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iaguz
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Player Information
Name:
Ethan Zugai
Nationality:
Born:
November 9, 1990 (age 31)
Alternate IDs:
xGKingiaguz, aLtiaguz
Approx. Total Winnings:
$63,646
Years active:
2010 - 2018
Years active (caster):
2014
Links
History
2011-08-18 — 2012-??-??
2012-08-09 — 2012-11-06
2013-01-02 — 2014-01-31
2014-01-31 — 2015-09-16
2016-04-28 — 2016-09-27
2016-11-10 — 2017-07-05
2017-11-17 — 2019-02-01
Retired:
2019-02-01
Ethan "iaguz" Zugai (born November 9, 1990) is a retired Australian Terran player.
Since late 2017 he played 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]
Complete list of results in any tournament |
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VODs[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]
IEM Season VIII - Shanghai[edit]
- Group Stage: iaguz vs Polt (Group Stage: Game 2 of 2)
First Person View Match VODS[edit]
Gallery[edit]
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]
- [e] 2017-05-26 | Get to Know Your WCS Challengers: iaguz by Waxangel of TL.net
- [e] 2014-11-02 | Bro Times With Olli: MSI Beat IT by "DarkLordOlli", "lichter", "CosmicSpiral" of TL.net at MSI Beat IT 2014
- [e] 2014-09-13 | INTERVIEW WITH ROOT IAGUZ by ploguidic3 of Esports Heaven
- [e] 2014-07-30 | WCS AM CL - iaguz: "I would need a minor miracle" by TL.net at 2014 WCS Season 3 America
- [e] 2011-07-27 | Interview with iaquz. by Benji
Statistics[edit]
Matchup Statistics
vs ![]() | vs ![]() | vs ![]() | vs ![]() | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | |
as ![]() | 260 - 192 | 57.5 % | 205 - 151 | 57.6 % | 556 - 371 | 60 % | 2 - 0 | 100 % | 1023 - 714 | 58.9 % |
as ![]() | 38 - 37 | 50.7 % | 50 - 22 | 69.4 % | 80 - 66 | 54.8 % | 0 - 0 | - | 168 - 125 | 57.3 % |
Earnings Statistics
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1v1 Medal Statistics
Tier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Major | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Minor | 15 | 17 | 13 | 45 |
Total | 19 | 21 | 16 | 56 |
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!