Taipei Assassins League of Legends team
The team currently
competes under the name Azubu Taipei Assassins in representation of their
sponsor, Azubu.
Formation of Team
While playing in the
League of Legends ranked solo queue ladder, AD Carry MiSTakE met and befriended
Stanley, a Top lane player. Shortly after connecting, their mutual friend
colalin introduced to them to NeXAbc and former Counter Logic Gaming player
Lilballz. Also around this time, Support player A8000 was introduced to the
players. Together they formed Team For the Win, with MiSTakE as team captain.
Team For the Win's
first event together was Garena's G1 eSports competition. At the tournament,
Team FTW took first place ahead of 150 other teams to qualify for the 2011
World Cyber Games.
Unfortunately, at the
2011 World Cyber Games, Team For the Win was unable to make it through the
group stage. They fell just short of the top two advancement requirement with a
third place finish in their group. They posted a 2-2 record after defeating
Team Jantelaget and Orange eSports and losing to NaJin e-mFire and Millenium.
Acquisition of Team
Despite early
elimination at the 2011 World Cyber Games, online game distribution company
Garena took notice of Team FTW's strong performance and offered to become the
official sponsor of the team. On March 9th of 2012, Garena acquired the roster
of Team For the Win and renamed them "Taipei Assassins".
Approximately one
month after official sponsorship by Garena, the Taipei Assassins underwent
several roster changes. The Taiwanese team welcomed two new players into their
lineup, AD Carry bebeisadog and AP Carry Toyz. After the addition of these two
new players, Support player colalin and former starting AP Carry NeXAbc became
substitutes. Also, the team captain, MiSTakE, would transition from being the
team's AD Carry to taking on the role of Support. Previous Support player A8000
left the team.
Season 2
On July 15th, 2012, Taipei Assassins took
first place at the IGN ProLeague Season 5 Taiwanese Qualifiers. In the group
stage, Taipei Assassins took first going 3-0, 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 would once again go
undefeated going 3-0 and took 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 October 4th to
October 13th of 2012 in Los Angeles. Of the five regional champions (Team
SoloMid, Moscow Five, Team WE, Taipei Assassins, and Azubu Frost), 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 Korean team NaJin Sword.
Despite being the underdogs due to Sword's strong group stage showing, the
Assassins were able to come out with a victory, winning both games in dominant
fashion. 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 M5 one game up in the series, but TPA rallied and took the next two
games to beat the Russian powerhouse to earn 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 for
the next three games. TPA beat the Korean squad three games to one, capturing
the championship title and taking home the one million dollar grand prize. [1]
As Season 2 World Champions they also got a pack of 5 skins related to their
favourite picks realeased later during Season 3.
Shortly after the
conclusion of Season 2, TPA announced the addition of two more players onto
their roster. Zonda was brought in as a substitute for top lane while GoDJJ
joined as a second AD player; the changes suggested the formation of a second
squad under the organization in the near future. [2]
Pre-season 3
Taipei Assassins
attended the 2012 GPL Season 1 playoffs on November 17th in Singapore. They
were seeded directly into the finals of the three team tournament, being the
number one seed holding a 38-2 record throughout the regular season. The
Singapore Sentinels managed to defeat Saigon Jokers in the semi-finals, setting
the stage for a showdown betweem the two strongest teams in the GPL. TPA
managed to take the first two games without much trouble, with Stanley
constantly split pushing and outmaneuvering the opposition. SGS pulled out an
interesting shield strategy in Game 3, with Chawy on Karma in mid lane. The
strategy caught TPA off guard, and SGS managed to end the game in a rout of the
Taiwanese squad. The Sentinels attempted a similar strategy in Game 4, again
acquiring a large advantage early game. However, Toyz turned the tide of the
game with a spot-on Orianna ult during a close Dragon fight, which decimated
SGS and their chances at the title. In the end, Taipei Assassins secured 1st
place at the event, going 3-1 and taking home the championship ring.
On November 29th and
December 2nd, the Assassins competed in IPL 5 in Las Vegas. During the group stages,
TPA defeated the Thailand hopefuls Blackbean, giving Bebe one of the three
penta kills in the tournament. Later TPA went against Moscow 5 in a rematch of
the Season 2 World Championship semi-finals. Stanley on Rengar ran rampant on
the Russian squad, advancing the Assassins 2-0 into the playoffs. TPA faced a
massive upset in Round 2 against FnaticRC, falling 0-2 into the losers bracket.
There the Taiwanese team would sweep two series against the Singapore Sentinels
and Curse Gaming. Coming into Round 4, the Assassins faced CLG EU. The
Europeans won a fast pace opener and held a clear advantage throughout most of
the second game. However, after Bebe finished his core build on Caitlyn, TPA
managed to take a team fight and the game. In game 3 the Assassins again
prevailed in a long drawn out game, eliminating CLG EU from the IPL 5. TPA then
defeated M5 2-0, making it their fifth consecutive win against the Russian
team. In the semi-finals TPA was once again outmaneuvered and overrun by
FnaticRC, falling 0-2. Taipei Assassins took 3rd place at the event with $7,500
in winnings.
Team Achievements In
Premier Tournaments
Date Place Event Result Winnings
2013-05-19 3rd NVIDIA
Game Festival 2013 2 : 1 OMG ￥
30,000
2013-04-21 1st
2013 GPL Spring 27 : 1 Regular Season $ 50,000
2013-04-03 5
- 6th GIGABYTE StarsWar League Season 2 0 : 2 Positive Energy
2012-12-02 3rd
IGN ProLeague Season 5 0 : 2 Fnatic $ 7,500
2012-11-17 1st
2012 GPL Season 1 3 :
1 Singapore Sentinels $ 10,000
2012-10-10 1st
Season 2 World Championship 3 : 1 Azubu Frost $ 1,000,000
2012-09-01 1st
Season Two Taiwanese Regional Finals
2 : 0 Corsair NTD 100,000
2011-12-11 9
- 12th 2011 World Cyber Games
Grand Finals 2 : 2 Group
Stage (W/L)
In Major Tournaments
Date Place Event Result Winnings
2012-06-17 1st
StarsWar 7 2 : 1 Team
WE ¥ 20,000
2012-05-05 1st
2012 GPL Opening Event 1 : 0 Singapore Sentinels $ 3,000
2012-04-30 2nd
NVIDIA Game Festival 2012 1 :
2 Team WE $ 3,000
In Minor Tournaments
Date Place Event Result Winnings
2012-07-15 1st
IGN ProLeague Season 5 Taiwanese
Qualifiers 2 : 0 Corsair NTD 30,000
2012-05-29 1st
Go4LoL Pro Asia Season 1 2 :
0 Team WE ¥ 3,000
Video of World championship final
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