The end of my run in the Mak'Gora $100,000 tournament

‪@snutztv‬ you are a legend bro. Well done to OTK, ‪@EsfandTV‬, ‪@Xaryu‬ and Starforge for a great time this month.
-Z
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#Ziqo #Worldofwarcraft #classicwow #hardcore #mage #pvp

[@TheSelfmadesupport]

it was a legendary moment for the entire WoW community. Thanks to all involved who made this possible.

[@KingBrewHA]

Well said brother 🤙

[@lightner6924]

Didn't really watch it and I think most people didn't care lol. There is hardly any skill in Classic it's all about the class. Warlock was always going to win.

[@breakerII]

​@@lightner6924Yeah nobody cared, almost 300k watching a 20 year old game

[@Stargazer.92]

true

[@WoWUndad]

world of rock paper scissors kinda cringe

[@bobjane2583]

Dude, you smashed it, you fought so well. A true legend.

[@MC-nt7jz]

he got shreked by lock power

[@danielwho4859]

@@MC-nt7jz Best in the world duels... lock shouldn't ever lose in classic, tbc or wrath xd

[@markbenjamin2152]

Yeah.. a legend getting his entire gear handed to him by his community.. "good job" lol.. blind fuck... What about the mortal people that quit their job to compete in this? That ACTUALLY had to grind the shit? Im sure Ziqo just had to login. Ask his chat "can someone boost me, can someone help me" and it was given to him instant. Thats not a fair competition. Thats cheat.

[@ivers1001]

rofl except that ALL THE OTHER LOCKS lost in the tournament before this match. your comment is very fucking stupid.@@danielwho4859

[@andpop2157]

What did he smashed? Mage have no anticlass in vanilla dueling and still he lost

[@joshydillens148]

Congrats Ziqo, unbelievable how much your channel and your persona has grown in the last couple of months. Well deserved!!! your one of the most non toxic, funny and talented guy streaming! gg

[@Gabripal]

Oh but he's quite toxic sometimes.

[@nlnu1337]

@@Gabripal relative to the average classic player Ziqo is an angel lol

[@xpo2k9]

@@Gabripal there is nothing wrong with a little toxicity sometimes, ppc

[@beattheovenludwigvan]

​@@Gabripalif he's toxic, then most wow players are satan

[@nikpapado9785]

Yes the average person is trash@@beattheovenludwigvan

[@axel_r_]

Dying to the legendary warlock Snutz from the old Reckful team must be the best way to go out. RESPECT TO BOTH OF YOU AND REST IN PARADISE RECKFUL 👼🏼

[@change9208]

A true legend. You should be proud of how far you got man :)

[@AboveBellow]

NOOB

[@change9208]

What a cringe reply lol @@AboveBellow

[@AboveBellow]

@@change9208 NOOB

[@bibbybaggins7426]

The people's champion! You did really well mate, had a room full of us over here in the UK cheering you on, such a tough matchup, hold your head high.

[@Ziqoftw]

Thank you for sharing that ❤️

[@ardakeremoglu1]

Exactly the same here in Turkey bro@@Ziqoftw

[@PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

Of course Ziqo is the people's champion. Stayed up late to watch this live, although it pained me, we all know who the true winner is! The amount of intelligence and wits in Ziqo's plays is unparalleled by *anyone* in this tourney. Snuts won just because felhunters go brrr, no finesse, no elegance, no thought in counterplay, nothing.

[@weirdafters4007]

@@PhilipAlexanderHassialis yea the true winner is snutz

[@MC-nt7jz]

@@PhilipAlexanderHassialisMan’s deep throating ziqo

[@SquatHeavy]

GG Ziqo! You made us all proud. Flawless performances across the board throughout the entire tournament. Looking forward to the next one!

[@Slashoom]

Just being in this tourney and making it to quals was so much fun. Huge respect to everyone involved what a great event.

[@Ziqoftw]

GGWP!

[@pyorr]

What. a. run. Man, I am so glad, that I could somewhat be part of it Congrats to a true legend - THE mage of WoW!

