kaze (Andrew Khong) - Biography, customization, configs, cfg

Andrew "kaze" Khong embarked on his professional cybersport career in 2010, initially competing in Counter-Strike Source before transitioning to CS:GO in 2012. Early in his career, he played for teams like dream[S]cape and Insidious Gaming, but these stints did not yield significant achievements.

His breakthrough came in 2015 when he joined MVP Karnal, where he began to show promise. With the team, he secured victory at the Asean Games for E-Sports 2016 and earned a silver medal in the World Cyber Arena 2016: Southeast Asia Qualifier. In the fall of 2016, Khong signed with Fire Dragoon, where he achieved a top-4 finish at the WESG 2016 Asia Pacific Finals. However, a conflict with management led to his departure. He subsequently joined JYP Gaming, winning the BenQ SEA CS:GO Cup. Afterward, he transitioned to Flash Gaming, where he continued to find success, clinching victory at the eXTREMESLAND ZOWIE Asia CS:GO 2017 alongside tyq and finishing as a finalist at the Utime Challenger Cup.

Following his time with Flash Gaming, Andrew joined ViCi Gaming, where his initial performance was underwhelming. Despite early struggles, he persevered and by 2019 had emerged as a key player for the team. His leadership contributed to a series of victories, including gold medals at the Intel Extreme Masters XIV - Sydney: Greater Chinese Qualifier, MSI Gaming Arena 2019 - Asian Qualifier, Intel Extreme Masters XIV - Beijing: Chinese Qualifier, CS:GO Asia Championships 2019: Chinese Qualifier, Asia Minor Championship - Rio 2020: Chinese Closed Qualifier, and Intel Extreme Masters XV - Beijing Online: Asia.

In subsequent years, Andrew joined Rare Atom, where he achieved success in various online tournaments, before briefly playing for 5yclone and TYLOO. In July 2024, he made his return to Rare Atom, where he continues to compete. Since rejoining the team, he has added several notable accomplishments to his resume, including gold medal wins at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024: Asian Open Qualifier #1, Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: Chinese Qualifier, and Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024: Asian Qualifier. Additionally, he secured top-2 finishes at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR and the eXTREMESLAND 2024: Chinese Qualifier.