# Ksharp > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ksharp > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ksharp.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksharp > Source revision: 1167769765 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American professional esports player}} {{Infobox Pro Gaming player | ID = Ksharp | name = Kyle Miller | image = Ksharp at IEM 2015 San Jose.jpg | caption = Miller in 2015 | name_trans = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|08|21}} | birth_place = | nationality = American | team = | role = AWPer | leagues = [Cyberathlete Professional League](/source/Cyberathlete_Professional_League)
[Championship Gaming Series](/source/Championship_Gaming_Series) | games = ''[Counter-Strike 1.6](/source/Counter-Strike_1.6)''
''[Counter-Strike Source](/source/Counter-Strike_Source)''
''[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive](/source/Counter-Strike%3A_Global_Offensive)'' | career_start = 2001 | career_end = 2008 | years1 = 2001–2002 | team1 = X3 | years2 = 2002–2007 | team2 = [Team 3D](/source/Team_3D_(esports)) | years3 = 2007–2008 | team3 = New York 3D }} '''Kyle Miller''' (born August 21, 1984), better known as '''Ksharp''', is a retired [esports](/source/esports) player who played ''[Counter-Strike 1.6](/source/Counter-Strike_1.6)'', ''[Counter-Strike Source](/source/Counter-Strike_Source)'', and ''[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive](/source/Counter-Strike%3A_Global_Offensive)''. At the peak of Miller's career he played for [Team 3D](/source/Team_3D_(eSports)). ==Career== === X3 === Miller began his ''Counter-Strike'' career in earnest with team X3 in 2001. He placed in second with X3 at Winter [Cyberathlete Professional League](/source/Cyberathlete_Professional_League) (CPL) in 2001, falling to [Ninjas in Pyjamas](/source/Ninjas_in_Pyjamas) in the finals.{{cite news |last1=Vikan |first1=Jonas |title=A name considered as Counter-Strike royalty |url=https://www.eslgaming.com/article/name-considered-counter-strike-royalty-3991 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=ESL |date=March 7, 2018}} === Team 3D === In 2002 Miller, along with teammates [Ronald "Rambo" Kim](/source/Ronald_%22Rambo%22_Kim) and Sean "Bullseye" Morgan, left X3 and were required by Craig Levine to form Team 3D.{{cite book|title=Game Boys|url=https://archive.org/details/gameboysprofessi00kane|url-access=registration|last=Kane|first=Michael|publisher=[Viking Press](/source/Viking_Press)|year=2009|isbn=9780670018963 }} On Team 3D, he won Winter CPL 2002. In 2004, they won the [World Cyber Games](/source/World_Cyber_Games) (WCG) in San Francisco, and successfully defended the title in 2005. That same year, Miller won his third major championship. Near the end of March 2006, Miller became an inactive member of Team 3D but remained a part of the team.Trevor Schmidt, "[http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/story/31912/ Moto takes over leadership of 3D] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410155941/http://gotfrag.com/cs/story/31912/ |date=2006-04-10 }}", ''GotFrag eSports'', 30 March 2006. Miller continued working with ESEA of the [ESEA League](/source/ESEA_League) and Team 3D, and, in January 2007 he returned to Team 3D.Trevor Schmidt, "[http://gotfrag.com/cs/story/35165/ The return of Ksharp? Doubtful] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121202209/http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/story/35165/ |date=2007-01-21 }}", ''GotFrag eSports'', 28 October 2006. Team 3D then moved to ''Counter-Strike Source'' (''CSS'') to compete in [DirecTV](/source/DirecTV)'s [Championship Gaming Series](/source/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.[http://3dny.thecgs.com/ 3D.NY :: Championship Gaming Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823094431/http://3dny.thecgs.com/ |date=2009-08-23 }} 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](/source/Jax_Money_Crew) announced the signing of longtime 3D.NY Garozzo and So.[http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/story/43606/ GotFrag eSports - Counter-Strike News Story - Jax Money Crew 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119135601/http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/story/43606 |date=2009-01-19 }} In 2008, Miller retired from top-level competition. ==Personal life== Miller was born on August 21, 1984.Dave Geffon, "[http://www.gotfrag.com/css/story/36705/ Ksharp Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304035415/http://www.gotfrag.com/css/story/36705/ |date=2008-03-04 }}" Ksharp lived in [Reston, Virginia](/source/Reston%2C_Virginia) prior to becoming a professional. After high school he decided to attend [Northern Virginia Community College](/source/Northern_Virginia_Community_College) instead of the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee) so he could stay home and play ''Counter-Strike'' professionally. He eventually dropped out of college because his classes conflicted with his tournament schedule.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2005/10/25/big-games-hunter/b4c5fc53-6de3-47f8-8ac4-321902e8fec3/|title=Big Games Hunter|first=Jose Antonio|last= Vargas|newspaper=[Washington Post](/source/Washington_Post) |date=October 25, 2005|accessdate=June 23, 2015}} His success allowed him to defer attending [college](/source/college) while earning a living as a gamer.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} He currently works at ESEA.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070117011341/http://www.ampedesports.com/news/3049/Ksharp-Returns-3D-Rebuilds/ Ksharp returns, 3D rebuilds], [Amped](/source/Amped_(website)) eSports article. * {{Twitter}} {{Professional Counter-Strike competition}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ksharp}} Category:Team 3D (esports) players Category:American esports players Category:People from Reston, Virginia Category:People from Memphis, Tennessee Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Counter-Strike players Category:CompLexity Gaming players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ksharp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksharp) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksharp?action=history)). 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