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CatZ

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Player Information
Name:
Paulo Vizcarra
Birth:
(1986-07-04) July 4, 1986 (age 35)
Country:
Peru Peru
Race:
Zerg
Alternate IDs:
coL.CatZ, coL.Standard, ROOTCatZ, ROOTWeWin, ROOTStandard, ROOTnOcancer, JEJUS, ROOT.Guacamole
Total Earnings:
$17,606.27
Years Active:
2010 -
Present
Links
History
2010-03-22 — 2011-06-12
2011-06-12 — 2012-05-15
2012-05-15 — Present
Recent Matches
CatZ  Peru2:0Chile  Jarppi
October 5, 2021 - 13:12 UTC
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CatZ  Peru2:0Peru  XionS
October 5, 2021 - 13:12 UTC
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CatZ  Peru2:0Peru  rkv
October 5, 2021 - 13:12 UTC
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CatZ  Peru2:0Mexico  JimRising
October 5, 2021 - 13:11 UTC
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CatZ  PeruW:-Colombia  MayorD
October 5, 2021 - 13:11 UTC
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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
  • Show All
DateTierTournamentPositionPartner List
2021-10-17A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2021 Winter: EuropeHost and Commentator
2021-10-17A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2021 Winter: North AmericaEnglish Main-Stream Commentator
2021-08-15A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2021 Fall: EuropeHost and Commentator
2021-08-15A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2021 Fall: North AmericaEnglish Main-Stream Commentator
2021-07-04A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2021 Summer: Season FinalsB-Stream Commentator
2021-06-06A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2021 Summer: EuropeHost and Commentator
2021-06-06A1PremierDH SC2 Masters 2021 Summer: North AmericaEnglish Main-Stream Commentator
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
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament
In A2Major tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2014-11-154thCopa América 2014 Grand FinalsROOT GamingROOT Gaming0 : 2 JonSnow$700
2011-08-113rdLatin American Battle.net Invitational 2011compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming1 : 2 KiLLeR$3,000
In A3Minor tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2014-06-292ndCopa América 2014 Season 1ROOT GamingROOT Gaming1 : 4 MajOr$300
2013-12-012ndReddit OpenROOT GamingROOT Gaming0 : 3 BurNinG$60
2013-08-312ndBay Area TeamLiquid LAN XIROOT GamingROOT Gaming0 : 3 Minigun$220
2012-09-122ndpHD Inaugural HotS Beta TournamentROOT GamingROOT Gaming0 : 3 Illusion$500
2012-06-302ndALT StarCraft's AGL-June InvitationalROOT GamingROOT Gaming3 : 6 IceCream$100
2011-07-121stAfter the Clash 2compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming3 : 2 Perfect$400
2011-03-182ndCreativity vs Insanity: TLO vs Catz Show MatchROOT GamingROOT Gaming0 : 3 TLO$50
2011-01-061stJustin.tv InvitationalROOT GamingROOT Gaming3 : 2 Bubbles$400
In A4Basic tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2011-07-031stThe V Showmatch 19compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 0 Agh$100
2011-06-251stThe V Showmatch 18compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming4 : 0 CocoA$100
2011-05-201stThe V Showmatch 17ROOT GamingROOT Gaming4 : 2 OpTiKzErO$100
Complete Results in any Tournament

Team Achievements

In A2Major tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2012-07-011stEvil Geniuses Master's Cup Series League VIIcoL.MVPcoL.MVP3 : 2FnaticFnatic$384.62
2011-12-223rdIPL Team Arena ChallengecoL.MVPcoL.MVP3 : 5mousesportsmousesports$90.91
2011-06-172ndEvil Geniuses Master's Cup Series VcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 3mousesportsmousesports$1,500
In A3Minor tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2018-01-141stAfreeca World Team LeagueROOT GamingROOT Gaming4 : 0Sloth E-Sports ClubSloth E-Sports Club$133.33
2011-06-261stProdigy Team Star League Season 1compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming4 : 1$375
2010-12-011stSGL Season 2ROOT GamingROOT Gaming4 : 3All4ONE GamingAll4ONE Gaming$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 224 - 18055.4 %181 - 24842.2 %228 - 21651.4 %20 - 290.9 %653 - 64650.3 %
as 0 - 20 %0 - 0-2 - 166.7 %0 - 0-2 - 340 %

Earnings Statistics

Medal Statistics

TierTotal
A2Major0011
A3Minor29819
Total29920

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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