Tapping Buttons

Tapping Buttons
Tapping Buttons
Background Information
Name	Josbe Valadez
Country of Birth	; Mexico
Residency	NANorth America
Prev Residencies	LALatin America
Competitive
Role	Player
Input	Controller
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Josbe "Tapping Buttons" Valadez is a Halo esports player, previously a player for Native Gaming. He is one of few Latin American players to successfully break into the North American region, having played for teams like Evil Geniuses and Shock the World in his career.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
LA	⁠⁠Shock The World	Aug 20162016-08-11	Oct 20162016-10-16	2mo 5d ejel
LA	⁠⁠Shock The World	≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-??	Mar 20172017-03-17^[1]	≈4mo 29d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Pnda Gaming	Nov 20162016-11-24	Dec 20162016-12-05	11d ejel
LA	⁠⁠SoaR Gaming	Mar 20172017-03-20	Mar 20172017-03-27	7d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Evil Geniuses	May 20172017-05-21	Nov 20172017-11-03	5mo 13d ejel
LA	⁠⁠Shock The World	≈Jan 2018≈2018-01-??	≈Feb 2018≈2018-02-??	≈1mo 4d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Oceanic	Mar 20182018-03-07	≈Apr 2018≈2018-04-??	≈25d ejel
LA	⁠⁠PIT Knights	Dec 20202020-12-04^[3]	Aug 20222022-08-29^[2]	1yr 8mo ejel
LA	⁠⁠Spacestation	Aug 20222022-08-29^[5]	Nov 20222022-11-11^[4]	2mo 13d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Native White	Jan 20232023-01-22^[7]	Nov 20232023-11-28^[6]	10mo 6d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Native Gaming	Jun 20242024-06-12^[9]	Oct 20242024-10-15^[8]	4mo 3d ejel

	Team	Start	End
LA	⁠⁠Shock The World	Aug 20162016-08-11	Oct 20162016-10-16	2mo 5d ejel
LA	⁠⁠Shock The World	≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-??	Mar 20172017-03-17^[1]	≈4mo 29d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Pnda Gaming	Nov 20162016-11-24	Dec 20162016-12-05	11d ejel
LA	⁠⁠SoaR Gaming	Mar 20172017-03-20	Mar 20172017-03-27	7d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Evil Geniuses	May 20172017-05-21	Nov 20172017-11-03	5mo 13d ejel
LA	⁠⁠Shock The World	≈Jan 2018≈2018-01-??	≈Feb 2018≈2018-02-??	≈1mo 4d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Oceanic	Mar 20182018-03-07	≈Apr 2018≈2018-04-??	≈25d ejel
LA	⁠⁠PIT Knights	Dec 20202020-12-04^[3]	Aug 20222022-08-29^[2]	1yr 8mo ejel
LA	⁠⁠Spacestation	Aug 20222022-08-29^[5]	Nov 20222022-11-11^[4]	2mo 13d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Native White	Jan 20232023-01-22^[7]	Nov 20232023-11-28^[6]	10mo 6d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Native Gaming	Jun 20242024-06-12^[9]	Oct 20242024-10-15^[8]	4mo 3d ejel

News

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LA	⁠⁠sTw	August 11, Tapping Buttons joins. Gambino leaves. e
LA	⁠⁠sTw	October 16, Dualitat joins. Tapping Buttons leaves. e
LA	⁠⁠sTw	October (approx.), Tapping Buttons joins. Dualitat leaves. e
NA	⁠⁠Pnda	November 24, Brainstorm and Tapping Buttons join. Goofy and RyaNoob leave. e
NA	⁠⁠Pnda	December 5, v t3ct9 joins. Tapping Buttons leaves. e

LA	⁠⁠sTw	March 17, MuNoZ joins. Tapping Buttons leaves.^[1] e
LA	⁠⁠SoaR	March 20, Team signs roster of ⁠⁠Shock The World. Atzo, Bullet, Drift, Tapping Buttons, and Lestat (Coach) join. e
LA	⁠⁠SoaR	March 27, Atzo, Bullet, Drift, Tapping Buttons, and Lestat (Coach) leave. e
NA	⁠⁠EG	May 21, Tapping Buttons and OGRE2 (Coach) join. e
NA	⁠⁠EG	November 3, Falcated, Lunchbox, Tapping Buttons, and OGRE2 (Coach) leave. e

LA	⁠⁠sTw	January (approx.), Tapping Buttons joins. e
LA	⁠⁠sTw	February (approx.), Nugget joins. Tapping Buttons leaves. e
NA	⁠⁠OCE	March 7, Danoxide, Falcated, Shooter, Tapping Buttons, and Haze (Coach) join. e
NA	⁠⁠OCE	April (approx.), Danoxide, Falcated, Shooter, Tapping Buttons, and Haze (Coach) leave. e

LA

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⁠PK

December 4, Atzo, Drift, Pelu, Tapping Buttons, and RcLoad (Coach) join.^[3]

