Bugha (gamer)

Kyle Giersdorf, better known as Bugha, is an American professional gamer who is best known for playing Fortnite Battle Royale. He is also known for winning the Fortnite World Cup 2019 and is often regarded as one of the best players in the world.

Early life
Giersdorf's nickname comes from his grandfather who used to call him Bugha when he was younger. He was first introduced to Fortnite when his father, also a gamer, told him about the "Save the World" game mode.

Professional career
After playing with team No Clout, Giersdorf signed with esports organization Sentinels on March 25, 2019, as a member of their Fortnite team. Giersdorf qualified and attended the 1st Annual Fortnite World Cup that took place on July 26–28, 2019. He competed for Solos that took place on the 28th. Giersdorf had the chance to play 6 matches against 99 other players who had also qualified. In the end, Giersdorf was 1st place with 59 points, almost doubling second-place winner psalm with 33 points. Kyle won $3,000,000 in prize money.

Since the Fortnite World Cup, Bugha has accumulated close to $3.7 Million, and has won 3 FNCS Championships with 13 Top 10s, and has consistently been at the top of every power ranking and leaderboard in Fortnite history

Epic Games gave Giersdorf a cosmetic outfit of his likeness in July 2021 as part of Fortnite's Icon Series. Other figures, such as football player Neymar and streamer Ninja, also have outfits.

Hack
Giersdorf's X (Twitter) and Twitch were hacked hours after winning the Fortnite World Cup. He also hacked 100 gifted subscriptions to random streamers. His Twitter was also hacked, tweeting vulgar tweets and retweeted a tweet from said user.

Notable Fortnite tournament placements
Bugha's best placements include:


 * 1st Place Fortnite World Cup Solo LAN Finals 2019
 * 5th Place FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 2
 * 4th Place FNCS Solos Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 3
 * 4th Place DreamHack Online Open Finals August 2020
 * 2nd Place DreamHack Online Open Finals September 2020
 * 2nd Place FNCS Trios Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 4
 * 5th Place FNCS Trios Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 5
 * 1st Place FNCS Trios Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 8
 * 1st Place FNCS Trios Grand Royale Finals Chapter 2, Season 8
 * 1st Place FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 3, Season 1
 * 3rd Place FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 3, Season 2
 * 2nd Place FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 3, Season 3
 * 5th Place FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 4, Season 2
 * 3rd Place DreamHack Dallas ZB LAN Finals Chapter 4, Season 2
 * 2nd Place FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 4, Season 3
 * 10th Place Gamers8 ZB LAN Chapter 4, Season 3
 * 3rd Place FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 5, Season 1