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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Paul Duarte | |
| Country of Birth | United States | |
| Birthday | May 3, 1995 (age 29) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  FaZe Clan | |
| Role | Player | |
| Input | Controller | |
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Paul "SnakeBite" Duarte is a Halo esports player, currently a player for FaZe Clan. A two-time Halo World Champion, he is one of the most successful players in Halo history. He and frequent teammate Royal2 have had success with teams such as OpTic Gaming, Counter Logic Gaming, Status Quo, and Warriors.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Relapse | ≈Aug 2009≈2009-08-?? | ≈Feb 2010≈2010-02-?? | ≈6mo ejel | ||
 Warriors | ≈Jun 2010≈2010-06-?? | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? | ≈1yr 5mo ejel | ||
 Status Quo | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | ≈Jan 2013≈2013-01-?? | ≈10mo ejel | ||
| Status Quo | ≈Feb 2013≈2013-02-?? | ≈Mar 2013≈2013-03-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
 Believe the Hype | ≈Jul 2013≈2013-07-?? | ≈Aug 2013≈2013-08-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
 Shoot to Kill | ≈Oct 2014≈2014-10-?? | Nov 20142014-11-10[1] | ≈1mo 9d ejel | ||
 Counter Logic Gaming | Nov 20142014-11-10[3] | Sep 20162016-09-14[2] | 1yr 10mo ejel | ||
 OpTic Gaming | Sep 20162016-09-14 | Mar 20182018-03-08 | 1yr 5mo ejel | ||
 TOX Gaming | Mar 20182018-03-08[5] | Feb 20202020-02-17[4] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
 Sentinels | Feb 20202020-02-17[7] | Jan 20232023-01-13[6] | 2yr 10mo ejel | ||
| FaZe Clan | Jan 20232023-01-13[8] | Present | 2yr 24d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relapse | ≈Aug 2009≈2009-08-?? | ≈Feb 2010≈2010-02-?? | ≈6mo ejel | ||
| Warriors | ≈Jun 2010≈2010-06-?? | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? | ≈1yr 5mo ejel | ||
| Status Quo | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | ≈Jan 2013≈2013-01-?? | ≈10mo ejel | ||
| Status Quo | ≈Feb 2013≈2013-02-?? | ≈Mar 2013≈2013-03-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
| Believe the Hype | ≈Jul 2013≈2013-07-?? | ≈Aug 2013≈2013-08-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
| Shoot to Kill | ≈Oct 2014≈2014-10-?? | Nov 20142014-11-10[1] | ≈1mo 9d ejel | ||
| Counter Logic Gaming | Nov 20142014-11-10[3] | Sep 20162016-09-14[2] | 1yr 10mo ejel | ||
| OpTic Gaming | Sep 20162016-09-14 | Mar 20182018-03-08 | 1yr 5mo ejel | ||
| TOX Gaming | Mar 20182018-03-08[5] | Feb 20202020-02-17[4] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
| Sentinels | Feb 20202020-02-17[7] | Jan 20232023-01-13[6] | 2yr 10mo ejel | ||
| FaZe Clan | Jan 20232023-01-13[8] | Present | 2yr 24d ej |
News
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- 2020
- 2021
- 2023
 RELA | August (approx.), Dersky, Fearris, Lokiii, and SnakeBite join. |
| RELA | February (approx.), Fearris, Lokiii, NocturnalKernal, and SnakeBite leave. | |
 War | June (approx.), Robbie B and SnakeBite join. Goofy and Sypher leave. |
 sQ | January (approx.), FearItSelf and Victory X join. Royal2 and SnakeBite leave. | |
| sQ | February (approx.), APG and SnakeBite join. FearItSelf and Victory X leave. | |
| sQ | March (approx.), AcE and Dersky join. APG and SnakeBite leave. | |
 BtH | July (approx.), Assault and SnakeBite join. Blaze and LethuL leave. | |
| BtH | August (approx.), AcE and Regicide join. Assault and SnakeBite leave. |
 StK | October (approx.), Heinz, OGRE 2, Royal2, and SnakeBite join. | |
| StK | November 10, Heinz, OGRE 2, Royal2, and SnakeBite leave.[1] | |
 CLG | November 10, Heinz, OGRE2, Royal 2, SnakeBite, and Royal 1 (Coach) join.[3] |
| CLG | September 14, Frosty, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) leave.[2] | |
 OG | September 14, Frosty, Lethul, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join. AcE, aPG, Heinz, MaNiaC, and Flamesword (Coach) leave. |
| OG | March 8, Frosty, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) leave. | |
 TOX | March 8, Frosty, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join.[5] |
| TOX | February 17, Roster is signed by  Sentinels. aPG, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) leave.[4] | |
| SEN | February 17, Team signs roster of TOX Gaming. aPG, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join.[7] |
| September 22, SnakeBite is voted as the 3rd Greatest Halo Player of All Time.[9] |
Biography
Halo 2
Snake Bite's professional Halo career began in 2006, when he was only 11 years old. Unable to land on a team, Snake Bite attended the MLG New York Playoffs 2006 and competed in the FFA, advancing to the 5th round and finishing top 64 overall. His next event would be the second event of the 2007 season - MLG Meadowlands 2007, where he would play as a part of team "Just Chill". Just Chill failed to make it out of the Open Bracket, and Snake Bite finished in the top 512 of the FFA, being eliminated in the second round.
