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CatZ

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Player Information
Name:
Paulo Vizcarra
Birth:
(1986-07-04) July 4, 1986 (age 34)
Country:
Peru Peru
Race:
Zerg
Alternate IDs:
coL.CatZ, coL.Standard, ROOTCatZ, ROOTWeWin, ROOTStandard, ROOTnOcancer, JEJUS, ROOT.Guacamole
Total Earnings:
$16,354
Years Active:
2010 - Present
Links
History
2010-03-22 — 2011-06-12
2011-06-12 — 2012-05-15
2012-05-15 — Present

Paulo "CatZ" Vizcarra is a Peruvian Zerg player currently playing for ROOT Gaming.

Biography[edit]

CatZ was a long time StarCraft: Brood War player. Teaming with Drewbie in 2v2 on iCCup they achieved an A rating. With the release of StarCraft II he has focused primarily on 1v1.

CatZ is known as a player with a very eclectic playstyle. Sometimes compared to TLO, CatZ has been known to engage in a variety of odd builds, including but not limited to early hatches in the opponent's main,[1] pulling off half the starting workers as harassing units, and dropping Ultralisks into enemy mineral lines.[2]

In Beta[edit]

CatZ started the ROOT Gaming team in beta with Drewbie. CatZ recruited many top players from Warcraft III and Brood War. The team blossomed during beta into America's top clan. He was active in the beta tournament scene with notable wins in the ITL.

Wings of Liberty[edit]

2010[edit]

With the release of Wings of Liberty, CatZ has seen moderate success in tournament play.

At MLG Raleigh 2010, he won his first series 2-0. After losing 0-2 to LzGaMeR, he fell to the loser's bracket:

  • Game One was played on Steppes of War. CatZ's play was centered heavily around one-base infestor harassment. He ultimately lost when LzGaMeR pushed with a mix of Thors, Marines, Marauders and Banshees.
  • Game Two was played on Metalopolis, with CatZ spawning at 2 o'clock and LzGaMeR at 4 o'clock positions. LzGaMeR opened the game with strong Reaper play leaving CatZ playing from behind for the rest of the match.

In the loser's bracket, Catz defeated Machine (2-1) and J3TTY (2-0) before eventually losing to Agh 2-1 in a highly competitive series.

2011[edit]

In 2011, CatZ would post his first notable tournament result with a victory in the first Justin.tv Invitational. He defeated players such as Pokebunny and MaNa along the way. Catz would be announced as one of the initial invites to participate in the first season of the IGN ProLeague.

In March 2011, CatZ was selected to be a player in the first season of the North American Star League.[3][4]

During this year, CatZ experienced relative mediocrity at MLG's, never making it out of the Open Bracket. His best result in the MLG Pro Circuit 2011 was placing 37th at MLG Columbus 2011, where he lost 0-2 to qxc in the loser's bracket finals of the Open Bracket.

On June 12, 2011, ROOT Gaming was acquired by compLexity Gaming and CatZ joined compLexity Gaming.[5]

2012[edit]

On May 15, compLexity Gaming announced that they parted ways with CatZ and Drewbie[6] after their contract was not renewed. CatZ also announced the same day the rebirth of ROOT Gaming.[7] CatZ had originally planned to attend the MLG Summer Championship, but attended the WCG Pan-American Championship instead, where he took home the bronze medal.

Trivia[edit]

  • He is one of ROOT Gaming's founders and co-leaders.[8]
  • In StarCraft: Brood War, he was leader of Team Peru for the WCG.[9]
  • Was a 2v2 player in Brood War with Drewbie, which has since carried over in 2v2 tournaments like the Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series.
  • His handle does not refer to the animal, but is instead a nickname given by friends referring to his last name.[10]
  • He is known for interviewing himself.[11]
  • Was the last professional player to stream the Beta of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.[12]
  • On Reddit CatZ revealed he suffers from Depression.[13]

Achievements[edit]

