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TaZ
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TaZ
Player Information
Name:
Wiktor Jerzy Wojtas
Nationality:
Born:
June 6, 1986 (age 38)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2001 – 2023
Years Active (Org):
2019
2020 – 2023
2020 – 2023
Years Active (Coach):
2023 – Present
Role:
Team:
Alternate IDs:
742, TaZminator, TaZmanian Devil
Approx. Total Winnings:
$744,027
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2
2001-??-?? – 2002-??-??
2002-??-?? – 2002-09-12
2002-09-12 – 2002-10-??
2002-10-?? – 2003-02-??
2003-02-?? – 2004-04-08
2004-04-08 – 2007-12-17
2007-12-17 – 2009-03-17
2009-04-20 – 2009-04-22
2009-04-29 – 2009-07-29
2009-09-25 – 2009-11-01
2009-11-01 – 2010-02-16
2010-02-16 – 2011-10-17
2011-10-17 – 2011-12-06
2011-12-06 – 2012-09-29
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-09-29 – 2013-10-08
2013-10-08 – 2013-12-18
2013-12-18 – 2014-01-25
2014-01-25 – 2018-02-06
2018-02-06 – 2018-03-12
Virtus.pro (Inactive)
2018-03-12 – 2019-02-19
2019-02-19 – 2019-04-30
devils.one (Organization)
2019-02-19 – 2019-04-30
2019-04-30 – 2019-05-12
2019-05-12 – 2019-11-30
2019-11-30 – 2020-01-14
2020-04-07 – 2023-03-31
HONORIS (Organization)
2020-05-18 – 2023-03-31
Counter-Strike 2
2023-12-11 – Present
G2 Esports (Coach)
Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas (born June 6, 1986) is a Polish professional Counter-Strike 2 coach and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike player.
He was part of the very successful Polish Golden Five lineup in Counter-Strike, winning WCG three times, two ESWC trophies, and the IEM World Championship twice. In CS:GO, TaZ was a member of the longest-standing roster in the game's history and managed big wins such as EMS Katowice 2014, ELEAGUE S1, and DH Las Vegas 2017. He announced his retirement as a player on March 31st, 2023. [1]
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017-02-19 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | DreamHack Masters Las Vegas 2017 |  | 2 : 1 |   | $200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-29 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017 | | 1 : 2 |  | $150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-15 | 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | |   | World Electronic Sports Games 2016 | | 2 : 0 |   | $200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-07-30 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | | | ELEAGUE Season 1 | | 2 : 0 |  | $400,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-09-12 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational | | 3 : 2 |   | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-04-19 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESEA Season 18: Global Invite Division | | 2 : 1 |  | $70,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-03-16 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014 | | 2 : 0 |  | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-03-10 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | Intel Extreme Masters VI |  | 2 : 0 |  | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-03-18 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters I |  | 2 : 0 |  | $53,227 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-10-22 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | World Cyber Games 2006 | | 2 : 1 |   | $60,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024-09-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 | | 3 : 1 |   | $200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-09-21 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL Pro League Season 20 | | 1 : 2 | | $45,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-08-16 | 5th - 6th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 | | 0 : 2 |  | $40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-08-03 | 1st - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | | | BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 | | 2 : 0 |   | $22,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-07-21 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |   | Esports World Cup 2024 | | 1 : 2 | | $175,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-06-02 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 | | 2 : 1 |   | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-05-09 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline | | | ESL Pro League Season 19 | | 1 : 2 | | $32,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-04-13 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 | | 1 : 2 | | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-03-30 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | |   | PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 | | 1 : 2 | | $80,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-02-09 | 5th - 6th | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 | | 0 : 2 |   | $40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trivia[edit]
Personal[edit]
- TaZ became a father on January 9, 2017. [2]
Awards[edit]
Records[edit]
- TaZ is one of the few players to win three WCG series. The others being his then-teammates in the original Golden Five: NEO, kuben, and Loord.
- At 4 years, 5 months and 1 day, TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax and byali is the longest-lasting lineup in the history of CS:GO. They played their first game on September 5th, 2013 under ESC Gaming's banner and continued to stay together until February 6th, 2018 when TaZ was benched from Virtus.pro to make way for MICHU.
