Video: Interview with TaZ

10-3-2012 15:26

In the last interview from the IEM6 World Championship we catch up with Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas after having received the trophy at the closing ceremony.

The Polish team won $50,000 and the IEM6 World Championship with a 2-0 win against Natus Vincere, their second IEM title overall, after winning the inaugural season and ending runners up in seasons three and five.

After the prize ceremony we talked with ESC Gaming's Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas, who was almost speechless about winning the event. He furthermore takes us through the maps, winning the event, about how Jarosław "pasha" Jarząbkowski has changed since early 2010 and comments on Joe Miller's statement about him racking up eco-frags on second map.

Hit play below to watch the more than eight minutes long interview with the newly crowned IEM champion, as we sign out from Hannover.

To catch up with all our video content from the IEM6 World Championship, head on over to our YouTube channel, where you will find interviews, highlights and much more.

nice

2012-03-10 15:27

15 replies

It was good to answer after one minute. For an 8-minute video

2012-03-10 15:29

12 replies

He's first, deal with it.

2012-03-10 15:30

9 replies

+1 ;DD

2012-03-10 15:39

haha great answer

2012-03-10 15:44

xDD

2012-03-10 15:47

hahaha

2012-03-10 15:47

This! :D

2012-03-10 16:01

2012-03-10 16:08

1 reply

polish troll

2012-03-15 14:14

This is it! :D

2012-03-10 17:30

haha :) awsome :D

2012-03-10 17:41

it was good to reply to him 2 min after him huh?

2012-03-10 16:24

He download immediately the interview and play the video with 8x speed or more. So it is possible

2012-03-10 18:32

1.76 rating on the final... in such a close match CRAZY 2nd best had 1.24 definitely the mvp for me

2012-03-10 15:49

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a lot frags vs eco.. pasha did better job in final ;)

2012-03-10 17:45

congrats

2012-03-10 15:27

Nice :)

2012-03-10 15:28

Congrats Taz ;)

2012-03-10 15:30

do you ever see the photo ,he looks so funny,like shrek.

2012-03-10 15:33

General Taz ! ;)

2012-03-10 15:33

4 replies

No, Taz Commander.

2012-03-10 16:08

3 replies

Shut it mate!

2012-03-10 17:40

2 replies

Take it deep.

2012-03-10 17:41

1 reply

Take it slow.

2012-03-10 17:41

Well deserved ESC. They played great and only made some little mistakes in the groupstage like vs Na`Vi at de_tuscan when they weren't able to close the match. Any way, great play by TaZ also at this tournament. Pasha's biceps > ceh9

2012-03-10 15:35

1 reply

2012-03-11 09:40

wise man

2012-03-10 15:36

nice guy. congratulations. this is a really team.

2012-03-10 15:38

listening his english is really pleasure for me :)

2012-03-10 15:39

Great iview even thought i didnt really understood the last min :D taz had the most frags in this tournament eat that joe :D

2012-03-10 15:47

2 replies

well said ! And Joes jokes about hes baldness, or sth like that were out of taste.

2012-03-10 15:44

hltv.org/?pageid=239&eventid=865 mOST INCREASING WooOOOOOOOO

2012-03-10 23:14

I agree with taz, people who say cs is dying are clueless. I'm still playing it and so are hundreds of people in my country. cheers gl hf

2012-03-10 15:41

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That was the smartest thing we heard in past few months. We just need to stop saying it's going to die, cause we make it dead or alive.

2012-03-10 17:23

Nice Interview !!!

2012-03-10 15:41

Awesome interview by TaZ. :)

2012-03-10 15:42

he's coming for JOE MILLER :D:D send pasha to him :D

2012-03-10 15:43

cool interview :)

2012-03-10 15:44

"hate U Joe" hahah :D

2012-03-10 15:44

"Joe said that I was eco-fragging" HAHA TaZ :D Great interview :)

2012-03-10 15:44

funny interview :D

2012-03-10 15:46

nice interview :)

2012-03-10 15:48

One of the many things for what I like Taz, he still playing with old IE 3.0 with incredibly results ! IE 3.0 > all POLAND STRONG

2012-03-10 15:49

12 replies

How to deal with scroll bug'''''plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz tell me maaannnn

2012-03-10 17:47

11 replies

youtube.com/watch?v=U_3fShRhjhc try this or ask Taz :) I play with bug but one or two jumps by one match is not pretty acceptable.