[@heavydam]

Congratulations man. You did amazing, your performance in all duels are out of this world! Sorry you didn't win, I was rooting for you. But thanks as well, it was super exciting to watch.

[@reenotto4151]

SL lock is one of the best, if not the best class for 1v1 situations and in the hands of a player like snutz it's even harder to beat. You did well Ziqo!

[@AsifIcarebear3]

With this amount of kiting possible, in an open field, SL lock seems favoured to win - but that's of course easy to say now.

[@louie8649]

Classic 1v1 pvp is nowhere close to balanced. SL lock can faceroll almost any other class.

[@louie8649]

In a field with obstacles, SL lock is even more favored to win. They benefit more from running around pillars than a mage does.@@AsifIcarebear3

[@milkyzetwink]

Dont forget the 200 frost res going on aswell 🤣 that duel was over before it started.

[@johandennis8824]

dungeon gear favours SL locks a lot since no other class has the burst to deal with them. Most of their strengths lies in talents and stamina which gives an advantage to other classes who scales with gear

[@imraduin]

The amount of outplays Ziqo did through this series was insaaane, what a god.

[@StephenTaranto]

You were easily my favourite competitor. Regardless of the result, thank you for providing some of the most captivating WoW content in recent memory! Head up high bro ✊💙 o7

[@MikeyLan]

You may have lost the tournament but you won the hearts of the ENTIRE community. Literally everyone, bro

[@Wikingdew]

nice misplaced comma for effect ass-sniffer

[@RichyRich2607]

Not from me :)

[@briantjuh1234]

Yeah but nobody cares about you @@RichyRich2607

[@hhattonaom9729]

except firestar

[@kuyt3400]

SO much respect for how he handled this loss. With dignity and good sportsmanship. He did so well in this tournament.

[@whodis000]

Started playing wow about a week ago, aquafps got me into the game but it was an honor to see you guys duke it out in the tournament you guys possess skills that I could never imagine obtaining

[@Bigpooch]

I haven't played wow in so many years, but I've had my eyes on all the classic hardcore clips/vods out there, learned about all the legends including yourself. I've just been watching this journey from start to finish as someone with barely any knowledge, and it's been incredible. From the start of hardcore classic to the end of the tournament, you and every competitor have made some of the best content out there and I hope y'all had so much fun doing so. o7

[@aaagaming2023]

I feel for you bro, its a crushing feeling to have got so close, but you faced the toughest class for mage played by the toughest opponent, so you can hold your head high. Youre a fighter who always sends it and it always shows. A real winner in my book. Long live The Black Lizard!

[@mojotmn]

Warlock is a toughest class for every other class out there lol 😂

[@Lokuzdeckel]

You took it like a champ. Man i love watching you Ziqo. Unfortenly counter match up against the best warlock there is.

[@GregFries]

Congrats Ziqo! I hope that this event and the new resurgence in classic provides all of these creators and fans with new communities, new opportunities, and a lot of fun times! There will be more tournaments Ziqo. You're the man!

[@miviaflower]

In our heart you won it all Ziqo. Remember that.

I've been a while following u since the good old days with your bald gnome streaming on websites in the pre-Twitch era, like ArenaJunkies, singing 90's and 00's songs, and winning 2x1 skirmishes for fun. Over a decade after all of this, it's amazing to see the path you walked on, how much you have grown, and to see that the whole community loves you, Big Z. You did an amazing job; we are so proud of you! Much love from Brazil

[@Ziqoftw]

Thank u so much ❤️

[@ParabolicGains]

Glad to see this content and tourny helping you pop off - great content creator.

[@BlackthorneChronicles]

Was awesome watching you compete! My husband was rooting for Sonii and I was rooting for you in the duel against him. Happy to say I won foot rubs because of you man hahaha. That being said, the show you put on was incredible, and you have no idea how much it affected so many people yesterday. I didn't even prep for Halloween - I watched the tournament all day. Was fun as heck! Thanks for competing!

[@Mystachi]

That ending interview edit fit too well 🤣 Perfect sync. Also a Great Journey for you, GG!