- TaZ and NEO formed the longest partnership across all versions of Counter-Strike which spans over 6100 days in total. Their first period of alliance lasted 5052 days, from April 8th, 2004 when they joined forces in Team Pentagram to February 6th, 2018 when TaZ was benched from Virtus.pro. Later on, the duo played together for 38 more days, starting when NEO stepped in for ARCY on December 7th, 2019 until ARCY officially disbanded on January 14th, 2020. The duo then extended their partnership further when they reunited in HONORIS on May 18th, 2020. Their last period of collaboration ended when HONORIS ceased operations and TaZ retired as a player on March 31st, 2023.
Highlights[edit]
- 2012-11-03 | TaZ vs VeryGames by ERRZyx of HLTV at Electronic Sports World Cup 2012
- 2012-11-03 | TaZ vs fm.TOXIC by ERRZyx of HLTV at Electronic Sports World Cup 2012
- 2015-03-28 | TaZ vs. TSM by KRRRRR of HLTV at StarLadder StarSeries XII
- 2015-04-10 | TaZ vs. TSM by Tobin of HLTV at ESL Pro League Winter 2014/15
Interviews[edit]
- 2014-08-08 | "Our young guns are hungry for that ESL trophy": an interview with Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas by Sören Vendsahm of ESL
- 2014-08-09 | TaZ: "We haven't reached our peak" by MIRAA of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2014
- 2014-08-14 | TaZ: "We feel confident on overpass" by Striker of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2014
- 2014-10-30 | ESWC 2014: TaZ: "Thank you, LDLC" by Striker of HLTV at Electronic Sports World Cup 2014
- 2014-11-25 | TaZ: "In Valve I trust" by lurppis of HLTV
- 2015-03-10 | TaZ: "Minimum placing is top two" by Striker of HLTV at ESL One: Katowice 2015
- 2015-03-14 | TaZ: "We're still learning with kuben" by Striker of HLTV at ESL One: Katowice 2015
- 2015-03-22 | Interviews: Virtus Pro TaZ (GC's 2015 CS:GO Gfinity Spring Masters I) by GfinityTv at Gfinity Spring Masters 1
- 2015-06-27 | TaZ: "We just played terrible" by Striker of HLTV at Gfinity Masters Summer 1
- 2015-08-18 | TaZ: "I want to win this really bad" by Striker of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2015
- 2015-10-29 | TaZ - DH Open Cluj-Napoca Pro Player Spotlights by Valve at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca
- 2015-11-08 | TaZ: Bonus Interview by stich of HLTV at CEVO Season 8 Finals
- 2016-03-25 | TaZ: "Slowly grinding back to form" by Striker of HLTV at MLG Columbus 2016
- 2016-07-06 | TaZ on Virtus.Pro hype: "I don't like to scream nowdays" by hemberg_ of Fragbite at ESL One Cologne 2016
- 2016-10-07 | TaZ: jkaem should look where FaZe is by Striker of HLTV at World Electronic Sports Games 2016 European Finals
- 2017-01-12 | TaZ: Fighting with getting complacent by Striker of HLTV at World Electronic Sports Games 2016
- 2017-01-28 | TaZ: "FaZe always a hard opponent" by Striker of HLTV at ELEAGUE Major 2017
- 2017-04-03 | TaZ: We strive for greatness by MIRAA of HLTV at StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3
- 2017-05-23 |
Wywiad - Wiktor Wojtas "Taz", Virtus.pro [Interview - Wiktor Wojtas "Taz", Virtus.pro] of benchmark.pl - 2017-07-07 | TaZ: "The mood in the team is still very good, we are not happy, but we are working" by Professeur of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2017
- 2018-02-06 | TaZ: "Not the last time you hear from me" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-02-28 | TaZ o KARIERZE i ZAROBKACH z ESPORTU [TaZ CAREER & ESPORT EARNINGS] by Michał Szafrański (trans.