2012-03-10 17:50

9 replies

Tried it a year ago..but started again after a month.

2012-03-10 17:52

4 replies

I guess its no solution ;[ But I know my next mouse will be AM or EC2. Zowie is good choice and pretty similar to IE stuffs:)

2012-03-10 18:03

3 replies

How about DA?

2012-03-10 18:08

2 replies

In my opition and only my it sux. Many people are recommend it but I like IE for perfect shape and low weight. DA doesnt have it imo, no scope shots are annoying and constrol recoil is not that good. I must lowered my sens (2.6 IE - 2.1 DA) But sensor is a little bit better, no acceleration and prediction. Scroll is one of the best one, much better than on IE. Also quality is good. youtube.com/watch?v=ZNUnqVkqE94&lis.. and this is no luck, I had a more actions like this, fucking precision mouse it is :)

2012-03-10 18:21

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get_right song

2012-03-12 16:45

ye but when you are defusing and it jumps and u lose, its not nice, coupl a times i had like that :D:D

2012-03-11 03:42

3 replies

I never had it yet. But unbind with one key when you defusing bomb should solve this problem :P

2012-03-11 10:30

2 replies

ahh lol did not think about that, but it its too messy everytime when u defuse need to remember click the button :)

2012-03-11 11:11

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how about including unbind command into the button e :)

2012-03-12 14:39

satanion.dk/cs/defuse.html

2012-03-11 16:47

1.76 rating on the final... in such a close match CRAZY 2nd best had 1.24 definitely the mvp for me

2012-03-10 15:49

Taz true cs no died

2012-03-10 15:49

RUN JOE!!! RUN!!! CS Isn't dying. I`m a navi fan but the truth is that ESC deserved theyr win. Taz is a very cool guy. Nice interview @Nixon and btw u coult reply me in NEO`s interview topic? #46

2012-03-10 15:50

hahaha joe said that i was eco fragging, that sucks :D

2012-03-10 15:53

great great stuff, gratz ESC!

2012-03-10 15:53

yeah let end the war between polish fans/swedes and russians/ukrainians. Let make our eSport CS better. cheers

2012-03-10 15:54

7 replies

Childrens dont understand this

2012-03-10 16:03

yeah stop it! We want 100k spectators : )

2012-03-10 16:09

AS lovely as it sounds, I don't think it's possible :D

2012-03-10 16:09

#39 :D i'm navi fan but esc was better no doubt i just think zeus is messing with leadership again saw him talking much more than starix :D gg both teams :)

2012-03-10 16:56

bad idea! no differences, less comments; less comments, no cs society ... :P

2012-03-10 17:47

Well some rivalry is always healthy tbh but it sucks when it comes to blind fanboys who just want to troll/offend everyone

2012-03-10 18:43

just don't feed the trolls and they'll die

2012-03-11 06:25

I love how he's smiling and all and the second he says Joe his face just turns dead serious!

2012-03-10 16:00

TAZ TOO FUCKING SICK , NO MVP? , KURWA!

2012-03-10 16:04

Love that medal :D

2012-03-10 16:04

Joe Im coming for you xD Nice inview :) GL TaZ WE LOVE YOU

2012-03-10 16:06

Joe watch out for Taz! :)

2012-03-10 16:07

one of the greatest

2012-03-10 16:08

JOE WE COMMING FOR YOU :D

2012-03-10 16:11

Good interview, all neat and clear! Enjoyed! Congratulations Poland!

2012-03-10 16:12

6:35 FUCKING TRUE, good that taz say that maybe some ppl will understand that and would stop saying that shi*, I said that cople time, and now good that pro player said it to!!

