Wiktor Wojtas, better known as TaZ, is a Polish Counter-Strike 2 coach and former Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, who is currently the head coach for G2 Esports. He is one of the "Golden Five" group of Polish CS players who won many tournaments with a number of different esports teams.[1] He has played for Virtus.pro, AGAiN, Universal Soldiers, ESC Gaming, Frag eXecutors, Vitriolic, Wicked eSports, Meet Your Makers, and Pentagram G-Shock. Wojtas has been playing professionally since 2004.[2]
| TaZ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | G2 Esports |
| Role | Coach |
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Wiktor Wojtas |
| Born | 6 June 1986 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career information | |
| Games | Counter-Strike 1.6 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike 2 |
| Playing career | 2004–2023 |
| Coaching career | 2023–present |
| Team history | |
| 2004–2007 | Pentagram G-Shock |
| 2007–2009 | MeetYourMakers |
| 2009 | Wicked eSports |
| 2009 | Vitriolic |
| 2009–2010 | AGAiN |
| 2010–2011 | Frag eXecutors |
| 2011 | AGAiN |
| 2011–2013 | ESC Gaming |
| 2013 | Universal Soldiers |
| 2013–2014 | AGAiN |
| 2014–2018 | Virtus.pro |
| 2018–2019 | Kinguin |
| 2019 | devils.one |
| 2019 | Aristocracy |
| 2019–2020 | ARCY |
| 2020–2023 | Honoris |
| As coach: | |
| 2023–present | G2 Esports |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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TaZ and Virtus.pro famously won EMS One Katowice 2014, which was the first major to be held in Poland. They defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2–0 in the grand final. Over the years, TaZ and co. would rack up many tournament wins, giving them the famous nickname of "Virtus plow", notoriously having the ability to chain rounds together against their opponents in a momentum-driven playstyle. TaZ is considered one of the greatest Polish players to play Counter-Strike, alongside NEO, pasha, Loord, and LUq. TaZ and Virtus.pro won ELeague Season 1 over fnatic in the finals on July 30, 2016, ending the slump Virtus pro had been in. This would be one of the final victories VP would enjoy, and the roster which had held together since late 2013 disbanded in early 2018.[3][4][5] As of October 2016, TaZ has won $476,809, the largest single prize being $80,000 from winning ELeague Season 1.
Tournament results
edit- Bold denotes a CS:GO Major
Pentagram
editPGS Gaming
edit- 1st — World Cyber Games 2006
AGAiN
edit- 1st — World Cyber Games 2009
Frag-Executors
edit- 3rd — World Cyber Games 2010
PGS Gaming
edit- 1st — World Cyber Games 2011
Universal Soldiers
edit- 9th-12th — DreamHack Winter 2013
Virtus.pro
edit- 1st — EMS One Katowice 2014
- 3–4th — DreamHack Winter 2014
- 3-4th — ESL One Katowice 2015
- 3-4th — ESL One Cologne 2015
- 5-8th — DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
- 5-8th — Intel Extreme Masters Season X – World Championship
- 5-8th — MLG Major Championship: Columbus
- 3–4th — ESL One Cologne 2016
- 1st — ELeague Season 1
- 1st — DreamHack ZOWIE Open Bucharest 2016[citation needed]
- 3rd — WESG 2016 World Finals[citation needed]
- 2nd — ELEAGUE Major 2017
- 1st — DreamHack Masters Las Vegas 2017
- 7-8th — Intel Extreme Masters Season XI - World Championship
References
edit- ^ Podgórski, Wojciech (November 21, 2015). "Filip 'NEO' Kubski: Jeszcze do końca nie zwariowałem!". Polsat Sport. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ Kostaszuk, Marcin (March 4, 2012). "Poznaniak Filip Kubski: Małysz gier komputerowych". Głos Wielkopolski. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Virtus Pro decimates Fnatic in ELEAGUE grand final". dailydot.com. July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Обозреватель Киберспорта: pashaBiceps: мы проводим больше времени на соревнованиях, чем дома". 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Виктор "TaZ" Войтас: мы наконец-то вернулись в строй".