[@RED_VEX]

Lmao great edit on the esfand interview. It's been quite the journey and I hope you are proud of what you acheived :)

[@1cryogen]

It was big fun watching you work your way through the brackets. You're on another level.

[@lisafan6365]

Top of the mage class, and top class IRL. Great tournament Ziqo! Thank You for the fun times.

[@frank75454]

I found your stream because of the legendary a fate worse than death video. I tuned in with character creation on day 1 and it was so awesome watching your journey this past month leading up to an absolute masterful performance in the tournament. 5-0 in the qualifiers and making it all the way to the grand finals, what a run. I already rewatched some of your duels this morning, they were that good. o7

[@mihoXt]

That was an adequate climax for the best community event ever arranged. Thank you so much Ziqo and Snutz, and of course Zack and the whole OTK crew + all participants. I play since korean beta and you guys made me absolutely go nuts and wake up all the other apartment tenants due to my screams of excitement and pleasure. Legendary!

[@TheMorninGlory23]

GG ziqo was such a fun journey! Loved seeing the clips of all you guys gearing and stuff and the matches of the last 2 days were wild

[@frstflvr7327]

This might be the peak of world of warcraft moments! A bunch of legends who sweated it out for a whole month met and fought to the death! Big Z is a fucking LEGEND but snutz is an amazing warlock! Hats off! Thanks for the entertainment!

[@rossikc]

Been so impressed with your play for months now. I knew it was going to come down to you and Snutz. You really are the mage champion.

[@PAAYNE]

It was really REALLY fun to follow your whole OTK journey! Leveling, gearing etc.. You are the best man, NEVER FORGET THAT!

[@Nadaters]

i'm so crushed I was rooting for you the whole time. amazing job dude

[@RC-wz9vw]

It’s been fun following along man. You put 100% into this and it showed. I think the biggest prize you take from this is the followership. You videos are chill, you explain things well, and you have a positive attitude. It’s why I like watching guys like you, Savix, etc.

[@xebot5708]

A few years ago when you competed in the Classic tournaments i thought you wern`t that good. But man you absolutly killed it in this one, Snutz is just not beatable for a mage. Congrats to second Place and the growing of your Channel over the past Months, you really earned it.

[@almightysosa4952]

ZIQO Mage game play INSANE priest game play from hydra INSANE. major props to snutz for the w. Tbh tho this win a huge W for the wow community as a whole. Gameplay had me creaming myself. Fkin AMAZING!!

[@cibion7123]

Man, what a run! Unlucky, but you still get the class bonus $ Not only that you gained so many fans! What a legend!

[@jakesnyder9423]

Unlucky in that his bracket was exactly what he wanted until the final?

[@nikpapado9785]

Unlucky as in facing your complete counter, unlucky as in if the warlock had faced a warrior in the semi finals, then in the finals Ziqo would have won. It's strange to see someone struggle with the definition of unlucky that much.@@jakesnyder9423

[@cameronmason4452]

@@jakesnyder9423 he means unlucky in the final you weirdo internet dweller

[@ahmedabdelazim7110]

@@jakesnyder9423 snutz bracket was easy too. He dodged all the top warriors and rogues

[@GarDenofThieves]

What a spectacular event... What a Herculean effort from you Ziqo. For me you are the winner because you did it all till the end. Also i learned SO MUCH during this event. Hopefully there will be another one, i would like to see class-only awards, not all classes are made equal, but that's just me.

[@XxXDestroyer]

That would be so boring though. The fun is learning how to counter and overcome different classes. Some of the mirror matches lasted 20 minutes, it was terrible lol.

[@GarDenofThieves]

@@XxXDestroyer different classes can still compete, just logistically the money split between the best of each class

[@XxXDestroyer]

@@GarDenofThieves That's what happened though no? Half of the money went to the last man standing of each class.

[@GarDenofThieves]

@@XxXDestroyer i guess so, i just think that 6k or whatever it was i a bit low for the 2nd place winner. Just my weird thought

[@KnightLiker]

Even if you are not a Ziqo fan, one has to acknowledge the frigging skill and work he put up with this. Such high lvl play in Classic is amazing. Well done Sir!

