| Retired as Player | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sharkz | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Alexey Taranda (Алексей Таранда) | |
| Country of Birth | Belarus | |
| Birthday | August 8 | |
| Residency | EMEA | |
| Prev Residencies | CIS | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Alexey "Sharkz" Taranda (Cyrillic: Алексей Таранда) is a League of Legends esports player, previously head coach for Immortals.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team Galaxy | ≈Apr 2015≈2015-04-?? | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈1mo 2d ejel | ||
 Your Exit | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | May 20152015-05-12 | ≈9d ejel | ||
 Hard Random Academy | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈Aug 2015≈2015-08-?? | ≈2mo 20d ejel | ||
 Vega Squadron | Dec 20152015-12-15[2] | Dec 20162016-12-22[1] | 1yr 7d ejel | ||
 G2 Esports | Jan 20172017-01-02[4] | Apr 20172017-04-30[3] | 3mo 28d ejel | ||
| Vega Squadron | May 20172017-05-01[6] | Aug 20172017-08-15[5] | 3mo 14d ejel | ||
 Gambit Esports | Aug 20172017-08-29[9] | Jan 20182018-01-10[8] | 4mo 12d ejel | ||
 Vodafone Giants | Jan 20182018-01-10[11] | Jan 20192019-01-11[10] | 1yr 1d ejel | ||
 G2 Heretics | Jan 20192019-01-15[14] | Dec 20192019-12-13[12] | 10mo 29d ejel | ||
 AGO ROGUE | Jan 20202020-01-08[16] | Dec 20202020-12-04[15] | 10mo 27d ejel | ||
 FlyQuest | Dec 20202020-12-04[18] | Nov 20232023-11-22[17] | 2yr 11mo ejel | ||
 Immortals | Nov 20232023-11-27[20] | Mar 20242024-03-19[19] | 3mo 22d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Galaxy | ≈Apr 2015≈2015-04-?? | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈1mo 2d ejel | ||
| Your Exit | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | May 20152015-05-12 | ≈9d ejel | ||
| Hard Random Academy | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈Aug 2015≈2015-08-?? | ≈2mo 20d ejel | ||
| Vega Squadron | Dec 20152015-12-15[2] | Dec 20162016-12-22[1] | 1yr 7d ejel | ||
| G2 Esports | Jan 20172017-01-02[4] | Apr 20172017-04-30[3] | 3mo 28d ejel | ||
| Vega Squadron | May 20172017-05-01[6] | Aug 20172017-08-15[5] | 3mo 14d ejel | ||
| Gambit Esports | Aug 20172017-08-29[9] | Jan 20182018-01-10[8] | 4mo 12d ejel | ||
 Giants Gaming Spain | Jan 20182018-01-10[11] | Apr 20182018-04-03[21] | 2mo 24d ejel | ||
| Vodafone Giants | Apr 20182018-04-03[21] | Jan 20192019-01-11[10] | 9mo 8d ejel | ||
| G2 Heretics | Jan 20192019-01-15[14] | Dec 20192019-12-13[12] | 10mo 29d ejel | ||
| AGO ROGUE | Jan 20202020-01-08[16] | Dec 20202020-12-04[15] | 10mo 27d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest | Dec 20202020-12-04[18] | Nov 20212021-11-29[22] | 11mo 25d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest | Nov 20212021-11-29[22] | Dec 20222022-12-19[23] | 1yr 20d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest | Dec 20222022-12-19[23] | Nov 20232023-11-22[17] | 11mo 3d ejel | ||
| Immortals | Nov 20232023-11-27[20] | Mar 20242024-03-19[19] | 3mo 22d ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 Galaxy | April (approx.), Nike3, Sharkz, Paranoia, Neon, and Koval18 join. | |
 YE | May (approx.), Team Galaxy rebrands as Your Exit. | |
| YE | May 12, Saetia joins. Sharkz leaves. | |
 HRA | May (approx.), Sharkz and Gemp join. | |
| HRA | August (approx.), Nike3, Sharkz, and Gemp leave. | |
 VEG | December 15, NoNholy, Zanzarah, Drobovik123, Tauren, WildHeart, and Sharkz (Head Coach) join. Skash joins as substitute.[2] |
 G2 | January 2, SharkZ (Assistant Coach) joins.[4] | |
| G2 | April 30, SharkZ (Assistant Coach) leaves.[3] | |
| VEG | May 1, SharkZ (Head Coach) rejoins. Invi (Analyst to Assistant Coach) changes position.[6][7] | |
| VEG | August 15, Roster disbands. NoNholy, Zanzarah, Nomanz, LeX, Optimas, delord, TeamleSS, Drobovik123, and Sharkz (Head Coach) leave.[5] | |
 GMB | August 29, Sharkz (Strategic Coach) joins.[9] |
| GMB | January 10, SharkZ (Strategic Coach) leaves.[8] | |
