Sander Kaasjager (; born 21 June 1985), who plays under the

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''. He has won more titles and prize money—over US$250,000—at professional ''Painkiller'' tournaments than any other player.

Career

Originally starting with ''Quake II'', Kaasjager later rose to widespread popularity with the release of a self-made highlight montage (or "frag video") from the game ''

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'', which showcases his unique aggressive style of playing. Kaasjager played ''Painkiller'' for

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team

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. Kaasjager won two world championship titles in 2004, one with CPL and one with

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,. In 2005, Kaasjager competed in the

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, in which he won at five out of nine stops and earned $223,000. Kaasjager was named the Most Valuable Player of the tour. He played in the finals of the CPL World Tour against

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but ended up losing. When the

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, and other tournaments dropped ''Painkiller'' in favor of ''Quake 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 the ''

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representing Fnatic once again. After retiring, he has been known to play ''Challenge ProMode Arena'', '' Warsow'', ''

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,'' 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.

Tournament placings

2004

* 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 (

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) * 1st – Netgamez 2004B – 1on1 (

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2005

* 2nd – CPL World Tour Grand Finals – 1on1 (

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) * 3rd – CPL World Tour Stop Chile 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Italy 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 2nd – CPL World Tour Stop Singapore 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 1st – CPL World Tour Stop UK 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 2nd – CPL World Tour Stop USA 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Sweden 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Brazil 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 2nd – CPL World Tour Stop Spain 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 1st – CPL World Tour Stop Turkey 2005 – 1on1 (

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) * 1st – CPL World Tour Spain Qualifier 2005 – 1on1 (Istanbul)

2007

* 2nd –

, China – 3on3 (

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)

2008

* 7th –

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Intel ''Quake Live'' 1v1 Championship – 1on1 (

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, USA) * 8th – GameGune 2008 – 1on1 (

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) * 13th –

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– 1on1 (

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) * 2nd – Electronic Sports World Cup qualifier – 1on1 (

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)

2009

* 4th – Intel Extreme Masters Season IV American Championship finals, ''Quake Live'' – 1on1 (

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) * 1st –

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CPM, ''Quake III'' Championship – 1on1 (

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2017

* 2nd – Quake World Championship 2017: Duel Tournament finals, ''Quake Champions'' – 1on1 (Dallas, USA)

Awards

* Most Valuable Player CPL World Tour 2005 * (ESports Award) Newcomer / Breakthrough of the Year 2005

Personal life

Kaasjager was born in

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on June 21, 1985. He enrolled in

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as a student of

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but dropped out to focus on gaming. He attended the

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and is a member of the UTD Comets men's tennis team. Vo0 has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.

References

External links

Team Fnatic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaasjager, Sander Living people 1985 births Quake (series) players Painkiller players World of Warcraft players Dutch esports players People from Naarden University of Texas at Dallas alumni Delft University of Technology alumni Fnatic players CompLexity Gaming players