Vo0
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| Vo0 | |
|---|---|
 Kaasjager in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Sander Kaasjager |
| Born | 21 June 1985 Naarden,Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Career information | |
| Games | |
| Playing career | 2004–2006 2007–2009 2017–2018 |
| Team history | |
| 2004–2006 | Fnatic |
| 2009–2011 | compLexity Gaming |
| 2017 | Myztro |
Sander Kaasjager(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈsɑndərˈkaːʃaːxər];born 21 June 1985), who plays under thepseudonymVo0(pronunciation:'vu:), is a Dutchprofessionalplayer of thefirst-person shootergamesPainkiller,Quake II,Quake III,Quake 4,Quake LiveandQuake Champions,as well as theMMORPGWorld of Warcraft.He has won the most titles and prize money from professionalPainkillertournaments out of all other players, having won over US$250,000.[1]
Career
[edit]Originally starting withQuake II,Kaasjager later rose to widespread popularity with the release of a self-made highlight montage (or "frag video" ) from the gameChallenge ProMode Arena,[2]which showcases his unique aggressive style of playing.
Kaasjager playedPainkillerforesportsteamFnatic.Kaasjager won two world championship titles in 2004, one with CPL[3]and one withESWC,.[4]In 2005, Kaasjager competed in the2005 CPL World Tour,in which he won at five out of nine stops and earned $223,000.[5]Kaasjager was named the Most Valuable Player of the tour. He played in the finals of the CPL World Tour againstFatal1tybut ended up losing.[5]
When theCyberathlete Professional League,World Series of Video Games,and other tournaments droppedPainkillerin favor ofQuake 4,Kaasjager took a break from professional gaming starting from June 21, 2006, to pursue his studies for the upcoming college semester. He made a comeback to competitive gaming on April 30, 2007, participating in theWorld of Warcraftcompetition of theWorld Series of Video Gamesrepresenting Fnatic once again.
After retiring, he has been known to playChallenge ProMode Arena,Warsow,[6]QuakeWorld,Quake Live,and evading Thunderfury binding drops.
In 2017, at age 32, Kaasjager returned from retirement and finished in second place at the Quake World Championship 2017.[7]
Tournament placings
[edit] | This sectionmay beconfusing or unclearto readers.In particular, unclear which results are for which game.(January 2016) |
2004
[edit]- 1st – CPL Extreme Summer Championships 2004 – 1on1 (Dallas, U.S.)
- 1st – CPL Extreme Winter Championships 2004 – 1on1 (Dallas, U.S.)
- 1st –Electronic Sports World Cup 2004– 1on1 (Poitiers, France)
- 1st – Netgamez 2004B – 1on1 (Nieuwegein,Netherlands)
2005
[edit]- 2nd – CPL World Tour Grand Finals – 1on1 (New York City)
- 3rd – CPL World Tour Stop Chile 2005 – 1on1 (Santiago,Chile)
- 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Italy 2005 – 1on1 (Milan,Italy)
- 2nd – CPL World Tour Stop Singapore 2005 – 1on1 (Singapore)
- 1st – CPL World Tour Stop UK 2005 – 1on1 (Sheffield)
- 2nd – CPL World Tour Stop USA 2005 – 1on1 (Dallas)
- 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Sweden 2005 – 1on1 (Jönköping)
- 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Brazil 2005 – 1on1 (Rio de Janeiro,Brazil)
- 2nd – CPL World Tour Stop Spain 2005 – 1on1 (Barcelona)
- 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Turkey 2005 – 1on1 (Istanbul)
- 1st – CPL World Tour Spain Qualifier 2005 – 1on1 (Istanbul)
2007
[edit]- 2nd –World Series of Video Games,China – 3on3 (Wuhan,China)
2008
[edit]- 7th –QuakeCon 2008IntelQuake Live1v1 Championship – 1on1 (Dallas,Texas,USA)
- 8th – GameGune 2008 – 1on1 (Bilbao,Spain)
- 13th –Electronic Sports World Cup Masters of Paris– 1on1 (Paris,France)
- 2nd – Electronic Sports World Cup qualifier – 1on1 (Enschede,Netherlands)
2009
[edit]- 4th –Intel Extreme Masters Season IVAmerican Championship finals,Quake Live– 1on1 (Edmonton,Alberta,Canada)
- 1st –Dreamhack SummerCPM,Quake IIIChampionship – 1on1 (Jönköping,Sweden)
2017
[edit]- 2nd – Quake World Championship 2017: Duel Tournament finals,Quake Champions– 1on1 (Dallas, USA)
Awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player CPL World Tour 2005
- (ESports Award) Newcomer / Breakthrough of the Year 2005
Personal life
[edit]Kaasjager was born inNaarden,Netherlandson June 21, 1985.[8]He enrolled inDelftas a student ofmechanical engineeringbut dropped out to focus on gaming.[5][9]He attended theUniversity of Texas at Dallasand was a member of the Texas-Dallas Comets men's tennis team.[10]Vo0 has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
References
[edit]- ^"100.000 euro voor Nederlandse gamer".AD.nl.23 November 2005.Retrieved11 November2015.
- ^"CPMA Done by Vo0 @ own3d.tv"
- ^"The CPL Announces Past 1v1 Champions" -the CPLArchived2006-11-30 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Painkiller Final Standing" -ESWorldcupArchived2007-09-27 at theWayback Machine
- ^abcFunnekotter, Bart (16 March 2006)."Studeren of toch gamen?".NRC Handelsblad.Retrieved26 March2006.
- ^"I-View With Vo0 By Mephist0" -
- ^van Vliet, Arthur (25 September 2017)."A Progamer's Stunning QuakeCon Comeback After 12 Years in Retirement".Vice.Retrieved12 May2021.
- ^"Sander Kaasjager".Asian Games.Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2015.Retrieved6 May2015.
- ^Bonger, Saskia (1 December 2005)."'Gamen wordt na een tijdje saai'".Delft University of Technology.Retrieved26 October2015.
- ^"Roster".Retrieved6 May2015.
