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Talon Esports
Talon Esports (stylized simply as TALON) is a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong with teams competing across the Asia Pacific. Its ''League of Legends'' team was previously partnered with PSG Esports and known as PSG Talon. PSG Talon competed in the Pacific Championship Series from 2020 to 2024 and is currently a partner team in the ''League of Legends'' Championship Pacific (LCP). PSG Talon also has a division in '' Rainbow Six: Siege'', based in South Korea. ''League of Legends'' History Riot Games announced on 19 December 2019 that Talon Esports would be one of ten teams participating in the newly created Pacific Championship Series. Talon Esports' inaugural roster consisted of top laner Su "Hanabi" Chia-hsiang, jungler Kim "River" Dong-woo, mid laner Kim "Candy" Seung-ju, bot laner Wong "Unified" Chun-kit, and support Ling "Kaiwing" Kai-wing. Talon Esports finished third in the 2020 PCS Spring regular season, qualifying for the first round of playo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machi Esports
Machi Esports was a professional esports organization founded by Taiwanese hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ... group Machi. Machi previously had a ''League of Legends'' team competing in the ''League of Legends'' Master Series (LMS) and later the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), as well as an academy team competing in the Elite Challenger Series (ECS) named MachiX. History Machi sold its spot in the LMS to Alpha Esports in late 2018. It was announced on 18 February 2020 that Machi would be one of the ten franchise partners of the PCS, the successor to the LMS, after G-Rex forfeited its spot and disbanded. References External links * 2014 establishments in Taiwan Esports teams based in Taiwan Esports teams established in 2014 Former L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 League Of Legends World Championship
The 2021 ''League of Legends'' World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''League of Legends''. It was the eleventh iteration of the ''League of Legends'' World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. The tournament was held from 5 October to 6 November in Reykjavík, Iceland. Twenty two teams from 11 regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia with ten of those teams having to reach the main event via a play-in stage. "Burn It All Down" was the tournament's theme song, put together by PVRIS, while Denzel Curry, CIFIKA, Besomorph, and Wang Yibo from Uniq, produced their own respective remix versions of "Burn It All Down". Edward Gaming of China's LPL defeated the defending world champions, DWG KIA of Korea's LCK, to win their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Never Give Up
Royal Never Give Up (RNG) is a Chinese esports organization. It began as a professional ''League of Legends'' team named Royal Club competing in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the game's top level of competition in China. To reflect its titular sponsor, the team was known as Star Horn Royal Club from 2014 until 2015, when the team took on its current name. At the same time, the Royal Club name was relegated to the organization's then newly formed academy team. RNG's ''League of Legends'' team has won three international titles (2018, 2021, and 2022 Mid-Season Invitationals) and three domestic titles (2016 LPL spring, 2018 LPL spring and summer). The organization previously had a ''Dota 2'' team which competed in The International 2019 and a tier-one ''Overwatch'' team named the Chengdu Hunters. ''League of Legends'' 2013 Royal Club started off the year with their participation in the G-League 2012 Season 2, finished at 3–4th place after losing against Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PaiN Gaming
paiN Gaming is a Brazilian esports organization founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional ''Dota 2'' player. It has a ''League of Legends'' team competing in the ''League of Legends'' Championship of The Americas (LTA), the top professional league for the game in the Americas, as a franchised team in the South Conference. The team was a long-time member of the Campeonato Brasileiro de ''League of Legends'' (CBLOL), Brazil's top league for the game, up until its closing in 2024. paiN Gaming is one of the oldest esports organisations in Brazil and has a higher following on social media than many traditional sports clubs. It was also the first esports organization in Latin America to have a gaming house and the first in the world to have a fan membership program, the size of which rivals that of Series A association football teams. History paiN Gaming was founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional ''Dota 2'' player. Its i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAD Lions
MAD Lions was a Spanish esports organisation owned by OverActive Media. Its main ''League of Legends'' team, which was rebranded from Splyce, competed in Europe's top-level league for the game, the LEC. Its secondary ''League of Legends'' team competed in Spain's SuperLiga, the top three teams of which qualify for the prestigious European Masters tournament. MAD Lions won their first LEC title on 11 April 2021, after reverse sweeping Rogue in the spring finals. On December 6, 2024, the MAD Lions brand completed the definitive merger under the Movistar KOI brand. ''League of Legends'' History Before joining the LEC MAD Lions was founded on 31 August 2017 to compete in the Spanish professional ''League of Legends'' scene. The team began competing in Spain's SuperLiga Orange (formerly División de Honor) and grew in popularity as they consistently topped the region, qualifying for the prestigious European Masters tournament thrice and winning the tournament in their second ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pneumothorax
