Status Active Current team Flash Wolves Games League of Legends Game League of Legends | Nationality Taiwan Role Mid laner Jun 2013 - Oct 2013 Gamania Bears | |
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Born October 10, 1997 (age 19) ( 1997-10-10 ) | ||
Huang Yi-Tang (born October 10, 1997), (Chinese: 黃熠棠; pinyin: huáng yì táng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: n̂g ia̍h tông) better known by his in-game ID Maple, is a Taiwanese League of Legends profession player who currently plays "Mid lane" for the Flash Wolves. He is renowned for his Gangplank (A character of League of Legends) play. He has had high achievements both in the LMS league as well as internationally. Huang, in his prime, has been considered by many analysts and other players in the League of Legends scene as one of the most mechanically skillful players.
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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, 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.
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.
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.
Maple is currently one of the top players of the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational, in which Flash Wolves eventually got 3-4th place after losing to Counter Logic Gaming in the semi-finals.