Due to Hendrixson's consistent career performance and calculated style of play, he is considered to be one of the greatest Quake players of all time.

He immediately emerged as a top contender, taking third place at the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) USA and grand finals.

His calculated ability, illustrated by timing, predicting, and positioning, earned him the nickname "five steps ahead," which has been jokingly echoed by the community.

[7][8] Brought to QuakeCon by his father at thirteen years of age, Hendrixson attended the annual event where he was inspired by the 2002 champion John "ZeRo4" Hill and fell in love with a game that had "the perfect balance of speed, tactics and skill all rolled into one.

"[9] During his teenage years, he traveled between his divorced parents' houses and seldom played, for he lacked consistent access to both computer and Internet connection.

As a result, he progressed slowly his first four years, playing a mere two to six weeks out of each, and since he could practice online only while living with his father, Hendrixson turned to watching point-of-view demos, particularly of his idols, John "ZeRo4" Hill and Anton "Cooller" Singov.

After disappointing results at the Electronic Sports World Cup Masters of Paris where he failed to make it out of the group stage, Hendrixson returned home to prepare for the competition's grand finals.

Months later, Hendrixson achieved his first major victory at the Electronic Sports World Cup Masters of Athens, where he defeated Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira, and solidified his status as a top player.

He stated learning a new FPS game was "refreshing" and also "a nice change of pace" compared to mostly dueling in Quake Live.

[1] In an interview with SteelSeries,[8] Hendrixson imparted his post-retirement plans to study mobile electronics installation at university and throughout his appearances the following two years hinted at a possible halt in competitive play.

Finally, in 2013, Hendrixson revealed a new statement regarding the subject of retirement: I think I'll just look at it like 'Hey, if I have the time to go play in a big tournament and can prepare for it, I will, so I won't say that I'll 'retire'.

"[5] With the release of Overwatch, Hendrixson partnered with veteran Quake players cl0ck and ZeRo4 to participate in the game's first LAN tournament in North America.

Noticing the parallel between sport and Quake, Hendrixson realized "how important it was to get the fundamentals down and master them, because when you're having an off day, you can always fall back on them.