Career
Making him one of the only players to also coach an event. He was signed to a United States$250,000 contract by MLG. and earns between $120,000 and $150,000 each year in prize money and endorsement deals. 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.
His home town is Syracuse, New New York Tsquared has been featured on Music Television"s documentary series True Life: I"m a Professional Gamer and on Icons, as well as in The Wall Street Journal, 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 X-Play, giving out tips for various online games.
In 2008–2009, Tsquared appeared on over 175 million Doctor Pepper bottles issued across the United States as part of a promotional sponsorship for MLG. He is currently working as a GameSpot Ambassador.
Tsquared returned to competitive Halo by heading revived Str8 Rippin in Season 1 of the Halo Championship Series in November 2015. On April 3, 2015 Tsquared announced his retirement from competitive Halo during his livestream on Twitch.tv. 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
English as Second Language Master Control Console Launch Invitational 2nd
2015 Halo Championship Series Season 1 - 5th
Taylor was born in Syracuse, New York and raised in Baldwinsville.
In 2009 he and Str8 Rippin moved to a gaming house in Orlando, Florida.
In 2011 Tsquared appeared on the YouTube reality television series The Controller: Battlefield 3.