[@hxllywxxd6840]

Kind of new to the whole HC Classic genre, but stumbled across this tournament and I have to say not only do I think this was 1000% better than any AWC. But you/snutz and everyone was amazing! TY for showing your skillls. Earned my Sub!

[@Danimal_Media]

EU repping. Mage repping. Swegyptian repping. The Black Lizard legacy lives on. Snutz brought his A game too, GG lads.

[@d43tomo18]

Sanka here. What an incredible journey, was rooting for my boi all the way. GGs on being the best Mage in Classic PvP, such amazing duels which I lived for back in the day! TC brother.

[@Dishtation]

You did great , hope to see more wins in future .

[@ferencvarga6535]

Just found you and man you have an awesome attitude , especially considering how good you are, WP.

[@Vincent-nx2mc]

i played a mage in classic during covid, found your channel and watched every video, love your work and was rooting for you. Warlock such a tough match for mages

[@gibble7863]

o7 brother ziqo. You done what you could, you came as close as you possibly could. Closer than literally anyone else. Like you said, if you were going to go down to anyone, it was going to be snutz. Not only is snutz goated, but warlock is such a rough matchup for you as well. It was a pleasure to watch you through this tournament. Absolutely insane. You should definitely be proud of yourself brother!

[@Navarro69]

bro i had your stream on my phone running while being at a halloween party and no joke at the end of the evening everyone knew about "the mage" that had to win. people were sad when you died in the finale but everyone was rooting for you!

[@Roypwnt]

yeh I was doing the same lol

[@Veixios]

Real

[@tooblasted]

epic!

[@spaceburger80]

You’re funny AF, have THE BEST attitude, and you’re cold as ice with that Mage. Best content on YT the past 4-6 weeks!

[@xtadeus4777]

Very good work ! Was a real adventure to follow you , leveling, gearing and dueling ! Cya soon ! I am sure there will be other tournaments like this

[@xtadeus4777]

Ziqo I think that with the adventure you had , if you have people making videos with your content, you can make a guide for the mage, the gears you wanted, the talent build you used, the consumables to farm ... A real complete hardcore professional guide for mages that would help the community like never before ! ( a bit like defcam & melder on guides in the past) ! I would love to learn and follow your steps !

[@x3i4n]

you did amazing. thanks for the grind! i really appreciate your stream man. music always on point.

[@michaelr3282]

Well , there's so much to say, but I guess this was & is the BEST duel, geared and dedicated players in WoW history! You fought the best you could of! I am proud to give up my "NO Deaths" title on the final duel! POG my man, it was a G8 run!

[@tonkzilla]

Ziqo, your chill and your charm have been a JOY to watch through this tourney!!! I only just discovered you after my classic guild linked your Firestar vid and I'm no pvper so I don't understand half the things going on in these duels but I loved watching anyway. Great job dude, what a journey. BIG love!!

[@darkblood2331]

You did excellent and showed true mastery of your class. Congratz on growing so much and making it to the finals! It was a very hard matchup and Snutz played perfectly.

[@a3rdwish]

o7 it was a genuine fun to see you level, gear up nad get ready. thanks for the work! o7

[@oskarbergstrom1584]

Ziqo... vilken grabb! Du är otrolig, för mig vann du. Du ska vara stolt över dig själv! Du är inte bara den bästa magen du är den bästa snubben också!

[@Sideshownicful]

Back in vanilla, there was this debate between me and the other mages in the guild. They kept saying "PoM+Pyro" was the only way to PvP, and called me lucky when I did better then them on my frost mage. Watching you brought back great memories. Thank you for all the hard work you put into getting ready for this tournament, and thank you for some of the best mage PvP I have ever seen.

[@KingBrewHA]

It was never about the win this journey solidified you as a complete badass. Thank you for countless hours or entertainment, explanations, and most importantly excellence. Ggs welll done brother

[@EyeKahnography]

Caught this last night. Your rounds were absolutely inspired. That first round of you fighting Flixxy was also a blast to watch. You have so much to be proud of. Congrats on all you accomplished. Just legendary

[@jarrydf]

Congrats on what you've achieved Ziqo!