 G.ESP | January 10, Yoppa, Razork, Kashtelan, Deádly, Mystiques, SharkZ (Head Coach), Nodriza (Analyst), and Haqriim (Team Manager) join. BySa, Diamond, Javier514, and Hominidoz join as substitutes. Th3Antonio moves to substitute. Totor (Team Manager) leaves.[11] | |
 VGIA | April 3, Giants Gaming Spain renames to Vodafone Giants.[21] |
| VGIA | January 11, MoSiTing (Head Coach) joins. Sharkz (Head Coach) leaves.[10] | |
 G2H | January 15, Sharkz (Head Coach) and Aagie (Analyst) join.[14] | |
| G2H | October 7, Sharkz (Head Coach) is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[24] | |
| G2H | December 13, Team disbands following the end of the partnership between G2 Esports and Team Heretics. Lamabear, Gavan, Skain, and Sharkz (Head Coach) leave.[12][13] |
 RGO | January 8, Sharkz (Head Coach) joins.[16] | |
| RGO | December 4, Sharkz (Head Coach) leaves.[15] | |
 FLY | December 4, Kanani (Head Coach) and Sharkz (Assistant Coach) join.[18] Kanani (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2021. Sharkz (Assistant Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2022.[25] |
| FLY | November 18, Sharkz changes residency from CIS to EMEA. | |
| FLY | December 19, Ssong (Head Coach) joins. Sharkz (Head Coach to Head of Coaching) changes position.[23] |
Biography[]
2017 Season[]
Sharkz joined G2 Esports as assistant coach in early 2017. G2 dominated the first half of the domestic split with a perfect 7-0 match record, the team was invited to IEM Katowice to replace Cloud9, who had forfeited their berth. G2 make it to the tournament finals, where they lost 0-2 against the back-to-back LMS champion Flash Wolves.
Trivia[]
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2023
- 2024
- February 10, I ask FLY SSONG and Sharkz how far away NA is from being GREAT - Their Answer? with dGon on YouTube
- July 20, Can Coach Sharkz Figure Out What's Wrong with FLY and Make it to Playoffs? with dGon on YouTube
- February 1, IMT IS BALLIN IN SCRIM BUCKS $$$$ - IMT Sharkz LCS 2024 Spring with dGon on YouTube
- March 27, "Now it's NOT OKAY!" How Coach Sharkz changed IMT's Mindset in LCS Spring Split 2024 with Daniel "dGon" Gonzales on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-22 | NA Academy 2021 Summer |  FLY.A vs  CLG.A | Link |
| 2020-04-29 | EM 2020 Spring Main Event |  RGO vs  LDLC | Link |
Images[]
G2H Sharkz, LVP SLO 2019 Spring
G2H Sharkz, LVP SLO 2019 Summer
RGO Sharkz, Ultraliga Season 3
FLY Sharkz, LCS 2022 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sharkz parts way with Vega Squadron vega-squadron.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vega Squadron announces League of Legends roster vega-squadron.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SharkZ's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Update on League of Legends team staff g2esports.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Vega Squadron disband their League of Legends roster vega-squadron.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sharkz is back to Vega Squadron vega-squadron.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 SharkZ's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Giants Gaming's Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Sharkz joins Gambit LoL as a strategic coach gambit.gg
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Giants Gaming's Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Giants Gaming's Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 G2 Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Team Heretics' Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Team Heretics' Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 AGO ROGUE's Tweet (Polish) twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Immortals' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Immortals' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Giants Gaming's Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Sharkz' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-12-03; after change - NA - 2020-12-04
- ↑ Sharkz's Tweet twitter.com