David Pendleton has a background as a professional Counter-Strike player and as a top 1% player in Valorant, peaking at Immortal 3. His competitive career started as a Counter-Strike 1.6 player in 2002 and spanned to the end of 2009.He spent 3 years competing against pros, finishing at the highest competitive level of North American CS at the time, CEVO-Professional.
In 2015, Pendleton returned to competition, first as a player and then transitioned into a coach for CSGO for six months. After a brief stint in the professional Battle Royale scene with Ring of Elysium, Pendleton began his journey with his new found love, Riot Games' Valorant. On January 6th, 2021, he took a leap of faith and moved from California to Connecticut with the dream of working in esports.
By May 2023, he graduated from the University of New Haven with a Masters of Science in Esports Business which has afforded him opportunities to teach and coach in the esports industry. Since 2021, Pendleton has been a player, player-coach, assistant coach, and now Head Coach for the University of New Haven's Esports program.
