Sander Kaasjager (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑndər ˈkaːɕaːxər]; born 21 June 1985), who plays under the pseudonym Vo0 (pronounced [vu]), is a Dutch professional player of the first-person shooter games Painkiller, Quake II, Quake III , Quake 4, Quake Live and Quake Champions, as well as the MMORPG World of Warcraft. He has won the most titles and prize money from professional Painkiller tournaments out of all other players, having won over US$250,000.[1]
| 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 |
Career
editOriginally 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 Challenge ProMode Arena,[2] which showcases his unique aggressive style of playing.
Kaasjager played Painkiller for esports team Fnatic. Kaasjager won two world championship titles in 2004, one with CPL[3] and one with ESWC,.[4] In 2005, Kaasjager competed in the 2005 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 against Fatal1ty but ended up losing.[5]
When the Cyberathlete Professional League, World Series of Video Games, 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 World of Warcraft competition of the World Series of Video Games representing Fnatic once again.
After retiring, he has been known to play Challenge 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
editThis section may be confusing or unclear to 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 2008 Intel Quake Live 1v1 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 IV American Championship finals, Quake Live – 1on1 (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
- 1st – Dreamhack Summer CPM, Quake III Championship – 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
editKaasjager was born in Naarden, Netherlands on June 21, 1985.[8] He enrolled in Delft as a student of mechanical engineering but dropped out to focus on gaming.[5][9] He attended the University of Texas at Dallas and 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. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "CPMA Done by Vo0 @ own3d.tv"
- ^ "The CPL Announces Past 1v1 Champions" - the CPL Archived 2006-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Painkiller Final Standing" - ESWorldcup Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Funnekotter, Bart (16 March 2006). "Studeren of toch gamen?". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 26 March 2006.
- ^ "I-View With Vo0 By Mephist0" -
- ^ van Vliet, Arthur (25 September 2017). "A Progamer's Stunning QuakeCon Comeback After 12 Years in Retirement". Vice. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Sander Kaasjager". Asian Games. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Bonger, Saskia (1 December 2005). "'Gamen wordt na een tijdje saai'". Delft University of Technology. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Roster". Retrieved 6 May 2015.