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TaZ
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TaZ 
Person Information
Name:
Wiktor Wojtas
Birth:
June 6, 1986
Nationality:
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2001 – Present
Team:
Roles:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$734,240
Alternate IDs:
742, TaZminator, TaZmanian Devil
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2001-??-?? – 2002-??-??
2003-??-?? – 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 – 2019-05-01
devils.one (Organization)
2019-02-19 – 2019-05-01
2019-05-01 – 2019-05-12
2019-05-12 – 2019-11-30
2019-11-30 – 2020-01-14
2020-05-18 – Present
Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas (born June 6, 1986) is a Polish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player and former Counter-Strike player. He was part of the very successful Polish Golden Five lineup in 1.6, winning WCG three times, ESWC twice, and IEM World Championship twice. In CS:GO, TaZ was a member of the longest-standing roster in its history and has managed big wins such as EMS Katowice 2014, ELEAGUE S1, and DH Las Vegas 2017.
TaZ is also well-known for his great partnership with NEO which spans over a decade.
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Gear and Settings[edit]
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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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| 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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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-03-18 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | 
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Intel Extreme Masters I | 
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2 : 0 | 
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$53,227 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trivia[edit]
- Was voted the 6th best player of 2011 by HLTV. [3]
- 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.
- TaZ previously held the record for being the oldest major champion, winning ESL Major Series One: Katowice 2014 at 27 years and 283 days old. The previous record owner was Devilwalk, winning DreamHack Winter 2013 at 22 years and 237 days old. This record was taken over by Zeus after winning PGL Major Kraków 2017 at 29 years old, 289 days.
- TaZ became a father on January 9, 2017. [4]
- 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 form the longest partnership across all versions of Counter-Strike which spans over 5400 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, started when NEO stepped in for ARCY on December 7th, 2019 until ARCY officially disbanded on January 14th, 2020. They then extend their partnership further when they reunite in HONORIS on May 18th, 2020.
Highlights[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2014-11-25 | TaZ: "In Valve I trust" by lurppis of HLTV
- 2014-10-30 | ESWC 2014: TaZ: "Thank you, LDLC" by Striker of HLTV at Electronic Sports World Cup 2014
- 2015-11-08 | TaZ: Bonus Interview by stich of HLTV 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 Striker of HLTV
- 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 Striker of HLTV at MLG Columbus 2016
- 2017-01-28 | TaZ: "FaZe always a hard opponent" by Striker of HLTV at ELEAGUE Major 2017
- 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
- 2018-07-19 | TaZ: "I want to build something for the future, something to be remembered" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-02-06 | TaZ: "Not the last time you hear from me" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2019-06-08 |
TaZ: Czuję się tak, jakbyśmy spadli z piedestału i nie byli faworytem numer jeden by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport at ESL Mistrzostwa Polski - Spring 2019 - 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
- 2019-12-11 | 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
Gallery[edit]
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]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-01-15). "Top 20 players of 2011: TaZ (6)". HLTV.
- ↑ "We congratulate TaZ on the arrival of a newborn baby and wish it good health!". Virtus.pro. 2017-01-09.
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