ThunderTalk Gaming
ThunderTalk Gaming (commonly shortened to TT Gaming or TT) is a professional League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional League of Legends in China.[1][2]
Short name | TT Gaming, TT |
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Game | League of Legends |
Founded | 25 December 2017 |
League | League of Legends Pro League |
Team history | SinoDragon Gaming (2017–2019) Dominus Esports (2019–2020) |
Location | China |
Head coach | Yin "Aqua" Weizhe |
Manager | Zhang "GolanZhang" Sheng |
General manager | Li "Ray" Zhuo |
It was founded on 25 December 2017 as SinoDragon Gaming (SDG) and was one of two teams (the other being Victory Five) accepted into the LPL as part of the league's 2019 expansion.[3] The team rebranded as Dominus Esports (DMO) on 22 May 2019, and again on 15 September 2020 after its acquisition by Chinese messaging service ThunderTalk.[4]
History
SinoDragon Gaming was accepted into the LPL on 30 November 2018.[5] Prior to their entry into the LPL, the team competed in the League of Legends Developmental League (LDL), China's secondary league. The team's inaugural LPL roster consisted of top laners Jiang "Changhong" Changhong and Yang "Memory" Jubao, jungler Wang "Xiaopeng" Peng, mid laner Huang "Twila" Tingwei, bot laner Chen "GALA" Wei, and support Ling "Mark" Xu, with Ouyang "Iceman" Yiqiang as head coach.[5] The team finished 6th in the 2019 LPL Spring Split with a 9–6 record, qualifying them for playoffs, where they defeated Edward Gaming 3–0 in the first round and lost to Topsports Gaming 0–3 in the quarterfinals.
Roster
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Zhou "NONAME" Qi-Lin
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Legend:
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Tournament results
Placement | Event | Final result (W–L) |
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1st | 2018 LDL Spring Split (North) | 12–2 |
3rd–4th | 2018 LDL Spring Playoffs | 1–2 (against Shadow Cream) |
1st | 2018 LDL Summer Split (North) | 14–0 |
1st | 2018 LDL Summer Grand Finals | 3–1 (against Unlimited Potential) |
7th–8th | 2018 Demacia Cup | 1–2 (against Suning) |
3rd | 2018 National Electronic Sports Open | 2–1 (against OMG) |
6th | 2019 LPL Spring Split | 9–6 |
5th–6th | 2019 LPL Spring Playoffs | 0–3 (against Topsports Gaming) |
11th | 2019 LPL Summer Split | 6–9 |
9th–12th | 2019 Demacia Cup | 2–2 |
14th | 2020 LPL Spring Split | 6–10 |
17th | 2020 LPL Summer Split | 1–15 |
References
- Rand, Emily; Erzberger, Tyler; Torres, Xander; Chouadria, Adel (11 June 2019). "League of Legends global power rankings through June 11". ESPN. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- Chen, Hongyu (30 May 2019). "Chinese The International 2019 Tickets Sell Out in '53 Seconds,' Tencent Unveils Game for Peace Esports Plans". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- "SDG和V5战队确定加入LPL 联盟扩军至16支战队-其他-玩加电竞". WanPlus (in Chinese). 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- Chen, Hongyu (16 September 2020). "Chinese Chat Service Company TT Acquires Dominus Esports, Secures LPL Franchise". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "LPL adds SinoDragon, Victory Five franchises". ESPN. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.