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Taipei Assassins
Taipei Assassins (TPA) was a Taiwanese professional League of Legends team. It competed in the Garena Premier League (GPL) and later the League of Legends Master Series. It won the Season 2 World Championship in 2012. From 2013 to 2014, the team was known as "Azubu Taipei Assassins" due to its sponsorship by streaming website Azubu. Taipei Assassins was the sister team of Taipei Snipers, another GPL team.
Support player "MiSTakE" met top laner "Stanley" while playing in the League of Legends ranked solo queue ladder. Shortly after connecting, their mutual friend "colalin" introduced them to "NeXAbc" and former Counter Logic Gaming player "Lilballz". Together with mid laner "A8000", they formed their team, For The Win (FTW), with MiSTakE as team captain.
FTW's first event was Garena's G1 esports competition. At the tournament, FTW took first place ahead of 150 other teams to qualify for the 2011 World Cyber Games. At the 2011 World Cyber Games, FTW could not make it through the group stage as they finished third in their group with a 2–2 record. FTW defeated Team Jantelaget and Orange eSports and lost to NaJin e-mFire and Millenium. Mid laner A8000 left the team after the event.
Despite being eliminated early on in the 2011 World Cyber Games, video game developer Garena took notice of the team's strong performance and offered to become the team's official sponsor. On 9 March 2012, Garena acquired FTW's roster and rebranded them as the Taipei Assassins.
Approximately one month after their official sponsorship began with Garena, Taipei Assassins underwent several roster changes. The team first welcomed AD carry "bebeisadog" and mid laner "Toyz". Support player colalin and mid laner NeXAbc then moved to substitute positions. Team captain MiSTakE also transitioned from AD carry to support.
On 15 July 2012, Taipei Assassins took first place at the IGN ProLeague Season 5 Taiwanese Qualifiers. In the group stage, Taipei Assassins finished first, going 3–0 by defeating AllLaneCarry, TimeToTerminate, and HaNa. In the offline playoffs of the qualifiers, Taipei Assassins went undefeated, taking out WhyTrollMe 2–0 in the semifinals and Corsair 2–0 in the grand finals to take first place.
Taipei Assassins competed in the Season Two Regionals in Taipei. In the Round of 32 group stage, Taipei Assassins took first place in their group, going 3–0 by defeating 301英雄聯盟, TeamMarlboroClassicS, and TheCradleOfVictory. Advancing to the Round-of-8 group stage, Taipei Assassins once again went undefeated, going 3–0 and taking first in their group, defeating AllLaneCarry, 皮卡丘打毛線, and TheoryOfEvolution. In the playoffs, Taipei Assassins took out MksZ 2–0 in the semifinals and then played a show match with the visiting CLG EU, which they lost. The Assassins continued their streak and defeated Corsair 2–0 in the grand finals, qualifying for the Season 2 World Championship in Los Angeles.
Taipei Assassins participated in the Season 2 World Championship held from 4 to 13 October 2012 in Los Angeles. Of the five regional champions, four teams, including TPA, were given a free pass out of the group stage based on a random drawing. In the quarterfinals, TPA faced off against the Korean team NaJin Sword. Despite being underdogs after NaJin Sword's strong group stage showing, the Assassins were able to come out with a victory, winning both games dominantly. They advanced to the semifinals against heavy tournament favorites Moscow Five. Alex Ich's Evelynn play caught TPA off guard in the first contest and put Moscow Five one game up in the series, but TPA rallied and took the next two games to win, earning a spot in the grand finals opposite Azubu Frost. The Assassins once again dropped the first game in the set, but Frost folded under TPA's stellar coordination and relentless pressure throughout the next three games. TPA beat the Korean squad three games to one, securing the championship title and taking home the one million dollar grand prize. Riot later released a set of TPA-themed skins for each of the champions they played in Game Four of the Finals.
Taipei Assassins
Taipei Assassins (TPA) was a Taiwanese professional League of Legends team. It competed in the Garena Premier League (GPL) and later the League of Legends Master Series. It won the Season 2 World Championship in 2012. From 2013 to 2014, the team was known as "Azubu Taipei Assassins" due to its sponsorship by streaming website Azubu. Taipei Assassins was the sister team of Taipei Snipers, another GPL team.
Support player "MiSTakE" met top laner "Stanley" while playing in the League of Legends ranked solo queue ladder. Shortly after connecting, their mutual friend "colalin" introduced them to "NeXAbc" and former Counter Logic Gaming player "Lilballz". Together with mid laner "A8000", they formed their team, For The Win (FTW), with MiSTakE as team captain.
FTW's first event was Garena's G1 esports competition. At the tournament, FTW took first place ahead of 150 other teams to qualify for the 2011 World Cyber Games. At the 2011 World Cyber Games, FTW could not make it through the group stage as they finished third in their group with a 2–2 record. FTW defeated Team Jantelaget and Orange eSports and lost to NaJin e-mFire and Millenium. Mid laner A8000 left the team after the event.
Despite being eliminated early on in the 2011 World Cyber Games, video game developer Garena took notice of the team's strong performance and offered to become the team's official sponsor. On 9 March 2012, Garena acquired FTW's roster and rebranded them as the Taipei Assassins.
Approximately one month after their official sponsorship began with Garena, Taipei Assassins underwent several roster changes. The team first welcomed AD carry "bebeisadog" and mid laner "Toyz". Support player colalin and mid laner NeXAbc then moved to substitute positions. Team captain MiSTakE also transitioned from AD carry to support.
On 15 July 2012, Taipei Assassins took first place at the IGN ProLeague Season 5 Taiwanese Qualifiers. In the group stage, Taipei Assassins finished first, going 3–0 by defeating AllLaneCarry, TimeToTerminate, and HaNa. In the offline playoffs of the qualifiers, Taipei Assassins went undefeated, taking out WhyTrollMe 2–0 in the semifinals and Corsair 2–0 in the grand finals to take first place.
Taipei Assassins competed in the Season Two Regionals in Taipei. In the Round of 32 group stage, Taipei Assassins took first place in their group, going 3–0 by defeating 301英雄聯盟, TeamMarlboroClassicS, and TheCradleOfVictory. Advancing to the Round-of-8 group stage, Taipei Assassins once again went undefeated, going 3–0 and taking first in their group, defeating AllLaneCarry, 皮卡丘打毛線, and TheoryOfEvolution. In the playoffs, Taipei Assassins took out MksZ 2–0 in the semifinals and then played a show match with the visiting CLG EU, which they lost. The Assassins continued their streak and defeated Corsair 2–0 in the grand finals, qualifying for the Season 2 World Championship in Los Angeles.
Taipei Assassins participated in the Season 2 World Championship held from 4 to 13 October 2012 in Los Angeles. Of the five regional champions, four teams, including TPA, were given a free pass out of the group stage based on a random drawing. In the quarterfinals, TPA faced off against the Korean team NaJin Sword. Despite being underdogs after NaJin Sword's strong group stage showing, the Assassins were able to come out with a victory, winning both games dominantly. They advanced to the semifinals against heavy tournament favorites Moscow Five. Alex Ich's Evelynn play caught TPA off guard in the first contest and put Moscow Five one game up in the series, but TPA rallied and took the next two games to win, earning a spot in the grand finals opposite Azubu Frost. The Assassins once again dropped the first game in the set, but Frost folded under TPA's stellar coordination and relentless pressure throughout the next three games. TPA beat the Korean squad three games to one, securing the championship title and taking home the one million dollar grand prize. Riot later released a set of TPA-themed skins for each of the champions they played in Game Four of the Finals.