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merz
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merz
Player Information
Name:
Tim Olsson
Nationality:
Born:
January 28, 1990 (age 34)
Race:
Alternate IDs:
meRz, NaW-merz, MgZ)merz, puls.merz, iR.merz
Approx. Total Winnings:
$4,292
Years Active:
2010 - 2012
Links
History
2010-08-27 — 2012-11-08 | Team Dignitas |
2012-11-08 — Present | Retirement |
Retired:
2012-11-08
Tim "merz" Olsson (born January 28, 1990) is a retired Swedish Terran player who last played for Team Dignitas.
Biography[edit]
merz was a foreign Brood War player who played in Nerds at Work and MgZ.
After transitioning to StarCraft II, merz was signed by Team Dignitas as a sponsored player in late August 2010.[1]
"I am very happy that I have been given the oppertunity to represent such a good and organized team as Team Dignitas. Playing for them is something I will take great pride in, and I will make sure to do my very best to represent them well in any online or offline event I will take part in, and make Team Dignitas an even more established name in the StarCraft II scene.[...]"
Wings of Liberty[edit]
merz appeared at the i43 lan where he managed to take his first LAN win in SC2.
On November 8, 2012, merz retired from professional Starcraft II.[2]
Trivia[edit]
- merz is known for having incredibly high APM, surpassing even MMA's average APM at MLG Anaheim 2011.[3]
Achievements[edit]
Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012-06-25 | 3rd | Daily (Basic) | Playhem EU Daily 284 | TBD | $10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011-08-28 | 1st | Minor | Insomnia43 Razer Starcraft 2 Cup | 4 : 3 | $2,860.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011-07-22 | 25th - 32nd | Premier | IGN ProLeague Season 2 "Across the Atlantic" | 0 : 2 | $200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011-06-17 | 3rd | Major | Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series V | 2 : 3 | $333.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011-01-21 | 11th - 12th | Premier | IEM Season V - European Championships Finals | 0-5 | Grp S. | $300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-11-08 | 1st | Week. (Basic) | 4PL Close Combat Cup 2010 Cup 21 | 2 : 1 | $173.91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-10-19 | 2nd | Minor | Swedish SC2 Tournament Pilot | 2 : 3 | $296.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-09-30 | 2nd | Week. (Basic) | ESL Viking Cup 13 (Monthly) | 0 : 4 | $68.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-09-24 | 1st | Week. (Basic) | CraftCup Cup 7 | 3 : 0 | $50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extended list of results |
Gallery[edit]
Interviews[edit]
2011[edit]
- 2011-04-22 | Interview with merz by Rakaka.se at Copenhagen Games 2011
- 2011-03-10 | merz's NASL application by [[NASL|NASL]]
- 2011-01-21 | Interview with merz by Rakaka.se
External links[edit]
- Battle Net profile and Ranking page for his European server account.
First Person View Match VODS[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Matchup Statistics
vs | vs | vs | vs | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | |
as | 39 - 81 | 32.5 % | 62 - 60 | 50.8 % | 33 - 43 | 43.4 % | 6 - 0 | 100 % | 140 - 184 | 43.2 % |
as | 0 - 0 | - | 2 - 0 | 100 % | 0 - 0 | - | 0 - 0 | - | 2 - 0 | 100 % |
as | 0 - 0 | - | 0 - 0 | - | 0 - 0 | - | 0 - 2 | 0 % | 0 - 2 | 0 % |
as | 0 - 0 | - | 2 - 0 | 100 % | 0 - 0 | - | 0 - 0 | - | 2 - 0 | 100 % |
Σ | 39 - 81 | 32.5 % | 66 - 60 | 52.4 % | 33 - 43 | 43.4 % | 6 - 2 | 75 % | 144 - 186 | 43.6 % |
Earnings Statistics
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Tier | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Basic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |