniques

Miller is believed to have pioneered the 3-fingered mousing technique, which involves holding the sides of your mouse with your thumb and pinky only so that you can use your middle finger to hit the mousewheel and your ring finger to hit the right mouse button, though it is unknown if he still does this.

Miller also invented the AWP/pistol quickswitch technique, which involved switching to your secondary weapon and back to the AWP between shots. Using this technique allowed players to fire their AWPs faster than ordinarily possible. However, as of Counter-Strike version 1.6, this no longer works. While players can still switch to their pistol and back to the AWP, there is now a delay that requires waiting longer between shots when doing so.

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)

League Victories

  • 1st Place Domain of Games Season 1 (CK3)
  • 1st Place Domain of Games Season 2 (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)

External References

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