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LA	⁠⁠PK	August 29, Roster is acquired by Spacestation Gaming. Atzo, Drift, Pelu, Tapping Buttons, and ReLoad (Coach) leave.^[2] e
LA	⁠⁠SSG	August 29, Acquires Pittsburgh Knights roster. Atzo, Drift, Pelu, Tapping Buttons, and Nugget (Coach) join.^[5] e
LA	⁠⁠SSG	November 11, Drift, Pelu, Tapping Buttons, and Nugget (Coach) leave.^[4] e

NA	⁠⁠N8V.W	January 22, Barcode, Gilkey, Mikwen, and Tapping Buttons join.^[7] e
NA	⁠⁠N8V.W	November 28, Kuhlect, Mikwen, Suspector, Tapping Buttons, and Hoaxer (Coach) leave.^[6] e

NA	⁠⁠N8V	June 12, Tapping Buttons joins.^[9] e
NA	⁠⁠N8V	October 15, Gilkey and Tapping Buttons leave.^[8] e

Biography

Halo 5: Guardians

Tapping Buttons broke onto the Halo scene in September 2017 when he joined team Shock The World alongside Atzo, Bullet and Drift. After three weeks of moderate success in the HCS Open Circuit, Tapping Buttons left Shock the World to join Severance alongside RyaNoob, Goofy and Gabriel. When the team failed to qualify for the week's Legendary Cup, Tapping returned to Shock the World, with whom he finished the season.

Following the Open Circuit season, Tapping Buttons spent a brief time period teaming with OGRE2 before returning to Shock the World. Shock the World looked towards qualifying for Halo World Championship 2017 through the Latin America region. At Gfinity Mexico City 2017, they were successful in their task, going undefeated through the Championship Bracket and earning a spot at the prestigious World Championship event. Unfortunately, visa issues left Tapping unable to make the trip, and he was forced to sit on the sidelines and watch his team compete in America with MuNoZ in his place.

On May 21, Tapping Buttons made his return to USA Halo, joining Evil Geniuses alongside Roy, Lunchbox and Falcated, with former teammate OGRE2 serving as coach. EG struggled for most of the Summer 2017 season, posting a 3-4 record and finishing in fifth place, high enough to bypass the Relegation phase. At the DreamHack Atlanta Finals, EG were upset early by Oxygen Supremacy in a 3-2 loss. After wins over Str8 Rippin, Team Infused and Luminosity Gaming, EG took a hard 3-0 loss from Team EnVyUs and finished in the top six.

Rather than making a roster change, EG went into the Fall 2017 season with an identical roster. They struggled harder than they had in the Summer, finishing in sixth with a record of 2-5. At the DreamHack Denver Finals, EG were defeated in the second round by Team Liquid. In the Elimination Bracket, EG defeated Team CryptiK in a close five-game series before falling to Luminosity Gaming 3-0 and finishing in the top eight.

EG disbanded during the offseason, leaving Tapping Buttons and Falcated to team up with Shooter and Artic for Halo World Championship 2018 season. This fell apart and Tapping spent the first half of the season in Mexico, playing for Shock the World alongside Atzo, Bullet, and Drift before leaving in week four. After missing MLG Orlando, Tapping returned to North America, joining Oceanic Squad alongside Falcated, Shooter, and Danoxide.

Trivia

Achievements

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Tapping Buttons Tournament Results
	Date	Pl	Prize	Event		Roster
	2025-10-26	13 - 16	$5,000	Halo World Championship 2025	⁠⁠SWAT	Pelu • Johan • Tapping Buttons • Noble • Nemxsiz
	2025-01-05	5 - 6		HCS Off-Season Open 2	⁠⁠sTw	Tapping Buttons • Drift • Noblc • AcidXM
	2024-10-06	13 - 15	$5,000$ 5,000$5,000	Halo World Championship 2024	⁠⁠N8V	aPG • Barcode • Tapping Buttons • Gilkey • Hoaxer
	2024-09-08	5 - 6	$8,000$ 8,000$8,000	HCS Major Salt Lake City 2024	⁠⁠N8V	aPG • Barcode • Gilkey • Tapping Buttons • Hoaxer
	2024-03-17	9 - 12	$2,500$ 2,500$2,500	HCS Major Arlington 2024	⁠⁠LORE	Tapping Buttons • Drift • Noble • Acid • Nugget • Luderk
	2023-09-03	9 - 12	$2,500$ 2,500$2,500	HCS Major Fort Worth 2023	⁠⁠N8V.W	Mikwen • Tapping Buttons • Kuhlect • Suspector • Hoaxer
	2023-06-04	7 - 8	$2,500$ 2,500$2,500	HCS Global Invitational Dallas 2023	⁠⁠N8V.W	Barcode • Gilkey • Mikwen • Tapping Buttons • Trey
	2023-02-26	4	$17,500$ 17,500$17,500	HCS Kickoff Major Charlotte 2023	⁠⁠N8V.W	Barcode • Gilkey • Mikwen • Tapping Buttons • Trey
	2023-02-24	Q		HCS Kickoff Major Charlotte 2023 Open Bracket	⁠⁠N8V.W	Barcode • Gilkey • Mikwen • Tapping Buttons
	2023-02-14	9 - 12		HCS North America Major Charlotte 2023 Qualifier	⁠⁠N8V.W	Barcode • Gilkey • Mikwen • Tapping Buttons
Total Prize:USD 38,000