Pandemic's Method Nominated as CS 'Player of the Decade'

International Counter-Strike coverage hub, HLTV.org, has been running a series of 'best of the decade' polls to wrap up the 00's.

It is with great honor that we can announce our very own Mikey "Method" So has been nominated as the North American 'Player of the Decade.'

Many will remember Mikey's time with the American powerhouse of the time, Team3D, long before they became a CGS franchise where he'd also star. Perhaps his biggest impact was felt during his time with NoA however, a transatlantic all-star team. HLTV.org breaks down his career:

Miraa: "Michael "method" So had his first noteworthy appearance in 2001 with SiNi, with whom he placed 13-16 at CPL Winter. In 2002, he established himself as one of America's top players following his team's seventh-place finish at CPL Summer. In that tournament, So pulled off one of the most remarkable performances of his career, when he almost single-handedly dominated German's then-best team, mTw, powering Gamers-X to a second-half comeback after they had lost the first half 10-2.

After some of GX's players decided to go their separate ways, he linked up with DoP but ended up attending CPL Winter with WEW after playing in a qualifier with them. Once again Dallas proved to be a successful terrain for So as WEW finished in fifth place, but the team disbanded right after and So returned to GX, whom he would help to a sixth place at the 2003 ESWC and a 9-12 place finish at CPL Summer.

After this, he received an offer to join NoA, being the only American in this inter-continental project. With the Norwegian-based team, So finished at the top in many international events, winning tournaments like the CPL and WEG, but in early 2005, following some disappointing results, he was released from the team. After linking up with GamerCo for CPL Summer 2005, where the team placed third, So joined Team 3D, winning the WCG later in the year. With 3D, however, he would not be very successful in 2006, with a fourth place at ESWC and a runners-up finish at the WSVG Finals the team's only successes that year.

So joined the rest of the team in their CGS adventure and when the competition came to an end, he embarked on a new project with JaX Money Crew, who would later become compLexity. But after a string of poor results, coL decided to release the team, leaving So without a home. He is currently part of Pandemic, who are hoping to reach the playoffs of the upcoming ESEA season."

Though we're a bit late in posting the news, Mikey currently sits in third place with 20% of the roughly 2500 votes; let's give him the late push he needs to bring home this great honor.

Also, Pandemic.CSS's Kyle "Ksharp" Miller was nominated for the 'AWP of the Decade' by the same outlet. Though Kyle is playing purely for the love of the game these days (along with the rest of our co-ed Source team), his incredible skill can't be discounted and few would argue that his scope helped make him one of the best -- and most popular -- gamers of all-time.

Head over to HLTV.org and show your support for two of the game's legends.

Source: HLTV.org