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TACO
TACO 
Player Information
Name:
Epitácio Pessoa de Melo Filho
Birth:
January 24, 1995
Nationality:
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2011 — Present
Team:
Roles:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$927,838
Alternate IDs:
VACO, TACOTN1
Links
History
2014-05-08 — 2015-07-21
2015-07-21 — 2015-08-02
2015-08-02 — 2015-11-23
2015-11-23 — 2016-07-01
2016-07-01 — 2018-03-22
2018-03-22 — 2018-04-06
SK Gaming (Inactive)
2018-04-06 — 2018-12-21
2018-12-21 — Present
Epitácio "TACO" de Melo (born January 24, 1995) is a Brazilian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player and former Counter-Strike 1.6 player, from Recife, Pernambuco [1]. He is currently playing for MIBR.
Gear and Settings[edit]
| Mouse Settings [2] (list of)
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| Mouse | eDPI | DPI | Polling Rate | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw Input | ||||||
| ZOWIE by BenQ FK2 | 760 | 400 | 1000 Hz | 1.9 | 1 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2019-01-17 (180 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Mouse Settings [2] (list of) (calculate)
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| Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw. | ||||||
| ZOWIE by BenQ FK2 | 1003 MPI 0.658 deg/mm | 21.5 in/rev 54.7 cm/rev | 400 DPI @ 1000 Hz | 1.9 | 1 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2019-01-17 (180 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Hardware [2] |
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| Mouse | Mousepad | ||
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ZOWIE by BenQ FK2 |  |
Razer Gigantus |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | In-game resolution | Scaling | |
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ZOWIE by BenQ XL2546 | 240 Hz | 1152×864 | Stretched |
| Keyboard | Headset | |||||||||||
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Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition | |
Razer Kraken 7.1 V2 (Mercury White) | |||||||||
| Last updated on 2019-01-17 (180 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Crosshair Settings (list of) | |||||||||||
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| Style | Size | Thickness | Sniper | Gap | Outline | Dot | Color | Alpha | |||
4
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5
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1.15
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1
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-3
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No | No (0)
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Green (1)
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255
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| Last updated on 2018-03-25 (478 days ago). | |||||||||||
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cl_crosshairalpha 255; cl_crosshaircolor 1; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairgap -3; cl_crosshairsize 5; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairusealpha 1; cl_crosshairthickness 1.15; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1; cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0;
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Trivia[edit]
- TACO's nickname is a play on his first name, and most likely does not in fact refer to the Mexican dish; but rather to a nickname his aunt gave him when he was a child, because she never liked the name his parents gave him, "Epitácio".
- Named by FalleN as a potential breakout player of 2017. [3]
- Is a founding board member of the Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association (CSPPA). [4]
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018-07-29 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | 
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ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 | 
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0 : 2 | 
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$200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-12-10 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Pro League Season 6 - Finals | 
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3 : 1 | 
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$225,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-11-25 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline |
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BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2017 |
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2 : 1 |
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$125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-10-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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EPICENTER 2017 |
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3 : 2 | 
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$250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-07-09 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL One: Cologne 2017 |
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3 : 0 | 
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$100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-06-25 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals |
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2 : 1 |
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$250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-05-07 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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Intel Extreme Masters XII - Sydney |
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3 : 1 |
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$100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-07-10 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL One: Cologne 2016 |
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2 : 0 | 
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$500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-05-15 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Pro League Season 3 - Finals | 
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3 : 2 | 
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$200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-04-03 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 |
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2 : 0 | 
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$500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highlights[edit]
Others[edit]
VNC CS:GO[edit]
Interviews[edit]
2019[edit]
- 2019-04-13 | TACO: "When we're winning everything is fine, but when we start losing it's like a truck is rolling over us" by Lucas "LucasAM" Aznar Miles of HLTV.org at BLAST Pro Series: Miami 2019
2017[edit]
- 2017-01-25 | TACO: "We studied Astralis a lot" by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org at ELEAGUE Major 2017
2016[edit]
- 2016-07-06 | Interview TACO by Personne of VaKarM.net at ESL One Cologne 2016
2015[edit]
- 2015-11-17 | TACO: "We represent both Americas" by Michal "stich" Malachowski of HLTV.org at RGN Pro Series
Gallery[edit]
TACO at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 with Team Liquid
TACO at cs_summit 2 with SK Gaming
TACO at DreamHack Open Summer 2017 with SK Gaming
TACO at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 with Luminosity Gaming
References[edit]
- ↑ Dear friends of reporters: I'm from Pernambuco, Brazil, born in Recife, TACO
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [1]
- ↑ Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin (2017-01-19). "Top 20 players of 2016: FalleN (2)". HLTV.org.
- ↑ Lars "Yossarian" Esmarch (2018-06-29). "Players' Association announced". HLTV.org.
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