Toyz (League of Legends player)
Kurtis Lau Wai-kin (Chinese: 劉偉健; born June 9, 1992), commonly known by his in-game name Toyz, is a professional League of Legends video game player who currently plays the Mid lane role for Hong Kong Esports. He is most famous for his victory in the Season 2 World Championship as a member of the Taipei Assassins.
Career
After starting his competitive career by playing for the amateur team CrossGaming in 2011,[1] Toyz was recruited by the Taipei Assassins in April 2012, with whom he went on to win the Season 2 World Championship.[2] Even though he was successful in his play with the Taipei Assassins, in June 2013 he had to retire from playing professionally because of carpal tunnel syndrome.[1] In 2014, he coached the European team Fnatic during their participation in the 2014 League of Legends World Championship,[3] which ended in the group stages.[4] However, afterwards he made a return as a player and formed the Hong Kong Esports team together with former Taipei Assassins teammate Wang "Stanley" June Tsan to play in the 2015 season.[5]
Tournament achievements
2012 |
Date |
Event |
Placing |
Final game |
2012-04-30 |
NVIDIA Game Festival 2012 |
2nd |
Taipei Assassins |
1–2 |
World Elite |
2012-05-29 |
Go4LoL Pro Asia Season 1 |
1st |
Taipei Assassins |
2–0 |
World Elite |
2012-06-17 |
StarsWar 7 |
1st |
Taipei Assassins |
2–1 |
World Elite |
2012-07-15 |
IGN Pro League Season 5 Taiwanese Qualifiers |
1st |
Taipei Assassins |
2–0 |
Corsair |
2012-09-01 |
Season Two Taiwanese Regional Finals |
1st |
Taipei Assassins |
2–0 |
Corsair |
2012-10-13 |
Season 2 World Championship |
1st |
Taipei Assassins |
3–1 |
Azubu Frost |
2012-11-17 |
2012 Garena Premier League Season 1 |
1st |
Taipei Assassins |
3-1 |
Singapore Sentinels |
2012-12-02 |
IGN Pro League Season 5 |
3rd |
Taipei Assassins |
0–2 |
Fnatic |
2013 |
Date |
Event |
Placing |
Final game |
2013-04-21 |
2013 Garena Premier League Spring |
1st |
Taipei Assassins |
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no playoffs |
2013-05-19 |
NVIDIA Game Festival 2013 |
3rd |
Taipei Assassins |
2–1 |
OMG |
2013-05-26 |
All-Star Shanghai 2013 – Mid Lane Skill Competition |
1st |
Toyz |
1–0 |
Misaya |
2013-08-29 |
2013 Garena Premier League Championship |
2nd |
Taipei Assassins |
0–3 |
ahq e-Sports Club |
See also
References
- 1 2 Wong, Tsui-kai (November 17, 2014). "Toyz' story: Kurtis Lau wants to take HK Esports to the world championship of League of Legends". Young Post. South China Morning Post Publishers. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ Parkin, Simon (July 6, 2014). "A league of their own". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ Kulasingham, Nilu (September 8, 2014). "Fnatic picks up Toyz as a coach for the Season 4 World Championship". onGamers. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ "League of Legends World Championships week two round-up". PC Gamer. Future plc. September 28, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ Chen, James (November 26, 2014). "Hong Kong Esports Reintroduces Toyz and Stanley to Competetive Play". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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