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TaZ
TaZ 
Player Information
Name:
Wiktor Wojtas
Birth:
June 6, 1986
Nationality:
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2001 – Present
Team:
Roles:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$719,491
Alternate IDs:
742, TaZminator, TaZmanian Devil
Links
History
Counter-Strike
2001-??-?? – 2002-??-??
2004-01-?? – 2007-12-17
2007-12-17 – 2009-03-17
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 – 2019-05-01
devils.one (Organization)
2019-02-19 – 2019-05-01
2019-05-01 – 2019-05-12
2019-05-12 – Present
Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas (born June 6, 1986) is a Polish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and former successful Counter-Strike 1.6 player. On the 6th of February 2018 TaZ was benched from the active lineup of Virtus.pro. This brought an end to the longest-standing roster in CS:GO at 4 years and 5 months. He now plays for Aristocracy as the in-game leader.
Gear and Settings[edit]
| Mouse Settings [1] (list of)
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| Mouse | eDPI | DPI | Polling Rate | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw Input | ||||||
| Zowie by BenQ ZA12 | 680 | 400 | 500 Hz | 1.7 | 0.9 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2018-05-16 (407 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Mouse Settings [1] (list of) (calculate)
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| Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw. | ||||||
| Zowie by BenQ ZA12 | 898 MPI 0.589 deg/mm | 24.1 in/rev 61.1 cm/rev | 400 DPI @ 500 Hz | 1.7 | 0.9 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2018-05-16 (407 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Hardware [2] |
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Zowie by BenQ ZA12 |  |
SteelSeries QcK Heavy |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | In-game resolution | Scaling | |
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ZOWIE by BenQ XL2540 | 240 Hz | 1024×768 | Black Bars |
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SteelSeries APEX M500 |  |
Razer Kraken | |||||||||
| Last updated on 2018-05-12 (411 days ago). | ||||||||||||
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5
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4
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1
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1
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-1
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No | No (0)
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Light blue (4)
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800
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cl_crosshairalpha 800; cl_crosshaircolor 4; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairgap -1; cl_crosshairsize 4; cl_crosshairstyle 5; cl_crosshairusealpha 1; cl_crosshairthickness 1; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1; cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0;
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Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017-10-29 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | 
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EPICENTER 2017 | 
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2 : 3 | 
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$100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-02-19 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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DreamHack Masters Las Vegas 2017 |
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2 : 1 |
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$200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-29 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
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ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017 |
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1 : 2 | 
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$150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-15 | 3rd | S-Tier | Offline |
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World Electronic Sports Games 2016 |
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2 : 0 | 
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$200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-23 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
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EPICENTER 2016 |
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1 : 2 | 
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$100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-07-30 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ELEAGUE Season 1 |
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2 : 0 | 
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$400,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-09-12 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational |
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3 : 2 | 
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$100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-04-19 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESEA Season 18 - Global Invite Division |
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2 : 1 | 
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$70,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-03-16 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014 |
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2 : 0 | 
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$100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-10-22 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | 
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World Cyber Games 2006 | 
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2 : 1 | 
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$60,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[edit]
- Was voted the 6th best player of 2011 by HLTV.org.[3]
- TaZ previously held the record for being the oldest major champion, winning ESL Major Series One: Katowice 2014 - 27 years and 283 days old. The previous record owner was Devilwalk, winning DreamHack Winter 2013 - 22 years and 237 days old. This record was taken over by Zeus after winning PGL Major Kraków 2017 - 29 years old, 289 days.
- TaZ became a father on January 9, 2017. [4]
Highlights[edit]
HLTV Highlights[edit]
- 2015-04-10 – HLTV.org highlights TaZ vs TSM
- 2014-07-02 – HLTV.org highlights TaZ vs Na`Vi
- 2014-05-07 – HLTV.org highlights TaZ vs NiP
- 2014-03-28 – HLTV.org highlights TaZ vs Titan
- 2012-11-03 – HLTV.org highlights TaZ vs VeryGames
- 2012-11-03 – HLTV.org highlights TaZ vs fm!TOXiC
Interviews[edit]
2019[edit]
- 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 Luis "MIRAA" Mira of HLTV.org at ESL Pro League Season 9 - Europe
2018[edit]
- 2019-12-11 | TaZ: "It meant the world to me, beating a team that did not believe in me" by Daniel "eZlo" Duque of HLTV.org at ESEA Season 29: Premier Division - Europe
- 2018-09-09 | TaZ: "I believe the thing that the Polish scene was missing, and still is, is ambition" by Luis "MIRAA" Mira of HLTV.org at DreamHack Open Montreal 2018
- 2018-07-19 | TaZ: "I want to build something for the future, something to be remembered" by Luis "MIRAA" Mira of HLTV.org
- 2018-02-06 | TaZ: "Not the last time you hear from me" by Luis "MIRAA" Mira of HLTV.org
2017[edit]
- 2017-01-28 | TaZ: "FaZe always a hard opponent" by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org at ELEAGUE Major 2017
2016[edit]
- 2016-07-06 | TaZ on Virtus.Pro hype: "I don't like to scream nowdays" by hemberg_ of Fragbite at ESL One Cologne 2016
- 2016-03-25 | TaZ: "Slowly grinding back to form" by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org at MLG Columbus 2016
2015[edit]
- 2015-11-08 | TaZ: Bonus Interview by Michal "stich" Malachowski of HLTV.org at CEVO Season 8 Finals
- 2015-10-29 | TaZ - DH Open Cluj-Napoca Pro Player Spotlights by Valve at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca
- 2015-03-22 | Interviews: Virtus Pro TaZ (GC's 2015 CS:GO Gfinity Spring Masters I) by GfinityTv at Gfinity Spring Masters 1
- 2015-03-10 | TaZ: "Minimum placing is top two" by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org
2014[edit]
- 2014-11-25 | TaZ: "In Valve I trust" by Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen of HLTV.org
- 2014-10-30 | ESWC 2014: TaZ: "Thank you, LDLC" by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org at Electronic Sports World Cup 2014
Gallery[edit]
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]
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