[@720zone]

Dude - I found you cause of the Frenchadin - Watched your entire leveling and prep journey - You DELIVERED!!! in the tournament - Big fan now

[@EagleInFlames]

You put up an amazing performance, Ziqo. It’s been such a blast following your stream throughout the tourney. You should be proud, brother

[@misterp4865]

Ziqo is just incredible! Unfortunately, as a mage, he was in a disadvantage against a warlock from the get-go. To do that well is amazing!

[@lougvar]

It was amazing from the very beginning to the very end!

[@DetoxGaming]

Ur the man ziqo!! I watched every one of your matches was really rooting for you. I was always a mage main on WoW you are the mage I always wanted to be!! Unreal skills, shoutout from Vancouver Canada fam!!

[@Hitmaster8]

Was rooting for u, sad you didnt win but it's an uphill battle when youre facing Snutz on his lock. Either way, ggs

[@Matt32Ferg]

I was cheering for you man. I watched on Asmo's channel but I am now a massive fan of yours. I feel like you did as good as you possibly could have done for the whole tournament and the results of the finals were to be expected. Tough matchup. Best WoW/KZbin/ANY!!!!!!! content I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

[@randomhero123]

This made me find you a month ago and I couldn't be happier to watch your vids

[@xristo9329]

Nothing to take away from Snutz, he’s a beast! Mages are just underpowered against Locks in the paper/rock/scissors game in classic. Ziqo is easily the best mage I have ever seen.

[@denm0909]

100% the people's champ. What a performance you put on bro, from start to finish you showed everyone what this game looks like at the absolute highest level. You were and always will be CLEAAANNNN muh boi.

[@moderateselfcontrol]

GGs man! I dont even play WoW but somehow I stumbled upon one of your early leveling vids and became obsessed with following your journey in the tournament! Ill probs never watch wow content again but its been a great tournament and I salute you brother! ✌️

[@socialjusticelogic6290]

Snutz is a great player but warlock just had such an insane kit in classic man.....

[@hammerhead7443]

I’m surprised no one else went warlock since that’s the meta for duels - it seems so broken n just cheesed everything

[@Leon-pj8oc]

​@@hammerhead7443there was plenty of wlocks

[@MC-nt7jz]

every class has their counters. dont cry

[@MC-nt7jz]

@@hammerhead7443cope. ziqo has all his duels against classes he countered.

[@XxXDestroyer]

Well I think in general Snutz is just a more skilled player, he's a Blizzcon Champ and has been competing for a decade.

[@bgizze01]

You were the reason I even started watching the tourney and was pulling for you and glad you got as far as you did. Enjoy your break you all deserve it. Thanks for the content

[@Repentance1]

the death of a glory, the birth of a legend

[@jairomy]

My whole hardcore guild was rooting for you. You did amazing. Thank you for all the amazing content and specially for your positive and cheerful attitude throughout the entire preparation.

[@saltyseasdog]

mad proud of you! warlock is just fundamentally a lamer class mechanics wise, mage is the pinnacle of interactive and big brain strat. dont get me wrong mage is one of it not the most powerful classes and as a warrior main i know the pains of being absolutely gimped, mage was the most fun i ever had along with rogue just because they have so many tools. but shadow priests and warlocks are just so powerful by virtue of bullsh**/ the dots auto win and they have so many stall and tank tactics that no other cloth class is afforded.

[@hungsolo5562]

Badass performance! And very honorable after remarks, you da man.

[@bluenose7984]

Great final Ziqo, well played.

[@stonemove4207]

I really loved watching your side of the event ! you were the one i come too to get updates ! I didnt mind about any other fighters. You did well man ! GG o7

[@Rumbleler]

What a player, What a gentleman, Congrats to me for discovering you few years ago, you have no idea how lucky i am for watching you and how you bring true profound joy into my heart. What a legend

[@Ziqoftw]

❤❤

[@nicolasperez7544]

Ziqo i started following you on your HC journey, gotta say love your positive attitude and obviously your skill level, keep up the good work, love from Chile

[@costinmirea9376]

You played so well, enjoyed every duel. Congratulations!