) 
2018-04-09 | Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas dla Antyweb : Team Kinguin będzie moją ostatnią profesjonalną drużyną [Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas for Antyweb: Team Kinguin will be my last professional team] by Grzegorz Marczak of Antyweb- 2018-07-19 | TaZ: "I want to build something for the future, something to be remembered" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-09-09 | TaZ: "I believe the thing that the Polish scene was missing, and still is, is ambition" by MIRAA of HLTV at DreamHack Open Montreal 2018
- 2018-12-11 | TaZ: "It meant the world to me, beating a team that did not believe in me" by eZlo of HLTV at ESEA Season 29: Premier Division - Europe
- 2018-12-16 | Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas: kryzys polskiego Counter Strike'a? Rzeczywiście nie tego chcieliśmy [Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas: the crisis of the Polish Counter Strike? This was not really what we wanted] of TVP Sport
2019-05-14 | TaZ on being orgless: "It is not easy but it is a proving ground for us; it helps to build the spine of this team" by MIRAA of HLTV at ESL Pro League Season 9 - Europe
2019-06-08 | TaZ: Czuję się tak, jakbyśmy spadli z piedestału i nie byli faworytem numer jeden [TaZ: I feel like we fell off a pedestal and we weren't the number one favorite] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl at ESL Mistrzostwa Polski - Spring 2019
2019-11-30 | TaZ: Nasza sytuacja w tym roku na pewno miała wpływ na grę i wyniki [TaZ: Our situation this year definitely had an impact on the game and the results] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl at ESL Mistrzostwa Polski - Fall 2019
2020-02-10 | TaZ: Nie chcę kończyć kariery w momencie, gdy nie jestem na szczycie [TaZ: I don't want to end my career when I'm not at the top] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl
2021-06-30 | TaZ: Wygrany Major to jednocześnie mój największy sukces i porażka [TaZ: The winning Major is my greatest success and failure at the same time] by Mateusz Miter of Cybersport.pl- 2021-10-08 | TaZ: “Bardzo bym chciał, żeby nasza drużyna była kulą energii” [TaZ: "I would like our team to be a ball of energy"] by Piotr Ossowski of IzakTV.pl
- 2021-11-08 | TaZ o finałach ESL MP: Chcielibyśmy udowodnić wszystkim, że zasługujemy na tytuł [TaZ on the ESL MP Finals: We would like to prove to everyone that we deserve the title] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl at ESL Mistrzostwa Polski: Autumn 2021
- 2021-11-10 | Kiedyś był na szczycie, teraz chce wynieść młodszych na tron. "Czuję się niespełniony. Chcę więcej" [He used to be at the top, now he wants to raise the younger ones to the throne. "I feel unfulfilled. I want more"] by Aleksander Kurcoń of sport.pl
- 2022-02-24 | TaZ: Musimy pracować nad odpowiednim podejściem, a nie poszukiwaniem zastępstw [TaZ: We have to work on the right approach, not look for replacements] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl at ESL Mistrzostwa Polski Spring 2022
- 2024-02-04 | TaZ o zakończeniu kariery, pracy w G2, meczu z Heroic oraz powrocie do Spodka [TaZ about the end of his career, working in G2, the match with Heroic and his return to Spodek] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl
- 2024-02-06 | TaZ ze łzami w oczach: Cały Nuke walczyłem ze sobą [TaZ with tears in his eyes: All Nuke I was fighting with myself] by Krzysztof Sarna of Respawn.pl
- 2024-04-13 | 專訪G2教練TaZ: 隊伍最近陷入迷失 需要更加打出自己的風格 [Interview with G2 Coach TaZ: The team recently a little bit lost, we need to show what we want to do in-game] by LemonFox of TomorrowLAN at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 (trans.
)
Gallery[edit]
TaZ coaching G2 Esports at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A
TaZ at CCT Central Europe Malta Finals with HONORIS
TaZ at ESL Mistrzostwa Polski - Fall 2019 with ARCY
TaZ at DreamHack Open Summer 2019 with Aristocracy
TaZ at SuperNova Malta 2018 with Team Kinguin
TaZ at ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017 with Virtus.pro
TaZ at FACEIT 2015 Stage 2 Finals with Virtus.pro
References[edit]
- ↑ TaZ (2023-03-31). "I retire see You around".
- ↑ Virtus.pro (2017-01-09). "We congratulate TaZ on the arrival of a newborn baby and wish it good health!".
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-01-15). "Top 20 players of 2011: TaZ (6)". HLTV.
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