Halo 3
Snake Bite's first Championship Bracket placing would come at the first Halo 3 event on the MLG Pro Circuit - MLG Meadowlands, as a member of Calm Mentality with Merkage, Thrust and Nizzin. For MLG San Diego, Snake Bite, Thrust and Merkage picked up Obi and changed the team's name to "Adversity". The new roster finished 22nd. For the next event in Orlando, Snake Bite and Thrust linked up with Ghost Attack and Aries, forming team "Emphasis". They finished 20th. Snake Bite would sit out the remainder of the 2008 season. At the kickoff event of the 2009 season - MLG Meadowlands 2009, Snake Bite linked up with InSaiyan, Prolific and the veteran LegendJRG to form team Sovereign. Unfortunately, Snake Bite's streak of improving placements would come to an end here, as the team failed to advance from the Open Bracket. Looking to rebound in Columbus, Snake Bite once again teamed with Ghost Attack, this time alongside Nickel 9 and Tuss, as "Flatline". They finished 26th. What could be argued as Snake Bite's big break came with the formation of team Relapse following Columbus, consisting of Snake Bite, Fearris, Derksky and Loki. They finished an impressive 11th in Dallas. For the next event in Anaheim, Dersky was replaced by Max/Pro, but the team took the same placing - 11th. They once again switched fourths going into the MLG Orlando Championships 2009, replacing Max with NocturnalKernal. This resulted in a 14th place finish at the National Championship event. Snake Bite sat out the first two events of the 2010 season, but hit the big time upon his return, joining Warriors alongside NocturnalKernal, Brake and Robbie B. At both MLG Raleigh and MLG D.C., Warriors finished 5th, earning Snake Bite his first MLG prize money and a coveted seed in the MLG Dallas Championships 2010. At the National Championship event, Warriors finished 7th, taking home $10,000.
Halo: Reach
SnakeBite and Robbie B retooled Warriors for the 2011 season, recruiting veterans ElamiteWarrior and StrongSide to fill out the roster. The new roster finished 4th at the kickoff event in Dallas. At the following event in Columbus, they finished 12th, and SnakeBite looked to rebuild the team with StrongSide. The duo recruited TwYLighT and SnakeBite's former teammate Dersky. They finished 4th in Anaheim and 8th in Raleigh, leading to another team change. SnakeBite and Dersky struck gold when they recruited Clutch and Royal2 to round out the roster. They would take 3rd place in Orlando and 2nd place at the MLG Providence Championships 2011, taking a $60,000 prize and creating a duo between SnakeBite and Royal2 which would go on to become one of the most successful in Halo. Following the 2011 season, SnakeBite and Royal2 left Warriors to join Status Quo alongside Enable and FlamesworD. They won their first event at MLG Winter Championship 2012, defeating the Instinct line-up known as the God Squad in the finals. With Roy taking Royal2's place for AGL 1 Chicago, SQ again emerged victorious.
Halo 4
Royal2 returned to the SQ lineup for the MLG Fall Championship 2012 Halo 4 exposition, reuniting the championship team from the Winter event. SQ would finish 3rd at the event. SnakeBite would attend two more Halo 4 AGL events, finishing 4th and top 8 at AGL 5 Nashville and AGL 8 Knoxville, respectively.
Halo 2: Anniversary
With the launch of the MCC and the birth of a developer-supported Halo esports league, SnakeBite joined Shoot to Kill with Heinz, Ogre 2 and Royal2. They finished 3rd at the ESL MCC Launch Invitational. For HCS season 1, Counter Logic Gaming announced the acquisition of StK. They proceeded to win Iron Gaming Columbus 2014 and finish 2nd at both UGC St. Louis 2015 and Gamers For Giving 2015, before repeating their 2nd placing in the season finals at PAX East 2015. SnakeBite was a standout slayer in season 1, providing many highlight clips including the final kill to seal CLG's victory at Iron Games Columbus. Following the conclusion of season 1, CLG replaced Heinz with Cloud. SnakeBite and CLG started the season off on a low note, placing 5th at Iron Games Atlanta 2015. At HCS Indianapolis they returned to form, with a 2nd place finish. CLG again finished 2nd at the HCS Season 2 Finals, falling to EG once again.
