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Brazilian professional esportsman Marcelo Augusto David is known under the nicknames coldzera, cold, gelado. He is one of the most famous CS GO players, a two-time Major Champion. Marcelo David held the best in the world in HLTV technology from Valve during 2016-2017. He played for top South American and European teams.

He is probably the best sniper in CS GO history. Acts as an AWPer or Rifler. Awarded special graffiti on the de_mirage map.

The main achievements of coldzera are victories at such tournaments:

Date	Tournament	Team	Versus Team	Prize Pool
02.11.2019	BLAST Pro Series: 2019	FaZer Clan	Ninjas In Pyjamas (NiP)	$ 125 000
20.08.2018	ZOTAC Cup Masters 2018	MIBR (Made in Brazil)	Team Kinguin (devils.one)	$ 200 000
10.12.2017	ESL Pro League Season 6 – Final	SK Gaming	FaZer Clan	$ 225 000
29.10.2017	EPICENTER 2017	SK Gaming	Virtus.pro (VP)	$ 250 000
09.07.2017	ESL One: 2017	SK Gaming	Cloud9 (C9)	$ 100 000
25.06.2017	Esports Championship Series Season 3 – Final	SK Gaming	FaZer Clan	$ 250 000
07.05.2017	Intel Extreme Masters XII	SK Gaming	FaZer Clan	$ 100 000
10.07.2016	ESL One: 2016	SK Gaming	Team Liquid	$ 500 000
15.05.2016	ESL Pro League Season 3 – Final	Luminosity Gaming (LG)	G2 Esports (Gamers2)	$ 200 000
03.04.2016	MLG Major Championship: 2016	Luminosity Gaming (LG)	Natus Vincere (NaVi)	$ 500 000

Marcelo David: player’s biography

Marcelo coldzera David was born on October 31, 1994. He appeared in eSports in 2013. Two years later, the first success came – the FACEIT 2015 Stage 3 final.

The following year, the team won the title of Major with a million dollars in prize money. After that, coldzera became the best player in major tournaments 8 times in various teams. He currently plays for FaZe Clan.

coldzera’s cs:go config, all account settings, devices, and inventory

In CS: GO coldzera uses such config and equipment:

• Mouse Zowie S1.
• Monitor Zowie XL2546.
• Keyboard SteelSeries Apex Pro.
• Headphones SteelSeries Arctis 7 2019 Edition.
• Mouse pad SteelSeries Qck FaZe Clan Edition.

coldzera’s launch parameters of CS GO: fine-tuning commands

Commands:

• -tickrate 128 ;
• -freq 144 ;
• -novid.

How do I set these startup parameters? Launch Steam, right-click on its icon, open the “Library” section, select “Properties” and the “Set launch options” tab. If everything is done correctly, you will repeat the parameters of the launch of the CS: GO coldzera. The installation procedure must be carried out while the game is not running.

coldzera’s CS GO crosshair: all setting commands

To adjust the crosshair in the console, enter the following commands:

• cl_crosshaircolor 4;
• cl_crosshairalpha 255;
• cl_crosshaircolor_r 0;
• cl_crosshaircolor_b 165;
• cl_crosshaircolor_g 255;
• cl_crosshairdot 0;
• cl_crosshairsize 3;
• cl_crosshairgap -3;
• cl_crosshairthickness 1;
• cl_crosshairstyle 4;
• cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0;
• cl_crosshairusealpha 1;
• cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1.

coldzera’s CS:GO radar settings:

• cl_radar_icon_scale_min “0.6”;
• cl_radar_always_centered “1”;
• cl_radar_rotate “1”;
• cl_radar_square_with_scoreboard “1”;
• cl_radar_scale “0.7”.

Key binds:

• bind «MOUSE4» «cl_righthand 1»;
• bind «MWHEELUP» «invprev»;
• bind «MOUSE5» «cl_righthand 0»;
• bind «MWHEELDOWN» «+jump».

Graphics: coldzera’s CS GO settings

Marcelo’s video settings are as follows:

• Aspect ratio: 4:3.
• Resolution: 1280 х 960.
• Scaling mode: stretched.
• Frequency: 240 Гц.

coldzera’s mouse settings CS GO:

• Sens: 1.55.
• Frequency: 500 Гц.
• DPI: 400.
• eDPI: 620.
• Direct conectionе: disabled.
• Zoom sens: 1.00.
• Acceleration: выкл.
• Windows sens: 6.

Viewmodel Settings by Marcelo gelado:

• viewmodel_offset_x 1;
• viewmodel_fov 60;
• viewmodel_offset_y 1;
• viewmodel_presetpos 1;
• viewmodel_offset_z -1;
• cl_viewmodel_shift_left_amt 1.5;
• viewmodel_recoil 0;
• cl_viewmodel_shift_right_amt 0.75;
• cl_righthand 1.

In-game hands settings:

• cl_bobamt_lat 0.4;
• cl_bob_lower_amt 21;
• cl_bobcycle 0.98;
• cl_bobamt_vert 0.25.

Download the ready-made coldezera’s cfg. file on the Web. It is freely available.

coldzera’s CS:GO tactics in matches

At the beginning of his career, Marcelo David was known primarily as a Rifler. Later, he trained almost perfect sniper rifle skills and began to be considered an AWPer. He is also the in-game team leader and clutch master. He is best known for his AWP Jump Kills on de_mirage.

How many hours does Marcelo have in CS: GO

During his 8-year career, coldzera has played in 120 official tournaments. In addition to matches, he trains for several hours every day. There is no official information on the amount of time given to gelado by the CS: GO. But it will probably be at least 15 thousand hours.

Marcelo David’s trainings in CS: GO

To improve his skill, coldzera trains daily. He pays special attention to shooting skills. Marcelo tries to aim for the head and kill as quickly as possible to practice tapping and bursting. He also uses spray shooting but at the same time aims at the neck of the enemy. All types of shooting are practiced at medium or long distances and in constant motion.

What transfers did gelado have in CS:GO teams?

Marcelo David played in the following teams:

• Luminosity Gaming (29.07.2015 – 02.07.2016).
• SK Gaming (02.07.2016 – 22.06.2018).
• MIBR (23.06.2018 – 12.07.2019).
• FaZe Clan (с 25.09.2019).

How much does Marcelo coldzera in FaZe Clan earn and how much Marcelo earned in his career?

The salary of a professional player is made up of many components. Only the prize pool money can be reliably estimated. These amounts are grouped by year:

• 2014 — $ 12.81;
• 2015 — $ 25 610.94.
• 2016 — $ 366 194.79;
• 2017 — $ 311 554.88;
• 2018 — $ 174 200.00;
• 2019 — $ 93 008.04;
• 2020 — $ 51 320.00;
• 2021 — $ 6 500.00.

Total prize money earned: $ 1,028,401.46 (in 120 tournaments).

Coldzera’s personal life

To commemorate his 2016 Jumping Kills on Major, Marcelo got a tattoo on his arm that is similar to the graffiti on de_mirage. Currently, he lives in Serbia.

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