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Apoka
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Apoka
Personal Information
Name:
Alessandro Marcucci
Born:
December 9, 1985
Nationality:
Status:
Years Active (Coach):
2001 – 2022
Approx. Total Winnings:
$67
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
200?-??-?? – 200?-??-??
GameCrashers (Manager)
200?-??-?? – 2004-06-07
Crazy (Coach)
2004-06-07 – 2007-??-??
g3nerationX (Coach)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2016-04-18 – 2016-05-12
Keyd Stars (Coach)
2016-05-12 – 2016-07-30
WinOut.net (Coach)
2016-07-30 – 2017-01-02
Luminosity (Coach)
2017-01-25 – 2017-08-21
Merciless Gaming (Coach)
2017-08-21 – 2018-04-22
Luminosity (Coach)
2018-01-13 – 2018-??-??
Yeah (Organization)
2018-04-22 – 2018-08-21
Não Tem Como (Coach)
2018-08-21 – 2018-09-27
NoTag (Coach)
2018-08-21 – 2019-09-01
INTZ eSports (Coach)
2019-09-01 – 2020-02-18
INTZ (Coach)
2020-02-24 – 2021-01-15
BOOM Esports (Coach)
2020-11-24 – 2021-01-15
BOOM Esports (Manager)
2021-01-15 – 2022-01-21
MIBR (Coach)
Alessandro "Apoka" Marcucci (born December 9, 1985) is a Brazilian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach and former Counter-Strike player and coach.
In September 2020, Apoka received a 5.4-month ban from all ESIC member events starting September 28, 2020 for exploiting a coach spectating bug during his time at Luminosity Gaming, INTZ eSports, and BOOM Esports. [1] His ban was quietly reduced following an appeal to ESIC dating back to November 2020 but only being ratified on April 13, 2021; the reduction in his ban would have ended his ban on January 15, 2021. [2]
Additionally, Apoka received a permanent ban from Valve events due to exploiting the coaching bug. [3]
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007-09-22 | 5th - 8th | Qualifier | Offline | 
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CGS 2007 Latin America Draft Tournament | 
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9 - 10 |  
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$0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-09-09 | 17th - 24th | C-Tier | Offline |
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Master of CS:S II |  
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$0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08-04 | 3rd - 4th | Qualifier | Offline | 
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World Cyber Games Brasil 2007 - Etapa São Paulo | 
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16 - 8 | 
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$0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-02-03 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline |
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Acervus Cup #2 |
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2 : 0 | 
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$337.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020-12-13 | 1st | B-Tier | Offline | 
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FiReLEAGUE 2020: Global Finals | 
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2 : 0 | 
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$45,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-10-12 | 1st | B-Tier | Online |
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Tribo To Major |
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2 : 0 | 
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$7,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-09-27 | 1st | B-Tier | Online |
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ESL Pro League Season 12: South America |
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3 : 1 |
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$12,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-04-26 | 1st | B-Tier | Online |
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ESL One: Road to Rio - South America |
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2 : 0 |
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$6,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-12-15 | 3rd - 4th | A-Tier | Offline |
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ESEA Season 32: Global Challenge | 
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1 : 2 | 
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$10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-12-04 | 13th - 16th | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Pro League Season 8 - Finals | 
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1 : 2 |  
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$20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-12-15 | 7th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline |
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Esports Championship Series Season 4 - Finals | 
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0 : 2 | 
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$35,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-12-06 | 7th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Pro League Season 6 - Finals |
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2/3 | Grp. S. | $40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-10-29 | 1st | B-Tier | Online |
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World Cyber Arena 2017 - North America Finals |
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2 : 1 | 
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$11,273.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-11-19 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline |
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2006 CPL Brazil |
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2 : 0 | 
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$5,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trivia[edit]
- Apoka's nickname is the diminutive of his old nickname "Apocalypse", he had to change it because he lost a 1v1 against a guy with the same nickname (they had bet that the winner would stay with the nickname). bit and dread actually played the 1v1 for him but they still lost it.
- Was elected by public the best coach of 2021 in Brazil at Gamers Club Awards. [4]
Interviews[edit]
2021-02-18 | 
Boltz e Apoka: "Nosso planejamento é o Top 1 do CS:GO" [Boltz and Apoka: "Our Plan is CS:GO Top 1"] by Bruno Pereira of The Enemy- 2021-07-06 | MIBR: "We have a potential to be the best Brazilian team" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom at IEM Cologne 2021
Gallery[edit]
Apoka at DreamHack Open Montreal 2017 with Luminosity Gaming
References[edit]
- ↑ "Esports Integrity Commission Findings from investigation into CS:GO Spectator Bug Exploitation". ESIC. 2020-09-28.
- ↑ Apoka's ESIC appeal
- ↑ ESIC (2021-01-27). "Today, Valve (@CSGO) ratified ESICs sanctions against coaches who exploited the Spectator Bug".
- ↑ Gamers Club (2022-02-12). "Grande @ale_apoka brilhou em 2021 e foi eleito o Melhor Coach ✨" [Great @ale_apoka shone in 2021 and was voted Best Coach ✨] (in Portuguese).