[1][6] Originally Zyos was interested in going to DigiPen Institute of Technology to learn how to create video games, but found it intense and that it was not his passion.
[4] Having dropped out of college, he later left his job at an ice cream shop at age 19 and began pursuing a career in professional gaming.
[7] In late 2002 Leto competed at AGP1, his first video game tournament, and though his team placed fifth, he ranked second individually out of three hundred players.
[8] In the fall of 2003, Leto was recruited to play professionally for Major League Gaming (MLG) at the age of 19.
[9] He won the top prize at the World Cyber Games 2003 held in Seoul, South Korea, winning $20,000.
[2] Leto came in second at the 2004 Dallas Midwestern Regional Tournament in the "Halo Free For All" category, and first in the N-Gage Competition playing Tony Hawk.
[12] As part of Team FFA competing in Major League Gaming tournaments, he helped defeat Shoot to Kill in an upset victory in Chicago, and then also Atlanta.
[2] In preparation for the World Cyber Games, Zyos traveled for the two weeks prior to practice playing against his competitors.
[16] Zyos thus won the gold medal for the second year in a row, defeating Canadian Nelson Triana 2–0 in the "best out of three" format.
[26] Leto competed professionally in Halo 2 and Project Gotham Racing 3 at the World Series of Video Games in July 2006 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center.
[29] In September of that year he visited the Cyber World Games and attendees had the opportunity to be taught how to play Halo 2.