Vo0

{{Short description|Dutch professional player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Prose|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox Pro Gaming player

| ID = Vo0

| name = Sander Kaasjager

| image = Vo0 at 2005 CPL World Tour - UK.jpg

| caption = Kaasjager in 2005

| upright = 0.9

| name_trans =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Naarden, Netherlands

| nationality = Dutch

| team =

| leagues =

| games = {{ubl|Painkiller|Quake|World of Warcraft}}

| career_start = 2004–2006
2007–2009
2017

| career_end = 2018

| years1 = 2004–2006

| team1 = Fnatic

| years2 = 2009–2011

| team2 = compLexity Gaming

| years3 = 2017

| team3 = Myztro

| years4 =

| team4 =

}}

Sander Kaasjager ({{IPA|nl|ˈsɑndər ˈkaːɕaːxər}}; born 21 June 1985), who plays under the pseudonym Vo0 ({{IPA|nl|vu|pron}}), 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1002/Show/article/detail/2415459/2005/11/23/100-000-euro-voor-Nederlandse-gamer.dhtml|title=100.000 euro voor Nederlandse gamer|website=AD.nl|date=23 November 2005|accessdate=11 November 2015}}

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 Challenge ProMode Arena,[http://www.own3d.tv/watch/cpma-done-by-vo0,10524.html "CPMA Done by Vo0 @ own3d.tv"] 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"The CPL Announces Past 1v1 Champions" - [http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1015 the CPL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130004312/http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1015 |date=2006-11-30 }} and one with ESWC,."Painkiller Final Standing" - [http://www.esworldcup.com/2004/?act=document_info&id_document=350 ESWorldcup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201306/http://www.esworldcup.com/2004/?act=document_info&id_document=350 |date=2007-09-27 }} In 2005, Kaasjager competed in the 2005 CPL World Tour, in which he won at five out of nine stops and earned $223,000.{{cite news|url=http://www.nrc.nl/next/2006/03/16/studeren-of-toch-gamen-11096906|title=Studeren of toch gamen?|first=Bart |last=Funnekotter |website=NRC Handelsblad|date=16 March 2006|accessdate=26 March 2006}} 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.

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,[http://www.qpad.se/modules/news/article.php?storyid=359 "I-View With Vo0 By Mephist0" -] 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.{{cite news |last1=van Vliet |first1=Arthur |title=A Progamer's Stunning QuakeCon Comeback After 12 Years in Retirement |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-progamers-stunning-quakecon-comeback-after-12-years-in-retirement/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=Vice |date=September 25, 2017}}

Tournament placings

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=2004=

=2005=

  • 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=

=2008=

=2009=

=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 Naarden, Netherlands on June 21, 1985.{{cite web|url=http://asiangames.sporttu.com/athletes/sander-kaasjager-2522292/preview|title=Sander Kaasjager|website=Asian Games|accessdate=May 6, 2015|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523160639/http://asiangames.sporttu.com/athletes/sander-kaasjager-2522292/preview|url-status=dead}} He enrolled in Delft as a student of mechanical engineering but dropped out to focus on gaming.{{cite web|url=http://delta.tudelft.nl/artikel/gamen-wordt-na-een-tijdje-saai/15148|title='Gamen wordt na een tijdje saai'|first=Saskia|last=Bonger|website=Delft University of Technology|date=1 December 2005|accessdate=26 October 2015}} He attended the University of Texas at Dallas and was a member of the Texas-Dallas Comets men's tennis team.{{cite web|url=http://cometsports.utdallas.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=1558|title=Roster|accessdate=May 6, 2015}} Vo0 has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.

References

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