Halo 5: Guardians
CLG made roster changes going into Halo 5, replacing Cloud with Frosty and, controversially, OGRE2 with Lethul. The new roster's first tournament was the X Games Aspen 2016 invitational, where they again fell in the finals to EG, earning silver medals. At HWC NA Regionals, CLG dominated the event, sweeping EG in the semifinals and defeating Denial eSports 4-2 in the finals. Approaching Halo World Championship 2016, SnakeBite made a name for himself as the mastermind behind CLG's dominance. Heading into the the Halo World Championship 2016 with an unprecedented scrim record of 240-31, SnakeBite and the #1 seeded Counter Logic Gaming squad looked completely dominant. During pool play the team played as expected, only dropping 1 game to Epsilon eSports, and headed into bracket play with ease. An early bracket matchup against rivals Evil Geniuses spelled trouble for CLG, but they dealt with it handily, sweeping EG 3-0. In the semifinals, they faced the most adversity they would see in the tournament, needing 6 games to take out Denial eSports once again. In the finals, Royal 2 and crew rocketed past Naded and his Team Allegiance squad in 4-0 fashion, proving his worth once again on Counter Logic Gaming and securing the $1,000,000 1st place prize at the Halo World Championship. Following the event, SnakeBite noted his team's practiced mindset, "It's just another game, it's just another series," which helped to suppress emotion affecting their gameplay. CLG's confident teamwork and strategic excellence shone through with the help of this mindset. During an interview, SnakeBite was asked if they felt nervous at any point during the event. His answer was simply, "No." Following Worlds, CLG were the first team to qualify for the Summer 2016 Pro League. Posting a 13-1 record, with their only loss being to Enigma6 Group, CLG went into the Season Finals as the #1 seed. They went 3-0 at the event, taking 1st place after defeating Enigma6 in the finals.
On September 14, the first day of the Fall 2016 Pro League, the CLG roster was acquired by OpTic Gaming. After early losses to Evil Geniuses and Team EnVyUs in the season, the OpTic roster showed that it was still the team to beat on LAN by winning its fourth straight event - HCS Orange County 2016. A few weeks later, LethuL opted to fill in for Team EnVyUs captain Mikwen, who was unable to attend UGC St. Louis 2016 with the squad. Under the team name "Truce", referencing the former bad blood between LethuL and EnVyUs member Snip3down, the roster took 1st place at the event. OpTic ended up finishing the season with an 11-3 record, good enough for 2nd place. At the Season Finals, OpTic came out strong with victories over Team Liquid and Team EnVyUs, but in the Grand Finals, it was EnVyUs that won two straight best-of-7 matches to steal the throne from OpTic. At the first event of the Halo World Championship 2017 qualifying season, UGC St. Louis 2017, OpTic defeated Team EnVyUs in the Winners' Finals and took out Team Liquid in the Grand Finals to reclaim 1st place. At ME Las Vegas 2017, OpTic dominated the competition, sweeping Splyce to qualify for Worlds, sweeping Str8 Rippin and defeating Team Liquid twice (4-2 and 4-1) to take 1st place and solidify themselves as the team to beat going into the biggest event of the year. At Worlds, OpTic dominated their pool to earn a top seed going into the Championship Bracket. In the bracket, OpTic swept through FAB Games eSports and Luminosity Gaming before dismantling Team Liquid 4-1 to earn a spot in the Grand Finals. In the finals, they met Team EnVyUs, who were coming off of a run from all the way back in LB Round 1. OpTic made a statement, taking a 4-0 victory and securing their second straight World Championship. At the first event on the 2017 settings, UMG Daytona, OpTic won its pool decisively and moved onto the Championship Bracket, where they swept Evil Geniuses before winning a 3-2 series over Team Liquid. In the Winners Finals, they beat Team EnVyUs 4-2 in their first match on the new settings. Not done, EnVyUs came back through the Losers Bracket and won two straight game sevens to steal the event from OpTic's hands. The OpTic roster returned unchanged for the Summer 2017 Pro League season. They finished in first place with a record of 6-0, their only loss coming to Team Liquid in the final week of the season. OpTic came out hot at the DreamHack Atlanta Finals, sweeping EnVyUs in the third round. In the Winners Finals, OpTic were beaten 4-1 by Splyce, the second place team from the Pro League. After handily 4-0ing EnVyUs in the Losers Finals, OpTic had a chance at redemption against Splyce in the Grand Finals. Unable to even force a second series, OpTic were beaten 4-2 and had to settle for 2nd once again.
