Andrew Machalek

Andrew Machalek (born May 30, 1989 in St. Louis, MO), also known by the pseudonym Diddlez, is a professional electronic sports player. Machalek has won eleven titles in five games including Aliens vs Predator 2, Quake 3, Doom 3, Painkiller, and Quake 4, and is currently signed on to play Counter-Strike and Quake 4 for NWP Gaming.

Machalek took a break from competitive gaming between 2002 and 2003 to focus more on other projects, only to return briefly in 2004. Machalek has not been involved in any competitive 1 vs 1 events since 2006 and is thought to have retired from competitive 1 vs 1 altogether, focusing more on team based games such as Counter-Strike Source.

Notable accomplishments

" Quake III Arena "

* 2nd CPL Frag3 Qualifier 1999
* 2nd Eastern Quake League 2000
* 3rd QuestCON 2000
* 3rd CPL Frag3 Finals 1999
* 3rd QuakeCON 2001

"Aliens versus Predator 2"

* 4th CPL Winter 2001

"Doom 3"

* 3rd QuakeCon 2004

"Painkiller"

* 5th CPL World Tour 2005

"Quake 4"

* 1st St. Louis CPL Invitational 2006
* 3rd QuakeCon 2006
* 4th KODE5 Finals 2006

GGL Rankings

* Top ranking: 4th (01-2002, 04-2006) [ [http://www.ggl.com The ReDeYe Report: GGL World Rankings, May 2006] , Global Gaming League, May 2, 2006]
* Current ranking: 16th