Thomas Taylor (electronic sports player)

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Thomas Taylor (born October 15, 1987) grew up in Jupiter, Florida. Taylor has been a professional Halo gamer since June 2004 under the pseudonym Tsquared (initials are T.T.). He is a member of MLG 4v4 team Str8 Rippin. In June, 2006 Taylor signed a contract with Major League Gaming worth 250,000 dollars over 3 years. Taylor started the Gaming Lessons website.

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[edit] Competitive Gaming History

[edit] MLG

[edit] 2006

Team Str8 Rippin

Halo 2
Event Open FFA
New York --
Dallas --
Anaheim --
Chicago --
Orlando --
NY Playoffs --
Las Vegas National CC --

[edit] 2005

Halo 2
Event Championship FFA
Washington D.C. 9th-16th
San Francisco --
Houston 2nd
Orlando 2nd
St. Louis --
Las Vegas 5th
Nashville --
Philadelphia --
Seattle --
LA Western CC --
Atlanta Eastern CC --
Chicago Central CC --
NY National Championships --

[edit] 2004

Halo: CE
Event Championship FFA Championship 4v4 Teammates
New York -- -- --
Philadelphia -- -- --
Dallas -- 3rd (3v3) Gintron, Killer
Chicago 5th 4th Legend, McGavin, Mighty
Atlanta -- 4th Alex, Csquared, Scythe
Seattle -- -- --
San Francisco 3rd 1st Scythe, Slim, Zyos
Los Angeles -- -- --
Boston 1st 4th Hugo, McGavin, Slim
NY National Championships -- -- --

[edit] Media Appearances

[edit] Television

MTV True Life: I'm a Professional Gamer - November 2005
MTV Overdrive
MTV: Making the game
CNBC Hour Long Gaming Special
Spike TV: Gamehead August 2006
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[edit] Print

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) - April 05
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) - October 05
Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) - March 05
Cargo Magazine
Sun-Sentinel "Who's got game" - April 27, 2005
Stuff Magazine: Power List 20 Under 30 - August 2006
Wired Magazine - August 2006
Wall Street Journal - 7/26/2006 (Front Page)

[edit] Radio

X102.3 Jams Mark McKrazy Morning Show
Real Radio 104.1 - The Hideout - August 2006
ABC News Radio - August 2006

[edit] Other

GTTV - Win in MLG Las Vegas
Gameriot Celebrity appearance at Sunfest
Scion Pop-Up Event - Celebrity Appearance, Miami, FL

[edit] External Links