In the Fall 2017 season, OpTic finished in second with a record of 6-1, with their single loss coming against 1st place Team EnVyUs. OpTic came out strong early at the DreamHack Denver Finals, taking out Ronin Esports and Team Liquid with little resistance. In the Winners Finals, OpTic got revenge on Splyce with a 4-2 victory. In the Grand Finals, they were met by Team Liquid, coming off dominating performances against Splyce and Team EnVyUs. OpTic were able to reverse Liquid's momentum however, winning the series 4-1 and reclaiming their spot on top of the league. Going into Halo World Championship 2018 season, OpTic, now the longest tenured Halo team of all time, predictably stuck together. They went into MLG Orlando as the second seed. For the first time ever, they were not only beaten in the Winners Semifinals, but in a 3-0 sweep by Team EnVyUs. OpTic steamrolled through the Elimination Bracket, sweeping Renegades and Team Reciprocity before taking out Team EnVyUs in a rematch to secure a top two finish. In the Grand Finals, OpTic's comeback was halted by Splyce, who took out the Green Wall 4-2. On March 8, the OpTic roster was unexpectedly released by the organization as they exited Halo. The orgless roster eventually settled on Tox as a new name. In Columbus, things started out well for Tox as they won their pool with ease, swept Str8 Rippin, and took out Orlando champions Splyce in the winners semifinals. This was followed by a win over Team Reciprocity which put them in the finals against Splyce. Splyce got their revenge, defeating Tox 4-0 and 4-1 to take their second straight event over Tox/OpTic.
Halo: Infinite
On February 17, 2020, SnakeBite signed with Sentinels alongside Royal 2, aPG, and LethuL.
Trivia
- He went to his first event in 2006 at 11 years old.
- He is a frequent teammate of Royal2, consistently teaming with him since 2011. They have only placed outside of the top 3 once together, at Iron Games Atlanta 2015.
Trivia
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| SnakeBite Tournament Results | ||||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Roster | ||
| 2024-07-28 | 5 - 6 | $8,000$ 8,000$8,000 | HCS Major Atlanta 2024 |  FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal2 • SnakeBite • Royal1 | |
| 2024-06-02 | 1 | $100,000$ 100,000$100,000 | HCS Major London 2024 | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal2 • SnakeBite • Royal1 | |
| 2023-11-16 | 2 | $6,000$ 6,000$6,000 | BoomTV Halo Infinite Community Gauntlet | FaZe | Royal 2 • Renegade • Snakebite • Frosty | |
| 2023-10-15 | 1 | $400,000$ 400,000$400,000 | Halo World Championship 2023 | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal 2 • Snakebite • Royal 1 | |
| 2023-09-03 | 4 | $17,500$ 17,500$17,500 | HCS Major Fort Worth 2023 | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal2 • SnakeBite • Royal1 | |
| 2023-08-06 | 3 | $15,000$ 15,000$15,000 | HCS Global Invitational Salt Lake City 2023 | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal 2 • Snakebite • Royal 1 | |
| 2023-07-02 | 1 | $100,000$ 100,000$100,000 | HCS Major Arlington 2023 | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal 2 • Snakebite • Royal 1 | |
| 2023-06-04 | 1 | $45,000$ 45,000$45,000 | HCS Global Invitational Dallas 2023 | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal 2 • Snakebite • Royal 1 | |
| 2023-02-26 | 2 | $60,000$ 60,000$60,000 | HCS Kickoff Major Charlotte 2023 | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal2 • SnakeBite • Royal1 | |
| 2023-02-14 | 1 | HCS North America Major Charlotte 2023 Qualifier | FaZe | Frosty • Renegade • Royal2 • SnakeBite • Royal1 | ||
| Total Prize:USD 751,500 | ||||||
Media
- 2015
- 2021
- January 24, Interview with CLG Snakebite with Dicey on Esports Nation
- September 22, Halo Dynasty Maker - #3 Snakebite | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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| 2022-05-02 | HCS Major Kansas City 2022 | SEN  vs  C9 | Link |
Gallery
Images
CLG SnakeBite
CLG SnakeBite
CLG SnakeBite
CLG SnakeBite- TOX SnakeBite, HWC 2018
- SnakeBite
- SEN SnakeBite
- SEN SnakeBite, Kansas City 2022
- SEN SnakeBite, Orlando 2022
- FaZe SnakeBite, HCS Charlotte 2023
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CLG's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 All Stores Come to an End clgaming.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 CLG"s Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SENTINELS SIGN HALO WORLD CHAMPIONS sentinels.gg
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 OpTic Halo Announcement optic.tv
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sentinels's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 SENTINELS SIGN HALO WORLD CHAMPIONS sentinels.gg
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 FaZe Clan's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ HCS' Tweet twitter.com