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Karsa
Karsa, is a player League of Legends
Current team
TeamRoyal Never Give Up
RoleJungler
GamesLeague of Legends
LeagueLeague of Legends Master Series→League of Legends Pro League
StatusActive
Personal information
NameHung Hau-Hsuan (洪浩軒)
Born (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 27)
NationalityRepublic of China
Team history
Jun 2014 - Oct 2014Machi 17
Jan 2015 - Mar 2015yoe Flash Wolves
Mar 2015 - Dec 2017Flash Wolves
Dec 2017 - PresentRoyal Never Give Up

Hung Hau-Hsuan (Chinese: 洪浩軒; pinyin: Hong Hao xuan; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng hō hian, (1997-02-14)February 14, 1997), better known by his in-game ID Karsa, is a Taiwanese professional League of Legends player for the team Royal Never Give Up. He is a notable player of the Jungler position, renowned for his strategic play. He has had high achievements both in the LMS and LPL league, as well as internationally.[1][2]

Career

Due to their 1st-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, Karsa 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.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6][7]

Karsa and the Flash Wolves won the 2016 Spring LMS, qualifying for the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational. At MSI Flash Wolves reached the semi-finals of the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational.[8][9]

On December 2, 2017, it was announced that Karsa had left Flash Wolves.[10] Later, on December 20, it was announced that he had joined the Chinese team Royal Never Give Up.[11] In his first season with RNG, Karsa won the 2018 Spring LPL season and qualified for the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational.

Tournament results

Flash Wolves

Royal Never Give Up


References

  1. ^ "Interview with FW's Maple & Karsa IG's mid-jungle synergy is the strongest; we're afraid of meeting EDG". dotesports. 2015-10-10.
  2. ^ "Flash Wolves salute Gangplank". leagueoflegends.
  3. ^ Worlds Feature: Flash Wolves Karsa. 8 October 2015 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Killer Karsa: On the hunt with Yoe Flash Wolves' new jungler". LoL Esports.
  5. ^ "台灣電競小子　殺進百億新產業" (in Chinese). 天下雜誌.
  6. ^ Karsa on the Flash Wolves in 2015: 'We went through a lot this year'. 18 December 2015 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "【哇潮】激似花媽的人是誰？不可不知台灣電競隊「閃電狼」" (in Chinese). 三立新聞網.
  8. ^ Pete Volk (13 May 2016). "Counter Logic Gaming can accomplish a North American milestone in the MSI semifinals against Flash Wolves". The Rift Herald.
  9. ^ "Battle for Respect: North America vs. Taiwan". ESPN.com.
  10. ^ Abbas, Malcolm (2017-12-02). "Karsa leaves Flash Wolves". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  11. ^ Abbas, Malcolm (2017-12-20). "Karsa joins Royal Never Give Up". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 2017-12-27.

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