2012-03-10 16:15

Really comprehensive answers by TaZ, great interview!

2012-03-10 16:27

Seems like a really nice Guy and he is quite funny too, and I really agree with him what he said about cs, Counter-strike is not dying and CSGO sucks, no movement whatsoever in that game.

2012-03-10 16:30

maybe you are not agree with me, but i think taz i the most underestimated player. He is top5-6 neo, get_right, forest, markeloff, trace, taz

2012-03-10 16:34

Great interview!

2012-03-10 16:35

One of the best recent interviews, thanks Nix :)

2012-03-10 16:41

nixon should be changed... he is such a bad interviewer, he loosk like he doesn't give a sh...t about what he is going to hear...

2012-03-10 16:55

8 replies

you could do this better? huh?

2012-03-10 17:00

haha true... :)

2012-03-10 21:55

Care to elaborate?

2012-03-11 00:16

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It is your body language, probably something you do subconsciously. You don't look interested in what you hear, very often you look somehwere else and it looks like you just wait for someone to stop talking so you can move on with your list of question you have to ask. There is lack of passion as well. I don't say you do it on purpose, I am even certain that this is something you can't change without hard work. It is just the way you are.

2012-03-11 01:53

Indeed, I just noticed it with your interview with TaZ. The questions are amazing but your eye contact makes the interview look very odd : it's like if you're just waiting for the dude to stop talking so you can move on. If this little non verbal problem can be fixed, then the interviews would be excellent! :)

2012-03-11 01:59

agree with these two. Most of the time it looks like you are not hearing what other is saying. It just looks you are here for the interview with your decided questions and nothing else.

2012-03-11 04:02

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(For some reason I tried to edit the post and it didn't work) - Sometimes it looks like you are revising your question in ur head while the other guy is answering your previous question -Sometime from your expression u looks like a student sitting in the class with some other thoughts in mind. when the teacher sees that student, he straight away nods his head showing he was listening and is attentive towards the teacher. :P

2012-03-11 04:21

Think he means your face expression/attitude. Which i personally think is right where it should be. I enjoy your interviews and good questions, and your attitude to the players. People gotta stop hating just because Nix0n got a little swag to his job :D

2012-03-12 19:41

Don't get me wrong. cArn made his retirement announcement at a wrong time. It added a lot of pressure on guys and it led to not perform good. I still wish cArn shouldn't have made his retirement public before such a prestigious and best event.

2012-03-10 16:57

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and a pretty good statement said by Taz. "DON'T SAY GAME IS DEAD. IT CREATES BAD IMPRESSION"

2012-03-10 17:00

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2012-03-12 19:41

this is one of the best interviews I've seen. Great questions, great answers.

2012-03-10 17:00

awesome as always troll dad Taz got joe :D

2012-03-10 17:02

he's so funny, taz <3

2012-03-10 17:02

"i hate you joe,mark my words i am comming for you" hahaha taz is awsome

2012-03-10 17:04

Congrats! <33333333333

2012-03-10 17:09

TaZ, great guy. Glad ESC won, when fnatic/SK/Lions didn't. Congratz.

2012-03-10 17:11

3 replies

So much +1 on this. Can't stand Na'Vi!

2012-03-11 17:08

2 replies

+10000000!!

2012-03-12 19:42

2012-03-14 15:50

CS 1.6 WILL NEVER DIE!!! FUC YEAH TaZ POWER! :D

2012-03-10 17:16

epic one about eco frags haha

2012-03-10 17:17

POLANT STRONK'

2012-03-10 17:21

TAZZZ !!! we love you ! :D and hate joe with you ;p

2012-03-10 17:39

This guy's genius. HLTV.org should ban who talks about 'CS's dying'. It's making hopeless thoughts for young players. That's what TAZ said and he's right.

2012-03-10 17:49

taz: mastery in the transmission of thought :)

2012-03-10 17:52

This game will never die, even if with time it will be just memories, like anything else, people like you, teams like the ones that played this tournament, all the smiles and sadness throughout the billions of hours that 1.6 was played in the last decade and counting, all of us, make it the epicness that it is. <3

2012-03-10 18:08

haha great interview with taz king, gratz!

