MAD Team

MAD Team is a Taiwanese esports organization founded on 28 November 2017 by Hong Kong actor Shawn Yue.[1][2][3] The organization formerly had a League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends Master Series (LMS), the top level of professional League of Legends in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.[4]

MAD Team
DivisionsArena of Valor
Founded28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)
LeagueGarena Challenger Series (GCS)
League of Legends Master Series (LMS)
LocationTaiwan
OwnerShawn Yue
Websitewww.madteam.com.tw

Arena of Valor

History

On 29 November 2017, it was announced that the roster and Garena Challenger Series (GCS) spot of ahq White had been acquired by MAD Team.[1] MAD Team placed sixth in the 2018 GCS Spring Series and fifth in the 2018 GCS Summer Series. After winning the 2019 GCS Spring Series, MAD Team qualified for the 2019 Arena of Valor World Cup as Taiwan's representative.

Roster
Nat. ID Name Role Date of birth Joined
Taiwan Neil Chang Chun-sheng (張竣盛) Jungle 11 November 2000 3 January 2019
Taiwan 03.22 Guo Guan-wei (郭冠緯) Abyssal Dragon Lane 22 March 2003 1 August 2019
Taiwan Fanta Yen Hao-che (顏浩哲) Support 3 November 1998 23 December 2019
Macau KuKu Lam Ka-fu (林家富) Abyssal Dragon Lane 1 September 1996 23 December 2019
Taiwan BV Chen Chieh-jen (陳玠任) Mid Lane
Taiwan Ace Chun Yang-chen (范辰晟) Dark Slayer Lane 23 August 2020
Taiwan Xiaobai Sheng Yang-hai (陳寬洋) Dark Slayer Lane 23 August 2020

League of Legends

History

On 28 November 2017, it was announced that the LMS spot of ahq Fighter had been acquired and rebranded to MAD Team.[1][2][3] Top laners Wu "Liang" Liang-Te and Tsai "Rock" Chung-Ting, junglers Lien "Benny" Hsiu-Chi and Hsiao "Kongyue" Jen-Tso, and mid laner Chen "Uniboy" Chang-Chu joined from ahq Fighter, while Huang "Breeze" Chien-Yuan and Ke "K" Kai-Sheng were acquired from Wayi Spider.[4]

MAD Team debuted in the 2018 LMS Spring Split and placed fourth in the regular season with a 6–8 record, earning them a spot in playoffs, where they defeated Machi Esports 3–1 in the first round, but lost to 0–3 G-Rex in the second.[4] MAD Team was one of four teams that represented the LMS at Rift Rivals 2018 LCK-LPL-LMS, the others being the Flash Wolves, G-Rex, and Machi Esports. The team lost all their matches in the tournament.

MAD Team placed second in the 2018 LMS Summer regular season with a 10–4 record. The team earned the second seed in playoffs, winning their first series 3–0 against J Team, but losing 0–3 to the Flash Wolves in the finals.[4] MAD Team accrued the most championship points throughout the 2018 LMS season, allowing them to qualify for the main event of the 2018 World Championship as the league's second seed.[5][6]

For the 2018 World Championship's main event, MAD Team was drafted into Group C, along with KT Rolster, EDward Gaming, and Team Liquid. The team failed to win a single game and ended the group stage with a 0–6 record.[7][8]

Final roster
MAD Team League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top Liang Wu Liang-te Taiwan
Top Rock Tsai Chung-ting Taiwan
Jungle Benny Lien Hsiu-chi Taiwan
Jungle Kongyue Hsiao Jen-tso Taiwan
Mid Uniboy Chen Chang-chu Taiwan
Bot Breeze Huang Chien-yuan Taiwan
Support K Ko Kai-sheng Taiwan
Head coach

Yang "TL" Po-jen

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

References
  1. "《MAD》瘋狂電競MAD TEAM成立記者會". MAD Team (in Traditional Chinese). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. "余文樂組電競隊 MAD TEAM！對撼周杰倫 J Team？ - ezone.hk - 科技焦點 - 電腦". ezone.hk (in Cantonese). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. "余文樂搞電競 成立MAD TEAM電競隊伍". am730 (in Cantonese). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. Torres, Xander (16 August 2018). "The rise of MAD Team over ahq". ESPN. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. "MAD Team Qualifies for the 2018 World Championship". VPEsports. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. Goslin, Austen (23 August 2018). "League of Legends World Championship 2018: Qualified teams, seeding and more". The Rift Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. "KT Rolster, EDG get out of Group C". ESPN. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. "Team Liquid eliminated from Worlds as EDG fells KT Rolster". Dot Esports. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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