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
Yuzon (C) Chung Chou Side Lane
Neil Chang Chun-Sheng Jungle
Fanta Yen Hao-Che Mid
XinYi Kuo Chan-Hsi Mid
03.22 Guo Guan-Wei Side Lane
BV Chen Chieh-Jen Side Lane
KuKu Lam Ka-Fu Support

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
Nat. ID Name Role
Liang Wu Liang-Te Top Laner
Rock Tsai Chung-Ting Top Laner
Benny Lien Hsiu-Chi Jungler
Kongyue Hsiao Jen-Tso Jungler
Uniboy Chen Chang-Chu Mid Laner
Breeze Huang Chien-Yuan Bot Laner
K Ko Kai-Sheng Support
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References
  1. "《MAD》瘋狂電競MAD TEAM成立記者會". MAD Team (in 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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