Kyle Giersdorf (born December 30, 2002), better known by his online streamer name Bugha (), is an American professional Fortnite Battle Royale player. He won the Fortnite World Cup 2019 and has been ranked among the best Fortnite players of all time by multiple esports publications. Holding the distinction as the highest-earning Fortnite Battle Royale player, his World Cup victory alone earned him more prize money than any other player has accumulated.
Giersdorf's nickname comes from his grandfather who used to call him Bugha when he was younger. He was first introduced to Fortnite when his father, also a gamer, told him about the game mode.
After playing with team No Clout, Giersdorf signed with esports organization Sentinels on March 25, 2019, as a member of their Fortnite team. Giersdorf qualified and attended the 1st Annual Fortnite World Cup that took place on July 26âÂÂ28, 2019. He competed for Solos that took place on the 28th. Giersdorf had the chance to play 6 matches against 99 other players who had also qualified. Giersdorf finished first with 59 points, nearly doubling the 33 points scored by second-place finisher Psalm. Giersdorf won $3,000,000 in prize money.
Epic Games gave Giersdorf a cosmetic outfit of his likeness in July 2021 as part of Fortnite's Icon Series. Other figures, such as football player Neymar and streamer Ninja, also have outfits.
Hours after winning the Fortnite World Cup, Giersdorf's X (Twitter) and Twitch accounts were hacked. The attacker used his Twitch account to gift 100 subscriptions to random streamers and posted vulgar messages from his Twitter account.