Karma (Halo player)

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Karma
Personal information
NameBen Jackson
Born1987or1988(age 36–37) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Games
Playing career2005–2010
Team history
2006–2008 Team Carbon
Career highlights and awards

Ben Jackson, also known by his pseudonym Karma, is a former professional Halo player from Murrieta, California, United States. He attended Murrieta Valley High School. [1] He started playing Halo intensively when Halo 2 was announced and widespread promotion of the Xbox 360 commenced.

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Professional gaming

At age seventeen, in May 2005, Jackson became a professional Major League Gaming (MLG) Halo 2 gamer. After an initial period as a part-time player with Team Carbon, Jackson became a full-time member in late 2005. At the 2005 MLG National Championship in New York City, Jackson became the MLG National Free-For-All (FFA) Champion for Halo 2 and remained unbeaten throughout the 2006 MLG season, leading to another title. [2] [3]

Tournament results

Carbon

References

  1. 1 2 Brian Eckhouse (December 23, 2006). "Game on: Murrieta teen awarded $250,000 contract to play video games". North County Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. PR Newswire (November 20, 2006). "Carbon Wins the 2006 Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit National Championship, Taking Home $100,000", findlaw.com; accessed August 13, 2016.
  3. Hruby, Patrick (2007-10-11). "So you wanna be a pro video game player?". ESPN Page 2. ESPN. Retrieved 2016-08-14.