Kelazhur
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Kelazhur
Player Information
Name:
Diego Guilherme Schwimer
Nationality:
Born:
October 10, 1995 (age 30)
Race:
Nickname(s):
NeymarJr
Approx. Total Winnings:
$221,897
Approx. Winnings 2026:
$35
Years Active:
2012 - Present
Years Active (caster):
2017,
2020 - 2024,
2026 - Present
2020 - 2024,
2026 - Present
Links
Achievements
All-Kills:
× 3History
| 2013-03-04 — 2013-09-15 | Get Over It Gaming |
| 2013-11-01 — 2014-03-20 | Core Gaming |
| 2014-03-26 — 2014-10-05 | MicroGamerZ |
| 2014-10-05 — 2015-02-22 | Try Again |
| 2015-03-27 — 2018-06-04 | ROOT Gaming |
| 2018-08-30 — 2019-11-08 | Panda Global |
| 2020-04-09 — 2020-09-14 | Archangel Gaming |
| 2020-10-30 — 2023-10-01 | Team Liquid |
| 2024-01-29 — 2024-08-30 | R8 Esports |
Recent Matches
Kelazhur   | 1:3 (Bo5) |   goblin |
February 6, 2026 - 18:45 CET | ||
| Kelazhur | 2:0 (Bo3) |  Gerald |
January 30, 2026 - 16:35 CET   | ||
| Kelazhur | 0:2 (Bo3) |   Lambo |
January 30, 2026 - 15:40 CET | ||
| Kelazhur | 0:2 (Bo3) |  NightMare |
January 30, 2026 - 14:35 CET | ||
| Kelazhur | 0:2 (Bo3) | Zoun |
January 30, 2026 - 14:00 CET | ||
| Kelazhur | 2:0 (Bo3) |  uThermal |
January 30, 2026 - 13:00 CET | ||
| Kelazhur / Elazer / Harstem / Lambo | 1:2 (Bo3) |  Wayne / MasterVasya / ZaRDieNT /  NightPhoenix |
September 19, 2025 - 13:50 CEST | ||
| Kelazhur | 2:3 (Bo5) | Spirit |
July 6, 2025 - 18:20 CEST    | ||
| Kelazhur | 1:3 (Bo5) | MaNa |
July 6, 2025 - 16:15 CEST | ||
| Kelazhur | 0:2 (Bo3) | HeroMarine |
June 28, 2025 - 21:35 CEST | ||
Diego "Kelazhur" Schwimer (born October 10, 1995) is a Brazilian Terran player who last played for R8 Esports.
Biography
[edit]Kelazhur has been playing StarCraft since Brood War, though he played mostly custom games back then. When StarCraft 2 released, he picked up the game more seriously, quickly becoming one of the best players in Brazil.
On April 3, 2024, he joined the Liquipedia employee team as a Business Developer.[1]
Heart of the Swarm
[edit]Copa América 2013
[edit]While Kelazhur tried to qualify for all four seasons of Copa América 2013, he only managed to do it on season 2. There, he advanced to the round of 8 by being the 2nd place of his group before being defeated by MajOr.
IEM Season VIII - Sao Paulo
[edit]Kelazhur played in the Open bracket for IEM Season VIII - Sao Paulo, where he qualified for the main event by defeating valterlorran, trOt, and DakkoN.
On the main event, Kelazhur ended up 3rd place in his group, after a victory against fellow Brazilian Tunico but a double loss against herO. He finished 9th-12th place and a prize of $400.
Vasacast Invitational 2014
[edit]Kelazhur qualified for the Vasacast Invitational 2014 via the South American Qualifier, with victories over DarK, ThailyPP, AreS, and ThundeR.
On the main event, he fell in the first round against the Russian Terran Happy.
2015 WCS
[edit]Kelazhur qualified for WCS Challenger during the 2nd Latin American qualifier, beating his teammate Shakti in the finals. In WCS Challenger, he beat CatZ 3-0 and qualified for Premier League Season 1. Kelazhur failed to move past the round of 32 of Premier, winning against TLO but then losing 1-2 twice against Polt and TLO.
On February 22, 2015, he announced that he had left his former team Try Again and is now looking for a new team.[2]
Over a month later, on March 29, 2015, ROOT Gaming announced that he joined their team.[3]
Trivia
[edit]- He has won at least one season of Copa América each year from 2015 to 2017.
- He was the only foreign representative to take a map against the Korean team in the 2017 GSL vs. the World team match.
Achievements
[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Award | Team | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | S-Tier |   | World Team League 2024 Summer | Best Post-match Celebration No.6 | $129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-02-19 | S-Tier | | World Team League 2022 Winter | Best Post-match Celebration No.6 |   | $145.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-14 | S-Tier | | World Team League 2022 Summer | Best Post-match Celebration No.7 | | $148.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VoDs
[edit]- 2016-06-04 | Kelazhur (T) vs Botvinnik (T) - Best of 7 by Shaft of Polygon Gaming
First Person View Match VODS
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- [e] 2024-05-07 | Kelazhur Talks: SC2 Balance, Saudi Investment in SC2, Life w/ Team Liquid vs Root & much more... by Starcraft Historian at IEM Katowice 2024
- [e] 2024-02-11 | Não é só CS: IEM Katowice também é "casa" de maior brasileiro do StarCraft by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br at IEM Katowice 2024
- [e] 2017-08-15 | Diego "Kelazhur" Schwimmer - Aug 2017 by Lambertus
- [e] 2017-06-04 | Brasileiro Diego 'Kelazhur' fala de sua preparação para o mundial de StarCraft II by br.ign.com
- [e] 2016-06-04 | Kelazhur (T) vs Botvinnik (T) - Best of 7 by Shaft of Polygon Gaming
- [e] 2015-03-28 | ROOT Kelazhur and ROOT MaSa Interview! of ROOT Gaming
Gallery
[edit]
Statistics
[edit]Matchup Statistics
| vs | vs | vs | vs  | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | |
| as | 1121 - 802 | 58.3 % | 756 - 746 | 50.3 % | 1471 - 718 | 67.2 % | 19 - 4 | 82.6 % | 3367 - 2270 | 59.7 % |
| as | 0 - 0 | - | 0 - 0 | - | 0 - 0 | - | 9 - 8 | 52.9 % | 9 - 8 | 52.9 % |
| as | 0 - 2 | 0 % | 2 - 0 | 100 % | 6 - 3 | 66.7 % | 0 - 0 | - | 8 - 5 | 61.5 % |
| Σ | 1121 - 804 | 58.2 % | 758 - 746 | 50.4 % | 1477 - 721 | 67.2 % | 28 - 12 | 70 % | 3384 - 2283 | 59.7 % |
Earnings Statistics
1v1 Medal Statistics
| Tier |  |  |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-Tier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A-Tier | 5 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| B-Tier | 51 | 35 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 139 |
| C-Tier | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Total | 74 | 62 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 201 |
References
[edit]- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Kelazhur (February 22, 2015). "I have left Try Again.". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ ROOT Gaming (March 29, 2015). "Announcing ROOT Kelazhur". root-gaming.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.