2012-03-10 18:32

soooo sweet <3

2012-03-10 18:36

Such a humble guy. Ive said it last year already but if only polish fanboys stopped acting so imature (some fanboys obviously not all) ESC would have sooo much more fans.. Theyre an example for all the teams such dedication to the game

2012-03-10 18:47

Skill + teamplay > crazy aimers

2012-03-10 19:00

awesome guy!

2012-03-10 19:14

Such a nice person! Wish lots of luck for him and his team! :) CS 1.6 lives!

2012-03-10 19:22

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+1000

2012-03-10 19:43

Good interview. Golden Five going strong. :-)

2012-03-10 19:45

awesome interview! REally we can support cs 1.6 along time! i just love cs 1.6!!

2012-03-10 19:55

who thought nix0n was gonna say on the begginning of interview: "first of all.... congratulations"? instead of "first of all, how are you guys?" I did, LOL :P

2012-03-10 20:07

great interview:D

2012-03-10 20:33

cs 1.6 never die!!! :)

2012-03-10 20:35

Gotta love TaZ, always so animated and emotional. He definitely deserves it :)

2012-03-10 20:43

Tarzan

2012-03-10 21:07

He reminds me of Nadal :)

2012-03-10 21:31

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2012-03-10 21:58

this was the biggest tournament of year right?

2012-03-10 22:12

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As prizes and interest, yes!

2012-03-10 22:31

He thanks his own team... What an awesome guy! You can't get more class than that. WAY TO GO ESC!!!!!!!

2012-03-10 22:29

Level : Pro and........TaZ > Neo Neo is the player with the most fanboys :)

2012-03-10 22:34

i agree wit hhim theres too many shit people here that want cs dead...they are loosers imo...

2012-03-10 22:55

taz and pasha just getting too many crucial frags early in the rounds they played way too good also neo playing like neo

2012-03-10 23:09

Always a joy to see interviews with Taz, always good and long answers from his side.

2012-03-10 23:43

Great team, great attitude, great victory. Well deserved. P.S.: Comment about eco-fragging made my day :-D

2012-03-10 23:46

good job esc gaming :)

2012-03-11 01:08

[ups wrong place for a reply, it supposed to go to nixon's reply] It is your body language, probably something you do subconsciously. You don't look interested in what you hear, very often you look somehwere else and it looks like you just wait for someone to stop talking so you can move on with your list of question you have to ask. There is lack of passion as well. I don't say you do it on purpose, I am even certain that this is something you can't change without hard work. It is just the way you are.

2012-03-11 01:54

I loved ESC Tactical pauses in the final. haha Every other team was like "what to do now?" but ESC ? TaZ: "We need to crash them, outclass them, fuckin' destroy" :D

2012-03-11 08:05

nice interview, interesting to listen

2012-03-11 08:41

TaZ <3 Golden5 the best team ever

2012-03-11 09:59

TazMania :P

2012-03-11 13:38

nice interview but guys... Taz has also a message for polish fans if u have noticed. Stop trollin , stop hatin and behave :)

2012-03-11 16:54

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+1000000000

2012-03-11 19:07

i think this is one off the best interview with 1.6 player i ever watch GJ nixon Taz is full of energy guy allways give his team a motivation in game and is smart player and 1 off the best igl in cs 1.6 but n1 step by G5 too change taz for kuben to be igl kuben is very smart and sneaky player when taz drop igl he play better

2012-03-11 19:14

lol TAZ is one of best captains in cs 1.6. He accepted in game by slip of tongue he did abuse his team mates, rofl it does happen. But nice gameplay by ESC.

2012-03-12 10:36

the man is right, stop saying cs 1.6 is dying.. play and enjoy the game instead! this game is to epic, u cant throw cs 1.6 out of e-sport, cs 1.6 IS e-sport!!

2012-03-12 19:37