Maple (gamer)

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Maple
Current team
Teamnone
RoleMid Laner
GamesLeague of Legends
StatusActive
Personal information
Name黃熠棠
(Huang Yi-Tang)
Born (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 26)
NationalityTaiwanese
Team history
2013Gamania Bears
2013–2018Flash Wolves
2018–2019[1]Suning
2019–presentLNG Esports
Medal record
eSports
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Indonesia League of Legends

Huang Yi-Tang (Chinese: 黃熠棠; pinyin: Huáng Yìtáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: n̂g ia̍h tông; (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997), better known by his in-game name Maple, is a Taiwanese professional League of Legends player who is the mid laner for LNG Esports of China's LPL.[2] 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.[3][4] He has long been considered by many analysts and other professional players as one of the most mechanically skillful players from Taiwan.[5][6][7]

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 eventually knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals after losing to Team SoloMid.[8]

With a second and third place LMS finish under their belt, the Flash Wolves had obtained a tie for the most LMS Championship Points behind AHQ, and were invited to the 2015 Taiwan Regional Finals. There, FW avenged their playoff loss by defeating Hong Kong Esports 3-2 and acquiring a spot in the 2015 Season World Championship.[9]

At the World Championship, the FW were expected by many analysts to have one of the weakest showings of any team in attendance. However, after a 4-2 group stage with wins over favorites KOO Tigers and Counter Logic Gaming, the Flash Wolves emerged first from groups, becoming the first team in two years to finish ahead of a Korean team in groups at Worlds. In the tournament quarterfinals, FW lost 1-3 to Origen, earning a top eight finish.[10]

Maple is currently one of the top players of the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational, in which Flash Wolves eventually finished third/fourth after losing to Counter Logic Gaming in the semi-finals.[11]

Tournament results

Flash Wolves

References

  1. ^ Kolev, Radoslav (November 18, 2019). "What's going on with the LPL roster shuffle? Who's going where?". VPEsports. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Newell, Adam (December 15, 2019). "LNG signs Maple and Xx ahead of 2020 LPL season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Abbas, Malcolm (November 11, 2018). "Flash Wolves' Moojin, Maple, and SwordArt revealed to be negotiating with other teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Lee, Julia (November 12, 2018). "SwordArt, Maple and MooJin leave Flash Wolves, MMD retires". The Rift Herald. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Interview with FW's Maple & Karsa IG's mid-jungle synergy is the strongest; we're afraid of meeting EDG". dotesports. October 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "台灣電競小子　殺進百億新產業". 天下雜誌.
  7. ^ "Report: Maple and SwordArt to stay with Flash Wolves". thescoreesports.
  8. ^ "Flash Wolves // Maple: I really want to play against LGD's mid laner". dotesports. October 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "Maple on Flash Wolves in groups: 'We hope to get the number 2 spot'". Yahoo Esports. May 6, 2016.
  10. ^ "Flash Wolves defeat KOO to win Group A". LoL Esports. October 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Battle for Respect: North America vs. Taiwan". ESPN.com. May 13, 2016.

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