Tom Taylor, known by the gamertag Tsquared, is a former professional gamer and captain of one of the most successful teams in

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(MLG) history,

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, and was also the coach of Status Quo during the 2010 National Championships in

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where he helped them place 2nd behind Final Boss. Making him one of the only players to also coach an event. He was signed to a 250,000 contract by MLG and earned between $120,000 and $150,000 each year in prize money and endorsement deals.Gameset Inverview
/ref> He has founded his own company, Gaming Lessons, which tutors prospective professional gamers on various video games, specifically on the ''Halo'' series. Several other professional gamers from MLG are also employed by Gaming Lessons as instructors. He also runs an active

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channel with over 10,000 subscribers and 24 hours' worth of content. Tsquared has been featured on MTV's documentary

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: I'm a Professional Gamer'' and on ''

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'', as well as in ''

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'', among other publications. He also appeared as part of '' Stuff'' magazine's list of 20 most influential people under the age of 30 in August 2006. He also makes occasional appearances on ''

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'', giving out tips for various online games. In 20082009, Tsquared appeared on over 175 million

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bottles issued across the United States as part of a promotional sponsorship for MLG. He is currently working as a

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ambassador. Tsquared returned to competitive ''Halo'' by heading revived Str8 Rippin in Season 1 of the

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in November 2015. On April 3, 2015, Tsquared announced his retirement from competitive Halo during his livestream on

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Tournament placements

* MLG New York Championships 2004 – 4th * MLG New York Championships 2005 – 5 – 6th * MLG Las Vegas Championships 2006 – 3rd * MLG Las Vegas Championships 2007 – 3rd * MLG Las Vegas Championships 2008 – 1st * MLG Orlando Championships 2009 – 6th * MLG Providence Championships 2011 – 20th * MLG Winter Championship 2012 – 13-16th * ESL MCC Launch Invitational 2nd * 2015

Season 1 – 5th

Personal life

Taylor was born and raised in Syracuse, New York then moved to

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in 2001 to attend high school. In 2009 he and Str8 Rippin moved to a gaming house in

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, Florida. In 2011 Tsquared appeared on the

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series ''The Controller: Battlefield 3''.

References

External links

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tsquared on Twitch
1987 births American esports players Living people People from Baldwinsville, New York Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York People from Orlando, Florida People from Jupiter, Florida Halo (franchise) players Str8 Rippin players {{eSports-player-stub