CatZ
From Liquipedia Starcraft 2 Wiki
 CatZ [help]
[edit]
| |
 | |
| Background Information | |
| Name: | Paulo Vizcarra |
|---|---|
| Team: | Root Gaming |
| Race: | Zerg |
| Alternate IDs: | coL.CatZ, coL.Standard, ROOTCatZ, ROOTWeWin |
| Country: | Peru 
|
| Birthday: | July 4, 1986 |
| TLPD: | International |
| Site: | Root Gaming |
| Livestream: | TeamLiquid.net Twitch TV |
| Fan Page: | CatZ's Fan Club |
| Twitter: | ROOTCatZ |
| Video archive: | CatZStarcraft |
| Career | |
| Team History: | Root Gaming, compLexity Gaming, Root Gaming |
Paulo "CatZ" Vizcarra is a Peruvian Zerg player currently playing for Root Gaming.
Contents |
[edit] Biography
CatZ was a long time StarCraft: Brood War player. Teaming with Drewbie in 2v2 on ICCup they achieved an A rating. With the release of StarCraft 2 he has focused primarily on 1v1.
CatZ is known as a player with a very eclectic playstyle. Sometimes compared to TLO, CatZ has been known to engage in a variety of odd builds, including but not limited to early hatches in the opponent's main,[1] pulling off half the starting workers as harassing units, and dropping Ultralisks into enemy mineral lines.[2]
[edit] In Beta
CatZ started the Root Gaming team in beta with Drewbie. CatZ recruited many top players from Warcraft 3 and Brood War. The team blossomed during beta into America's top clan. He was active in the beta tournament scene with notable wins in the ITL.
[edit] Wings of Liberty
[edit] 2010
With the release of Wings of Liberty, CatZ has seen moderate success in tournament play.
At MLG Raleigh 2010, he won his first series 2-0. After losing 0-2 to LzGaMeR, he fell to the loser's bracket:
- Game One was played on Steppes of War. CatZ's play was centered heavily around one-base infestor harassment. He ultimately lost when LzGaMeR pushed with a mix of Thors, Marines, Marauders and Banshees.
- Game Two was played on Metalopolis, with CatZ spawning at 2 o'clock and LzGaMeR at 4 o'clock positions. LzGaMeR opened the game with strong Reaper play leaving CatZ playing from behind for the rest of the match.
In the loser's bracket, Catz defeated Machine (2-1) and J3TTY (2-0) before eventually losing to Agh 2-1 in a highly competitive series.
[edit] 2011
In 2011, CatZ would post his first notable tournament result with a victory in the first Justin.tv Invitational. He notably defeated players such as Pokebunny and MaNa along the way. Catz would be announced as one of the initial invites to participate in the first season of the IGN ProLeague.
In March 2011, CatZ was selected to be a player in the first season of the North American Star League.[3][4]
During this year, CatZ experienced relative mediocrity at MLG's, never making it out of the Open Bracket. His best result in the MLG Pro Circuit 2011 was placing 37th at MLG Columbus 2011, where he lost 0-2 to qxc in the loser's bracket finals of the Open Bracket.
On June 12th 2011, Root Gaming was acquired by compLexity Gaming and CatZ joined compLexity Gaming.[5]
[edit] 2012
On May 15th, compLexity Gaming announced that they parted ways with CatZ and Drewbie[6] after their contract was not renewed. CatZ also announced the same day the re-birth of Root Gaming.[7]
[edit] Trivia
- He is one of Root Gaming's founders and co-leaders.[8]
- In StarCraft: Broodwar, he was leader of Team Peru for the WCG.[9]
- Was a 2v2 player in Brood War with Drewbie, which has since carried over in 2v2 tournaments like the Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series.
- His handle does not refer to the animal, but is instead a nickname given by friends referring to his last name.[10]
- He is known for interviewing himself.[11]
[edit] Achievements
| Date | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-29 | One Nation of Gamers Starcraft 2 Invitational |   CatZ 0 : 3  Illusion
|
| Date | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-21 | WellPlayed.org Sunday Night Fights #4 |  CatZ 2 : 3 SjoW
|
| 2011-08-11 | 2011 Latin American Battle.net Invitational | CatZ 1 : 2 KiLLeR
|
| 2011-07-24 | Starcraft Miami League | CatZ 2 : 3 Destiny
|
| 2011-07-12 | Cyber Sports Network After the Clash 2 |  CatZ 3 : 2  Perfect
|
| 2011-07-07 | SK Gaming NA Champions Trophy July | CatZ 2 : 3 CrunCher
|
| 2011-06-20 | Eye of E-Sports Grand Opening | CatZ 2 : 1 Mkengyn
|
| 2011-02-16 | ROOT Gaming Success Pays Invitational | CatZ ? : ? SLush
|
| 2011-01-08 | Justin.tv Invitational #1 | CatZ 3 : 2 Bubbles
|
| Date | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-29 | Undeniable Tournament #9 | CatZ 2 : 3 SjoW
|
[edit] WoL Matches
- CatZ vs. LzGaMeR MLG Raleigh pt.1-3
- CatZ vs. Zelniq from MLG gm.1 CatZ vs. Zelniq from MLG gm.2 CatZ vs. Zelniq from MLG gm.3
- CatZ vs. OpTiKzErO from The V Bo7 gm.1
[edit] Interviews
- MLG Raleigh 2010 interview by AskJoshy
- MLG D.C. 2010 interview by AskJoshy
- MLG Dallas 2010 interview by AskJoshy
- CatZ on a day in the life of a progamer - PCWorld Mar 2011
- 03-15-11 CatZ, Fenix, Drewbie and TT1 form Root/Fnatic team house
- CatZ Discusses Home-Grown NA SC2 Scene
- MLG Columbus 2011 interview by AskJoshy
- CatZ interview Dustin Browder on balance and HotS
- Interview at MLG Providence 2011 - by Hot_Bid
- Interview at MLG Columbus 2012 with TeamLiquid's Hot Bid
[edit] See Also
- CatZ on 12 Weeks with the Pros with Mr. Bitter
- CaZt of Zerg, a short casting series by CatZ featuring pro show matches and lower league Zerg players
- CatZ on TL Attack: Part 1, Part 2
[edit] References
- ↑ CatZ's Proxy Hatchery vs SaSe
- ↑ CatZ's Ultralisk Drop Harass
- ↑ CatZ NASL video application
- ↑ NASL Season One Player List
- ↑ Complexity acquires Root
- ↑ compLexity parts ways with CatZ and Drewbie
- ↑ CatZ announces the re-birth of Root Gaming
- ↑ Interview with CatZ
- ↑ CatZ vs Tarson - Show Match Replays & Interview by ICCup.Tesla
- ↑ Explaining the story behind his ID
- ↑ ROOT Gaming re-forms
| ||||||||||
