Tyson Ngo (born May 5, 2001), better known as TenZ, is a Canadian professional ''

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'' player, streamer and former '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' player currently signed to Sentinels.

Career

Ngo's professional career began in October 2019 when he joined

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's '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team at the age of 18, making him one of the youngest players in the professional scene at the time. In April 2020, following the public beta release of

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' first-person shooter ''Valorant'', Ngo announced his intention to retire from CS:GO and transition into the new game, making him Cloud9's first professional Valorant player. On January 12, 2021, Ngo announced that he would be stepping down from professional Valorant in order to pursue content creation. Following the suspension of Sentinels player

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due to sexual assault allegations, Cloud9 agreed to loan Ngo to Sentinels in April 2021, marking his return to professional Valorant after a three month absence. The following month, Sentinels went on to defeat

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at the Grand Finals of VCT Masters 2 in

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, winning the first ever international LAN tournament in Valorant history. On June 2, 2021, Sentinels bought out Ngo's contract in a seven figure deal reportedly worth between $1.25 to $1.5 million.

Personal life

Ngo is in a relationship with

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content creator Kyedae "Kyedae" Shymko. In August 2022, the couple announced their engagement. Ngo is from

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, and of Vietnamese and French descent.

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist 2001 births Living people Canadian esports players Cloud9 (esports) players Twitch (service) streamers Canadian people of Vietnamese descent Canadian people of French descent People from Vancouver Island