iaguz
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iaguz
Ethan "iaguz" Zugai is a Terran player from Australia, who retired in February 2019. Since late 2017 he plays Zerg.
Biography[edit]
iaguz is an Australian player living in Sydney. Before SC2 he was known as one of Australia's top Red Alert 3 players, one of the few successful RA3 converts to the StarCraft genre along with deth. Before RA3 he already had a rich strategy game background, playing games like Dawn of War and Company of Heroes at a reasonably competitive level, and in the world of tabletop gaming played several games from the Warhammer series.
iaguz is also a founding member of Xeria Gaming, an SEA based Gaming organization which launch in August 2011 along with his team mates, Light, MaFia and JazBas.
Wings Of Liberty[edit]
iaguz was a noted performer in some of Australia's earliest tournaments in beta, but once Wings of Liberty was released he held off getting involved in the competitive scene until relatively late. In Wings of Liberty, iaguz has proven to be a contender for any of the online SEA server events and thrives at offline events, especially around the local Sydney area. His playstyle is macro-oriented with unique timing pushes and builds.
iaguz joined Mindfreak eSports on August 9, 2012.[1]
On January 2, 2013, iaguz joined Frenetic Array.[2]
Heart of the Swarm[edit]
On January 31, 2014, iaguz joined ROOT Gaming.[3] On September 16, 2015, iaguz left ROOT Gaming.[4]
Legacy of The Void[edit]
On April 28, 2016, iaguz became a player for the newly formed esports organization Nuovo Gaming.[5] On September 27, 2016, Nuovo Gaming announced to be entering an indefinite hyatus, releasing iaguz.[6]
On November 10, 2016, it was officially announced that iaguz had rejoined OSC-ROOT Gaming.[7]
Trivia[edit]
- Was a competitive Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 player as the Soviets faction.[8]
- First games he played were The Lost Vikings and Dune 2.[8]
- Plays WarHammer 40k and Bloodbowl.[8]
- His competitive gaming "career" started in Dawn of War, where he hit 1v1 rank 1400 with Imperial Guard.[8]
- Played Company of Heroes competitively, holding #1 USA faction player as well as holding spots in the other 3 faction's top 15 listings.[8]
- Used to be a shoutcaster for Company of Heroes.[8]
- Nicknamed Gimli by the Australian SC2 community due to his physical resemblance to the Lord of the Rings character.[9]
- Bears an uncanny resemblance to Rory Swann and has rushed through the campaign on casual for at least 3 separate accounts to get the in game portrait.[9]
- Competed in IEM Season VI: Guangzhou where he was nominated for the "Sick Nerd Baller of Guangzhou" for being the "Gimli Terran."[10]
Achievements[edit]
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2017-06-24 | 1st | 2017 WCS Valencia - Oceania, SEA Qualifier |  | 4 : 3 |  Probe | $1,968 |
| 2017-05-21 | 1st | 2017 WCS Jönköping - Oceania, SEA Qualifier | | 3 : 2 |  Seither | $3,052 |
| 2017-04-02 | 2nd | 2017 WCS Austin - Oceania, SEA Qualifier | | 1 : 3 | Probe | $1,526 |
| 2016-06-19 | 3rd | 2016 WCS Summer Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan |  | 0 : 3 | Seither | $1,200 |
| 2016-06-19 | 2nd | 2016 WCS Summer Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan | | 2 : 3 | Seither | $800 |
| 2016-04-17 | 1st | 2016 WCS Spring Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan |  | 4 : 2 |  KingKong | $2,000 |
| 2016-04-17 | 1st | 2016 WCS Spring Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan | | 3 : 1 | EnDerr | $1,000 |
| 2016-02-14 | 2nd | 2016 WCS Winter Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan | | 0 : 3 | PiG | $800 |
| 2016-02-14 | 3rd | 2016 WCS Winter Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan | | 1 : 3 | PiG | $1,200 |
| 2014-07-20 | 2nd | 2014 ACL Pro Sydney | | 0 : 4 | KingKong | $1,879.39 |
| 2011-04-02 | 3rd | NRG Hardcore Gamer |  | 2 : 3 | Light | $1,039 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Team Achievements
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2018-12-13 | 2nd | ANZ Proleague Season 3 |  | 0 : 3 |  | $84.17 |
| 2018-04-11 | 2nd | ANZ Proleague Season 2 | | 2 : 3 | | $160 |
| 2012-07-21 | 4th | Asia StarCraft II Invitational Tournament |  | 2 : 2 |  | $400 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
|---|
Matches in Heart of the Swarm[edit]
IEM Season VIII - Shanghai[edit]
- Group Stage: iaguz vs Polt (Group Stage: Game 2 of 2)
Matches in Wings of Liberty[edit]
ACL Pro 2013[edit]
IEM Season VI - Guangzhou[edit]
- Group Stage: iaguz vs Revival(Group Stage: Game 1 of 2)
- Group Stage: iaguz vs Revival(Group Stage: Game 2 of 2)
Miscellaneous[edit]
Gallery[edit]
iaguz picture upon joining ROOT Gaming in 2014
iaguz after beating MaNa in the Ro32 during the 2015 WCS Season 2: Premier League
iaguz after beating MaNa in the Ro32 during the 2015 WCS Season 2: Premier League
On stage at the 2015 WCS Season 2 in Toronto
Interviews[edit]
2017[edit]
- 2017-05-26 | Get to Know Your WCS Challengers: iaguz by Waxangel of TL.net
2014[edit]
- 2014-11-02 | Bro Times With Olli: MSI Beat IT by "DarkLordOlli", "lichter", "CosmicSpiral" of TL.net at MSI Beat IT 2014
- 2014-09-13 | INTERVIEW WITH ROOT IAGUZ by ploguidic3 of Esports Heaven
- 2014-07-30 | WCS AM CL - iaguz: "I would need a minor miracle" by TL.net at 2014 WCS Season 3 America
2013[edit]
- 2013-07-22 | ReDeYe of ESLTV interviews iaquz at IEM Shanghai about Australia's Starcraft scene. by ReDeYe of ESLTV at IEM Season VIII - Shanghai
2012[edit]
- 2012-07-20 | Livibee interviews iaquz at ACL Pro Melbourne. by Livibee at Australian_Cyber_League/2012_Pro_Circuit/Melbourne
2011[edit]
- 2011-07-27 | Interview with iaquz. by Benji
References[edit]
- ↑ Mindfreak Esports expands SC2 roster with Iaguz
- ↑ iaguz joing Frenetic Array
- ↑ Introducing ROOT iaguz! root-gaming.com
- ↑ [1] root-gaming.com
- ↑ Jacob Wolf (2016-04-28). "Nuovo Gaming launches Oceanic esports organization". ESPN.com.
- ↑ AlexGLogics (2016-09-27). "Nuovo Gaming Indefinitive Hyatus". TwitLonger.com.
- ↑ Tom Peeters (2016-11-10). "Welcoming Back Iaguz". ROOT-Gaming.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Gamereplays.org - Interview with iaguz
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://au.gamespot.com/news/starcraft-ii-pro-am-tournament-meet-the-pros-part-2-6382666 Gamespot.au - Starcraft II Pro-Am Tournament: Meet the Pros--Part 2
- ↑ http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season6/guangzhou/sc2/groupstage/news/172438/ Vote for the SICK NERD BALLER of Guangzhou!