  • Notable Events Casted
  • Player Achievements
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DateTierTournamentPositionPartner List
2021-02-28A1PremierIntel Extreme MastersIEM Katowice 2021Commentator
2021-01-17A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020: Last Chance 2021Commentator
2020-11-15A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020 Winter: Season FinalsCommentator
2020-11-08A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020 Winter: EuropeEnglish Main-Stream Commentator
2020-09-20A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020 Fall: Season FinalsCommentator
2020-09-13A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020 Fall: EuropeEnglish Main-Stream Commentator
2020-09-13A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020 Fall: North AmericaEnglish Main-Stream Commentator
2020-08-16A1PremierWar Chest Team LeagueEnglish Commentator
2020-07-19A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020 Summer: Season FinalsCommentator
2020-07-12A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2020 Summer: North AmericaEnglish Main-Stream Commentator
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament
In A2Major tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2014-11-154thCopa América 2014 Grand Finals0 : 2 JonSnow$700
2011-08-113rdLatin American Battle.net Invitational 20111 : 2 KiLLeR$3,000
In A3Minor tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2014-06-292ndCopa América 2014 Season 11 : 4 MajOr$300
2013-12-012ndReddit Open0 : 3 BurNinG$60
2013-08-312ndBay Area TeamLiquid LAN XI0 : 3 Minigun$220
2012-09-122ndpHD Inaugural HotS Beta Tournament0 : 3 Illusion$500
2012-06-302ndALT StarCraft's AGL-June Invitational3 : 6 IceCream$100
2011-07-121stAfter the Clash 23 : 2 Perfect$400
2011-03-182ndCreativity vs Insanity: TLO vs Catz Show Match0 : 3 TLO$50
2011-01-061stJustin.tv Invitational3 : 2 Bubbles$400
In A4Basic tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2011-07-031stThe V Showmatch 190 : 0 Agh$100
2011-06-251stThe V Showmatch 184 : 0 CocoA$100
2011-05-201stThe V Showmatch 174 : 2 OpTiKzErO$100
Complete Results in any Tournament

Team Achievements

In A2Major tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2012-07-011stEvil Geniuses Master's Cup Series League VII3 : 2$384.62
2011-12-223rdIPL Team Arena Challenge3 : 5$90.91
2011-06-172ndEvil Geniuses Master's Cup Series V0 : 3$272.73
In A3Minor tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2018-01-141stAfreeca World Team League4 : 0$133.33
2011-06-261stProdigy Team Star League Season 14 : 1$375
2010-12-011stSGL Season 24 : 3$81.25
Complete Results in any Tournament

WoL Matches[edit]

Interviews[edit]

2017[edit]

2014[edit]

2013[edit]

2012[edit]

2011[edit]

2010[edit]

See also[edit]

First Person View Match VODS[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

 vs vs vs vs Total
RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%
as 2 - 0100 %0 - 0-1 - 420 %0 - 0-3 - 442.9 %
as 0 - 20 %0 - 0-0 - 20 %0 - 0-0 - 40 %
as 249 - 19056.7 %216 - 26844.6 %250 - 23251.9 %2 - 0100 %717 - 69051 %
as 0 - 20 %0 - 0-2 - 166.7 %0 - 0-2 - 340 %

Earnings Statistics


References[edit]

  1. ↑ CatZ's Proxy Hatchery vs SaSe
  2. ↑ CatZ's Ultralisk Drop Harass
  3. ↑ CatZ NASL video application
  4. ↑ NASL Season One Player List
  5. ↑ Complexity acquires ROOT
  6. ↑ compLexity parts ways with CatZ and Drewbie
  7. ↑ CatZ announces the re-birth of ROOT Gaming
  8. ↑ Interview with CatZ
  9. ↑ CatZ vs Tarson - Show Match Replays & Interview by iCCup.Tesla
  10. ↑ Explaining the story behind his ID
  11. ↑ ROOT Gaming re-forms
  12. ↑ CatZ stream archive (March 1st 2013)
  13. ↑ [1]
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