[@Scubaevets]

Fantastic work! Thoroughly enjoyed watching you battle your way through. Champ in my eyes. 07 to you Ziqo. Keep up the content!

[@z3cki]

You've been amazing in this tournament and coming up to it! Would be really nice to see analysis of what exactly went wrong and what was going through your mind. Why didn't you use shadow res gear?

[@Pinworms666]

What went wrong...was he was facing a top Warlock. Just due to class, they could duel 10 times and Snutz would win every time.

[@mattifreshfan9111]

You may not have won but you re the champ with championship mindset, love it.

[@n3wty]

Ziqo is a true warrior. Class act in victory and defeat.

[@SKQS88]

Takes a tremendous amount of skill talent and time to compete and get to that level. Phenomenal job

[@NeonKix]

You were the winner in my book man. If it were literally any other class than a warlock, the champion would have been you! Was a great journey, thank-you for all the entertainment and inspiration.

[@XxXDestroyer]

Yeah but he was also very lucky to dodge all casters the way their, he basically fought all melee.

[@EmpricalData123]

I subbed because you are honestly one of the best mages I've ever seen play. You gained a ton of fans and plenty of new people will be flooding into your stream. Way to go man.

[@jonathanarcher5356]

Such a good run. Warlocks so strong though, and shadow resist not working correctly is a feels bad

[@JestyTV]

Men, really well played! I was a mage main back then, during vanilla/ tbc - i was rooting for you the whole time, feeling nervous af... i can only imagine your feelings during that mage lock final... in the end, they are just THAT hard! mad respect to your prep and to snutz - he did play godly after all! Well played my dude! 🤜🤛

[@DYLX2100]

gg ziqo, such a legend!

[@Wintergin]

Awesome to hear Tips actually coming to talk with you first and doing some aftercare what a just-great-guy.

[@sabbathz]

I picked you to win from jump street. The amount of dedication, perseverance, will and determination you showed, makes you a champ in my book. If I wasn't such a broke boi, I'd give you the $50k myself! Looking forward to supporting your content in the future and watching whatever high quality content you continue to make.

[@szilardenyedi2855]

Congrats Ziqo, nice job man. I just wish the Classic PvP wasn't rock-paper-scissor. Mage > warrior, warrior > hunter, druid > mage , warrior > warlock (unless the lock is named Snutz) are almost impossible matchups. Ziqo played out of his mind but if he faces a druid in the first round it's over. Same for the finals, beating a highly skilled lock is next to impossible. It was an extremely fun event though.

[@MrDelgrigorov]

Snuts dogged both good warriors. Sonii was in Ziqo's flow and the other dude that played undead warr got a debuff. But ofc luck is also part of the game.

[@appetizingly]

Warrior definitely isn't > Warlock when played at a similar level, they are probably the worst matchup but it's about even at worst. Lock should have been banned and all of Snutz's duels were an absolute snoozefest because he was never in any real danger - and let's be real for a second, everyone involved was at least 90-95% sure that Snutz was going to win this either way.

[@MC-nt7jz]

@@appetizinglyyour mage tears please me. cope harder.

[@appetizingly]

@@MC-nt7jz I don't even play Classic anymore, nor mage for that matter. The amount of WoW players who legitimately act like a living and breathing 4chan meme is pretty insane.

[@Akoshnai]

Im not a wow player, i dont understand much about the game, but what i can say its that ur duels were the most fun to watch, congrats on 2nd place dude!

[@hacklbarry5365]

N o o b - d o w n

[@fabienpiquet_BeFa]

T'es jaloux stupide mec ? Fais juste 1/10 de son parcours dans Wow et tu pourras ouvrir ton claque merde Tocard, à bon entendeur, salut 🖕

[@TheCrazyjuniot]

I am so happy you are posting more often. All your content is a great watch. Amazing duels.

[@MaJJandSoYa]

Massive props!