TaZ

TaZ
Current team
TeamG2 Esports
RoleCoach
GameCounter-Strike 2
Personal information
NameWiktor Wojtas
Born (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 38)
NationalityPolish
Career information
GamesCounter-Strike 1.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2
Playing career2004–2023
Coaching career2023–present
Team history
2004–2007Pentagram G-Shock
2007–2009MeetYourMakers
2009Wicked eSports
2009Vitriolic
2009–2010AGAiN
2010–2011Frag eXecutors
2011AGAiN
2011–2013ESC Gaming
2013Universal Soldiers
2013–2014AGAiN
2014–2018Virtus.pro
2018–2019Kinguin
2019devils.one
2019Aristocracy
2019–2020ARCY
2020–2023Honoris
As coach:
2023–presentG2 Esports
Career highlights and awards

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 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

Bold denotes a CS:GO Major

Pentagram

PGS Gaming

AGAiN

Frag-Executors

PGS Gaming

Universal Soldiers

Virtus.pro

References

  1. ^ Podgórski, Wojciech (November 21, 2015). "Filip 'NEO' Kubski: Jeszcze do końca nie zwariowałem!". Polsat Sport. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Kostaszuk, Marcin (March 4, 2012). "Poznaniak Filip Kubski: Małysz gier komputerowych". Głos Wielkopolski. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Virtus Pro decimates Fnatic in ELEAGUE grand final". dailydot.com. July 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Обозреватель Киберспорта: pashaBiceps: мы проводим больше времени на соревнованиях, чем дома". 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Виктор "TaZ" Войтас: мы наконец-то вернулись в строй".