A pneumothorax is collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and dyspnea, shortness of breath. In a minority of cases, a one-way valve is formed by an area of damaged Tissue (biology), tissue, and the amount of air in the space between chest wall and lungs increases; this is called a tension pneumothorax. This can cause a steadily worsening Hypoxia (medical), oxygen shortage and hypotension, low blood pressure. This leads to a type of shock called obstructive shock, which can be fatal unless reversed. Very rarely, both lungs may be affected by a pneumothorax. It is often called a "collapsed lung", although that term may also refer to atelectasis. A primary spontaneous pneumothorax is one that occurs without an apparent cause and in the absence of significant lung disease. A secondary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in the presence of existing lung disease. Smoking increases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational was the sixth Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games-organised tournament for ''League of Legends'', a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was the culmination of the 2021 Spring Split and the first international competition of Season 11. Each of the 12 premier ''League of Legends'' leagues had a team representing them. This was the first edition in which all competitive regions began in the same stage of the tournament, unlike previous years where the winners of the minor leagues had to win play-in matches to face teams from the larger regions. "Starts Right Here" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Foreign Air, and Kenny Mason. The tournament was hosted in Iceland from 6 to 23 May 2021. All of the matches were held in the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Never Give Up from China defeated the Worlds Champion DWG KIA from South Korea 3–2 in the final, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Gaming
Beyond Gaming was a Taiwanese professional ''League of Legends'' team competing in the Pacific Championship Series. It was founded in 2021 by former professional ''League of Legends'' player Xue "Dinter" Hong-wei, after he purchased the PCS spot of ahq eSports Club. Xue announced the team's disbandment in 2024, citing the deterioration of his mental health due to the team's inability to find sponsors amid rising operational costs. Beyond Gaming qualified for the prestigious World Championship twice, in 2021 and 2022. The team's highest placement was 17th to 18th out of 22 teams. History Founding Xue "Dinter" Hong-wei, formerly the jungler for Taipei Assassins and Hong Kong Esports, founded Beyond Gaming on 27 January 2021 after he purchased the PCS spot of ahq eSports Club. Beyond Gaming's inaugural roster did not include any players from ahq's final starting roster. However, Beyond Gaming signed ahq's substitute bot laner, Chiu "Doggo" Tzu-chuan, on 4 February 2021. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maple (gamer)
Huang Yi-tang (), better known as Maple, is a Taiwanese retired professional ''League of Legends'' player. He last played for PSG Talon, of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS). Huang found success domestically and internationally during his time as a member of the Flash Wolves, winning several LMS titles and topping many international events. He has long been considered by many analysts and other professional players as one of the most mechanically skillful players from Taiwan. Huang also played for LPL teams Suning and LNG Esports. Career Due to their first-place finish at IEM Taipei, yoe Flash Wolves were invited to compete at the IEM Season IX - World Championship. After a Round 1 loss against SK Gaming, Maple and the team went on to beat Cloud9 in Round 1 of the losers bracket. Round 2 of the losers bracket saw the team's 2nd meeting of the tournament with SK Gaming. A win against the European team secured the yoe Flash Wolves a place in the bracket stage. They were e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue (esports)
Rogue is a professional esports organization with teams competing across several different titles in Europe and the United States. It has two ''League of Legends'' teams based in Europe: a main team that participates in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), and an academy team that participates in the Ultraliga. Team Rogue was founded by Franklin Villarreal, Derek Nelson and Carson Knuth in 2016, and acquired by now parent and management company ReKTGlobal and its partners in 2018. ReKTGlobal also owns the Call of Duty League team, the Carolina Royal Ravens. The organization is co-owned by prominent DJ Steve Aoki and YouTuber Vikram "Vikkstar123" Barn. Other Investors include Imagine Dragons, Rudy Gobert, Nicky Romero, Nick Gross and Landon Collins. On October 6, 2022, Rogue announced a merger with KOI, an esports organisation owned by Ibai Llanos and Gerard Piqué. This will result in the existing Rogue teams rebranding to KOI. Following Infinite Reality's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JD Gaming
JD Gaming (JDG) is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Beijing. It has two ''League of Legends'' teams: a main roster, officially Beijing JDG Intel Esports Club, that competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China, and an academy roster named Joy Dream that competes in the ''League of Legends'' Developmental League (LDL), China's secondary league. Both teams were formed on 20 May 2017 after e-commerce company JD.com acquired the LPL spot of the QG Reapers and the LSPL (now LDL) spot of Now or Never. JD Gaming is also a Valorant's franchising partner and competing in VCT China. It had an all-female ''League of Legends'' team and an ''Overwatch'' team, both of which saw only minor success and were disbanded. League of Legends History Roster Evolution and Early Competitive Endeavors(2017) Most of the QG Reapers' players and staff joined JD Gaming after their organization's acquisition by JD.com on 20 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
