Maple (gamer)

Huang Yi-tang (Chinese: 黃熠棠; pinyin: Huáng Yìtáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Ia̍h-tông), better known as Maple, is a Taiwanese professional League of Legends player for PSG Talon, of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.
Maple
Huang in 2015
Current team
TeamPSG Talon
RoleMid
GameLeague of Legends
LeaguePacific Championship Series
Personal information
Name黃熠棠
(Huang Yi-tang)
Born (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997
Taoyuan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Team history
2013Gamania Bears
2013–2018Flash Wolves
2018–2019Suning
2019–2020LNG Esports
2020–2021PSG Talon
2021–2022Anyone's Legend
2022–2023Team SoloMid
2023-Oct2023PSG Talon
Oct2023Retirement

Huang found success domestically and internationally during his time as a member of the Flash Wolves, winning several LMS titles and topping many international events.[1][2] He has long been considered by many analysts and other professional players as one of the most mechanically skillful players from Taiwan.[3][4][5] Huang also played for LPL teams Suning[6] and LNG Esports.[7]

Career

Due to their first-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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Maple was one of the top players at the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational, in which Flash Wolves eventually finished third/fourth after losing to Counter Logic Gaming in the semi-finals.[11]

Following a one-year spell with PSG Talon and a single split on Anyone's Legend, Maple signed with Team SoloMid as their new mid laner.[12] The team finished 5-6th in playoffs following a chaotic split which saw the team make several changes during the season.[13]

In October 2023, PSG's Huang "Maple" Yi-Tang is retiring from professional League of Legends play.[14]

Tournament results

PSG Talon

Flash Wolves

References
  1. Abbas, Malcolm (November 11, 2018). "Flash Wolves' Moojin, Maple, and SwordArt revealed to be negotiating with other teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Lee, Julia (November 12, 2018). "SwordArt, Maple and MooJin leave Flash Wolves, MMD retires". The Rift Herald. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. "Interview with FW's Maple & Karsa IG's mid-jungle synergy is the strongest; we're afraid of meeting EDG". dotesports. October 10, 2015.
  4. "台灣電競小子　殺進百億新產業". 天下雜誌.
  5. "Report: Maple and SwordArt to stay with Flash Wolves". thescoreesports.
  6. Kolev, Radoslav (November 18, 2019). "What's going on with the LPL roster shuffle? Who's going where?". VPEsports. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. Newell, Adam (December 15, 2019). "LNG signs Maple and Xx ahead of 2020 LPL season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  8. "Flash Wolves // Maple: I really want to play against LGD's mid laner". dotesports. October 2, 2015.
  9. "Maple on Flash Wolves in groups: 'We hope to get the number 2 spot'". Yahoo Esports. May 6, 2016.
  10. "Flash Wolves defeat KOO to win Group A". LoL Esports. October 9, 2015.
  11. "Battle for Respect: North America vs. Taiwan". ESPN.com. May 13, 2016.
  12. Teh, Wil-Liam (May 5, 2022). "TSM raids the LPL to sign Maple to take over as the starting mid laner". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  13. Datuin, Sage (July 12, 2022). "TSM unveils new LCS lineup ahead of week 4 of 2022 Summer Split". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  14. https://www.sheepesports.com/articles/maple-retires-from-lol-esports/en

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